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M -- OPERATION OF GOVERNMENT-OWNED FACILITIES DUE 041398 POC Thomas Beck, (716) 631-6807, Contracts Manager, e-mail: tbeck@calspan.com. SB/SDB/Women-owned Business Subcontractor Source Sought. Calspan Ames, an operation of Veridian, is reviewing a draft RFP (RFP2-36564(RPG)) from NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) for Aerospace Testing and Facility Operation/Maintenance. The company is seeking capabilities data from small, small disadvantaged and women-owned businesses qualified to provide facility engineering, facility operations, maintenance and repair, instrumentation engineering and technical support, design, test or project engineering services, test software development, data acquisition and reduction in support of ARC's aeronautical systems research and test programs. Specific services of interest are: Facility Engineering; mechanical and electrical engineering services for research facility systems and equipment including large rotating machinery, pumps, cooling systems, lubrication systems, high voltage switch-gear, high voltage substations and ancillary research/test facility equipment. Facility Operation; maintenance and repair, scheduled and unscheduled mechanical and electrical maintenance, inspection, repair and operation of research facility equipment including large rotating machinery, pumps,~ cooling systems, lubricating systems, high voltage power distribution (2.3 115kv) operation and maintenance and ancillary research/test facility equipment. Instrumentation Engineering; engineering and technical services such as: developing, specifying, fabricating and documenting standard and non-standard instrumentation control systems, sensor-to-controller interfaces and instrument-to-controller interface configurations; designing and fabricating custom interfaces and communication links between test-related hardware and data acquisition/data reduction computers; and determining hardware and software requirements for instrumentation and data acquisition systems. Design Engineering; design, structural analysis, drafting services and engineering support for wind tunnel models, test equipment and research/test facility modifications. TestEngineering; planning, preparation, installation, coordination and conduct of wind tunnel tests including hardware and instrumentation systems installation, test software development, test systems checkout, data acquisition and reduction, data for research and test facilities modernization restoration and recertification projects such as coordinating systems design; preparing statements of work, test plans and project documentation; planning and executing performance characterization and integrated system testing. SB/SDB/Women-owned Small Business firms which meet the small business size standards for SIC Code 8744 (or others justified by the respondent) are invited to submit a capabilities statement. Qualified Women-owned small business firms are highly encouraged to respond. The statement should demonstrate your firm's abilities and experience performing all or applicable portions of the anticipated service requirement. Include a description of your firm's technical capabilities and summary of recent relevant experience, an organization chart, summary of corporate resources, and points of contact (name, title, address, phone number and E-mail address). Your experience with or interest in the NASA mentor-prote

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