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59 -- PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRONIC LOAD SOL RFQ3-106646 DUE 081898 POC John P. Kuminski, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-2453, Fax (216) 433-5489, Email John.P.Kuminski@lerc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/date.html#RFQ3-106646. E-MAIL: John P. Kuminski, John.P.Kuminski@lerc.nasa.gov. This is a combined synopsis/Request for Quote (RFQ) for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. It is the offeror's responsibility to download a copy of this RFQ and to monitor this site for the release of any amendments to this RFQ. This RFQ and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the FAC 97-04. The required item(s) is/are as follows: Item No. 1: Quantity: 4 (four) -- Programmable Electronic Load with the following specifications: -- Rated input power of 4 kW minimum -- Rated input voltage of 600V minimum -- Rated input current of 200A minimum -- Operating modes: 1.) Constant current -- Minimum of two range selections, Minimum resolution of 0.03% of selected full scale, Minimum accuracy of +/- 0.5% below 20A and +/- 0.25% above 20A, 2.) Constant voltage -- Minimum resolution of 0.03% of full scale, Minimum accuracy of +/- 0.5% below 20V and +/- 0.25% above 20V, 3.) Constant resistance -- Minimum resolution of 0.03% of full scale, Minimum accuracy of +/- 3% of full scale, 4.) Constant power -- Minimum resolution of 0.04% of full scale, Minimum accuracy of +/- 3% of full scale, -- Programming/control interfaces: Front panel, IEEE-488 or RS-232, or both, External Analog signal of 0V to 5V, or 0V to 10V yields 0 to full scale loading in all operating modes, -- Programmable protections: Over voltage, Over current, Over power, Over temperature, -- Readbacks: Current -- Minimum resolution of 0.03% full scale, Minimum accuracy of +/- 0.5% below 20A and +/- 0.25% above 20A, Voltage -- Minimum resolution of 0.03% of full scale, Minimum accuracy of +/- 0.5% below 20V and +/- 0.25% above 20V, -- Units must be able to operate in parallel -- Slew rate of 50uS or less -- AC input 120VAC -- Ambient operating temperature 0 to 40 degrees Celsius -- Air cooled The DPAS rating for this acquisition is DO-C9. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH 44135. Delivery shall be made on or before September 1, 1998. The inspection and acceptance point is NASA Lewis Research Center. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. The SIC Code for this acquisition is 3629. The Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. Offerors are encouraged to use Standard Form (SF) 1449 to submit their offer. The World Wide Web URL for the SF1449 in ASCII text format is http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/Procure/sf1449.txt. The URL for the SF1449 in Rich Text Format (RTF) is http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/Procure/sf1449.rtf. FAR 52.212-1, "Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items," applies to this acquisition. Addenda (incorporated by reference) are as follows: FAR 52.212-4 is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 is applicable, and the following clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.203-6, Restriction to Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I, 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns, 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting, 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers, 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.225-3, Buy American Act -- Supplies, and 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products. Selection and award will be made to that responsible offeror, 1) whose offer is technically acceptable, 2) whose proposed price is determined to be the lowest overall cost to the Government, AND 3) whose past performance record is satisfactory. Offerors MUST provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of each offer (See FAR 52.212-1). Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writingno later than seven (7) calendar days after posting/publication of this RFQ. Offers are due to the Contracting Officer specified above, by 4:30 P.M., local time, fifteen (15) calendar days after posting/publication of this RFQ. The posting/publication date is considered day one of the offer preparation period. Offers may be submitted via mail to the identified point of contact or via FAX at (216) 433-5489. Offers must be signed by an authorized company representative and shall include all information required by FAR 52.212-1. Further, OFFERORS MUST INCLUDE completed copies of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, "Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items" and LeRC 52.232-107, "Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 -- Certification" with their offer. These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference into the resultant contract. The provisions and clauses cited in this RFQ reside on the World Wide Web. The URL for FAR 52.212-3 is http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/Procure/rep_cert.txt. Finally, offerors must identify the city and state where the item is manufactured or where the work is performed. Links to the other provisions and clauses are maintained under "Helpful Procurement Tools", "Federal Procurement Assistance Sites" on the Lewis Research Center Procurement Home Page at URL: http://www/lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/Procure/home.htm. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Note "B." Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. See Note(s) 2. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. Posted 08/04/98 (D-SN232522). (0216)

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