NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

66 -- ALUMINUM TEST PANELS SOL 8-1-8-21-B8176 POC Jan L. Matthews, Contract Specialist, Phone (205) 544-0420, Fax (205) 544-4080, Email jan.matthews@msfc.nasa.gov -- Teresa A. Foley, Contracting Officer, Phone (205) 544-0335, Fax (205) 544-9080, Email teresa.foley@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-8-21-B8176. E-MAIL: Jan L. Matthews, jan.matthews@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Aluminum Test Panels. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from either Machine Craft Inc., Huntsville, Alabama; Southerland Precision Inc., Brownsboro, Alabama; Santek Engineering Inc., Guntersville, Alabama; or Campbell Engineering, Huntsville, Alabama according to FAR 13.106, for the acquisition of supplies or services determined to be reasonable. Description: LINE ITEM NO: 1 QUANTITY: 100 UNIT: EA TEST PANEL, 2219-T87 ALUMINUM PER QQ-A-250/30, 24" BY 24" BY 0.250". MATERIAL CERTIFICATION MUST BE PROVIDED. DRILL 2 EA., 9/32 +- 0.0156" HOLES, WITH THE CENTERLINE 3/8 +- 0.0156" FROM THE TOP & SIDE EDGE OF EACH TOP CORNER. REMOVE BURRS & BREAK ALL SHARP EDGES. PANELS TO BE CLEANED & CONVERSION COATED WITH IRRIDITE 14-2 PER MIL-C-5541. PAINT ONE SIDE ONLY USING: DEFT PRIMER 44-GN-7 (1 TO 1.5 MILS), DEFT TOPCOAT 03-W-127A (2 TO 3 MILS).WRAP EACH PANEL INDIVIDUALLY IN PAPER. LINE ITEM NO: 2 QUANTITY: 100 UNIT: EA TEST PANELS, 6061-T6 ALUMINUM PER QQ-A-250/11, 24" BY 24" BY 0.125". MATERIAL CERTIFICATION MUST BE PROVIDED. DRILL 2 EA., 9/32 +- 0.0156" HOLES, WITH THE CENTERLINE 3/8 +- 0.0156" FROM THE TOP AND SIDE EDGE OF EACH TOP CORNER. REMOVE BURRS AND BREAK ALL SHARP EDGES. PANELS TO BE CLEANED AND CONVERSION COATED WITH IRRIDITE 14-2 PER MIL-C-5541. PAINT ONE SIDE ONLY USING: DEFT PRIMER 44-GN-7 (1 TO 1.5 MILS), DEFT TOPCOAT 03-W-127A (2 TO 3 MILS). WRAP EACH PANEL INDIVIDUALLY IN PAPER. LINE ITEM NO: 3 QUANTITY: 100 UNIT: EA TEST PANEL, 2219-T87 ALUMINUM PER QQ-A-250/30, 24" BY 24" BY 0.125". MATERIAL CERTIFICATION MUST BE PROVIDED. DRILL 2 EA., 9/32 +- 0.0156 HOLES, WITH THE CENTERLINE 3/8 +- 0.0156" FROM THE TOP AND SIDE EDGE OF EACH TOP CORNER. REMOVE ALL BURRS AND BREAK ALL SHARP EDGES. WRAP EACH PANEL INDIVIDUALLY IN PAPER. LINE ITEM NO: 4 QUANTITY: 100 UNIT: EA FINGER PANELS FOR LAP SHEAR TESTING, 2024-T3 ALUMINUM, 0.063" THICK, PER FIGURE 1.LINE ITEM NO: 5 QUANTITY: 100 UNIT: EA FINGER PANELS FOR LAP SHEAR TESTING, 2024-T3 ALUMINUM, 0.063" THICK, PRIMED AND TOPCOATED, PER FIGURE 2. LINE ITEM NO: 6 QUANTITY: 200 UNIT: EA TEST BLOCKS, 6061-T6 ALUMINUM, PER QQ-A-250/11, 2" BY 2" BY 2", PER FIGURE 3. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested firms have until March 17, 1998, to submit in writing to the identified point of contact, their qualifications/ capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the March 17, 1998 or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. (0068)

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