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18 -- BERYLLIUM CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE SOL RFO5-58212-243 POC Nancy Bock, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)286-4208, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Nancy.L.Bock.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFO5-58212-243. E-MAIL: Nancy Bock, Nancy.L.Bock.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for a spaceflight qualified beryllium Cassegrain telescope including a one-meter diameter primary mirror, a secondary mirror, a secondary support tube structure and an interface mechanism for use in the Direct Detection Wind Lidar instrument. NASA/GSFC intends to purchase the items from Corning OCA Corporation, Garden Grove, California. The authority for other than full and open competition is 10.U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) -- Only One Responsible Source. Corning OCA is uniquely qualified for this work. No other company has the capability to produce a 1-meter spaceflight qualified beryllium Cassegrain telescope that meets shuttle structural load requirements and optical performance requirements under the launch schedule and budget constraints. The contemplated contract with Corning OCA is expected to be firm-fixed priced. The telescope must be delivered to the GSFC by March 2000 for delivery to the Cape in October 2000. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Firms desiring consideration must provide a written technical narrative statement of its capability, including detailed technical information demonstrating their ability to meet this requirement. The response shall be sufficiently detailed to permit agency analysis of the data to establish its bonafide capability to meet all of the requirements. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Interested firms have 15 days from the publication of this synopsis to submit in writing to the identified point of contact, their qualifications/capabilities. The use of faxed or e-mail information rests solely with the interested party. No collect calls will be accepted. Responses received after the 15 days 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. Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0092)

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