NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000

93 -- FAN BLADE ASSEMBLIES SOL RFO2-36299 -- MEL DUE 033198 POC Mark E. Lefler, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-3038, Fax (650) 604-4984, Email mlefler@mail.arc.nasa.gov -- Mark E. Lefler, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-3038, Fax (650) 604-4984, Email mlefler@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RFO2-36299 -- MEL. E-MAIL: Mark E. Lefler, mlefler@mail.arc.nasa.gov. NASA/ARC plans to issue a draft Request for Offers (RFO) which is designed to solicit industry comments to a proposed design and build performance based contract for approximately 112 composite blade assemblies. These will be used in the 40X80X120ft wind tunnel at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. The blades will be installed in the tunnel's six drive fans, each of which is approximately 40ft in diameter with a rated drive power of 22,500hp per fan. Each fan blade is approximately 13ft long, with an average width of approximately 4ft and a maximum thickness of approximately 8 inches. Requirements for geometry, aerodynamic shape, facility interface, design loading, environmental conditions, and fatigue life will be supplied by the Government. NASA intends to select a contractor that has proven ability and expertise to perform all phases of the contract, from conceptual design through production. Interested offerors are invited to review the draft solicitation and return any comments no later than March 31, 1998. The electronic draft is contained in 4 documents entitled, "Draft RFO2-36299 (parts 1-4).pdf". It can be downloaded and read using Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this software, it is available free of charge at URL: "http://www.adobe.com/proindex/acrobat/readstep.html". Offerors review comments may be mailed to: NASA-Ames Research Center, Attn: Mark Lefler, Building 213, Room 216, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 or may be e-mailed to: mlefler@mail.arc.nasa.gov with the subject heading entitled, "Response to Draft RFO". After consolidation of industry comments, NASA/ARC plans to issue its final Request for Offers (RFO) to this presolicitation notice by April 30, 1998. The due date for receipt of phase one offers will be stated in the solicitation. The provisions and clauses in the RFO are those in effect through FAC 97-03. Web site access to these and additional acquisition information can be found at the NASA-Procurement Reference Library at URL: "http://nais.nasa.gov/msfc/nasa_ref.html". This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Internet Note "1". The SIC code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 3087 with 500 or fewer employees respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-09. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin. Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 "Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items". See addenda to FAR 52.212-1 (in the solicitation) for additional information. Selection and award will be in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 as stated in the solicitation. This procurement is designed to be conducted in two separate evaluation phases: 1) NASA will select up to three firms who, based on their past performance and proven abilities, have excelled in designing and building composite structures similar to the fan blade assemblies described in the solicitation. Each selected firm will be awarded a concept design contract in the amount of approximately $200,000 as consideration for preparing a unique design approach for the manufacture of the required fan blade assemblies. 2) NASA will then downselect one of these three firms to build the required fan blade assemblies based upon the selected firm's own unique design approach in accordance with NASA's performance design and evaluation criteria. FAR 52.212-3 and 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 are also applicable. See addenda noted in the solicitation for additional information. Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their offer. These may be obtained via the Internet at URL: "http://nais.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/midrange/". These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultant contract. The www address, or URL, of the NASA/ARC business opportunities page is: "http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/class.html". Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site and/or the CBD for the release of the solicitation, including amendments. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this synopsis as well as the draft and final solicitation and any subsequent amendments. All qualified responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: "http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html". (0069)

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