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99 -- BASIC ORDERING AGREEMENT FOR MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY OF HYPERSONIC NOZZLES AND PRECISION RESEARCH HARDWARE SOL 1-081-GJBJ.1129 DUE 020199 POC Mozetta A. Edwards, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-2437, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email M.A.EDWARDS@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#1-081-GJBJ.1129. E-MAIL: Mozetta A. Edwards, M.A.EDWARDS@larc.nasa.gov. NASA/LaRC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for qualified small businesses who do not already possess a Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) to enter into a BOA for orders to be issued through competitive procedures as requirements develop. Once awarded this BOA, firms may submit offers for each order issued, and the low offeror will enter into a firm fixed price contract for the order requirements. Work required by orders will include precision machined components of various sizes as well as both internal and external contoured surfaces. Normally dimensional tolerances of -0.005 of an inch with a waviness restriction of -.001 (over a 1.00-inch length) and surface finish of 32 RMS will be required, however, dimensional tolerances as precise as -.0005 of an inch waviness (over a 1.00-inch length) and surface finish of 2 RMS will be required on some components. New BOAs will only be established with those firms determined to be qualified on the basis of the following criteria: 1. Ability to manufacture Hypersonic Nozzles and Precision Aerospace Research items or assemblies to close tolerances (-.005 of an inch) with a waviness of -- -.001 over a 1.00-inch length and a surface finish of 2 RMS will be required on some components. 2. Ability to manufacture and/or assemble mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and other devices. 3. Ability to provide all services necessary to manufacture nozzles with complex internal contours/bores as well as components and/or assemblies that may be models with contoured surfaces. 4. Technical expertise to fabricate components from a variety of material such as metals, moldable materials, composite reinforced resins, wood, quartz, ceramics or any combination of the above. 5. Past experience in the manufacture of precision research hardware and components and the precision machining of exotic materials. 6. Ability of Prime Contractor to perform a minimum of 50 percent of the work in their own facility. The contractor shall submit a list of subcontractors and their qualifications for approval. 7. System equipment and procedures that will be used to inspect precision hardware and components as well as contoured surfaces (both internal and external) during manufacture, fabrication and upon completion. 8. Description, availability, and quality of all equipment planned for use on this contract, and a history of the offeror s experience (includes resumes of key personnel), with this equipment. As a minimum the offeror will be required to address the following items: A) Jig Borer; B) Engine Lathes; C) Milling Machine; D) Electric Discharge Machine; E) Sheet Metal Shears and Breaks; F) Welding Equipment; G) Quality Assurance and Inspection Equipment (including 3-Axis Coordinate Measuring); H) Contour Machining (including 3-Axis M.X. Machining and 2-Axis N.C. Lathe); I) Metal Surface Finishing; J) Orifice and Thermocouple Installation; K) Lapping and Honing; L) Electron Beam Welding; M) Vacuum Brazing; N) Heat Treatment; O) Deep Hole Drilling; P) X-ray and Ultrasonic Inspection; Q) Pressure Vessel Certification; R) 3-Axis Coordinate Measurement of Components over 30-inch diameter and 5 feet in length. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8731 and 1,000 employees, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-A1. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-5. All qualified responsible small business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. This solicitation is available on continuos basis. Offers are due by February 1 and August 1 of each year. Proposals received during the year will be evaluated during the 60-day period following the above dates. For example, proposals received February 2 will be held for evaluation beginning August 1. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement [with the exception of the drawings] will be available only over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address or URL of the NASA/LaRC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/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 and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation, amendments (if any), and specifications. Hard copies of the drawings only may be obtained from the Bid Distribution Office by calling (757) 864-2548; however, the closing date for the hard copy received shall be the same as the solicitation, inclusive of any amendments, and the specifications released on the Internet. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/num-note.html and http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Posted 09/10/98 (D-SN248133). (0253)

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