NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 215, Greenbelt, MD 20771

36 -- ULTRA HIGH PRECISION VERTICAL CNC MACHINING CENTER SOL RFO5-58148-231 DUE 072498 POC Doris Wood, Contract Administrator, Phone (301)286-3989, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Doris.S.Wood.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Celeste Dalton, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-6843, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Celeste.M.Dalton.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFO5-58148-231. E-MAIL: Doris Wood, Doris.S.Wood.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO)5-58148/231 for the acquisition of an Ultra High Precision Vertical CNC Machining Center. The Contractor shall supply, deliver, set up, and demonstrate the machine tool to the Goddard Space Flight Center. In addition, the Contractor shall supply all related hardware and labor to set up and demonstrate the machine tool. Additional specifications are contained in the solicitation. The Government intends to acquire commercial items using FAR Part 12. The procurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size standard are 3541 and 500 employees, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the solicitation and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-4. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about July 24th, with an anticipated offer due date on or about August 24, 1998. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World Wide Bed (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html. All requests for this RFO must be submitted within 15 days from the date of this notice to NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Attn: Ms. Doris Wood, Code 215, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20771. No collect calls, no telephone requests will be accepted. However, written requests may be facsimiled to (301)286-1720. Verification of receipt of RFO requests rests solely with the interested parties. Prospective offers 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 and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/notes.htm. Posted 07/09/98. (0190)

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