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81 -- SOFT GOODS FABRICATION/MANUFACTURING FOR AWEROSPACE FLIGHT, TRAINING AND TEST ARTICLES SOL 9-BE13-26-9-SOFTGOODS DUE 111398 POC Keith D. Hutto, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-4165, Fax (281) 244-5337, Email keith.d.hutto1@jsc.nasa.gov -- Keith D. Hutto, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-4165, Fax (281) 244-5337, Email keith.d.hutto1@jsc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/date.html#9-BE13-26-9-SOFTGOODS. E-MAIL: Keith D. Hutto, keith.d.hutto1@jsc.nasa.gov. NASA/JSC is hereby soliciting information for potential sources for soft goods manufacturing. The manufacturer of soft goods is required to fabricate aerospace flight, training, and test articles. The potential source must be able to manufacture from engineering drawings, sketches, patterns, and samples. The sewing capabilities will include light, medium, and heavy duty sewing machines. The fabrics being sewn will include nomex, kevlar, nylon, teflon, lexan, felt, etc. The potential source must have the ability to acquire and fabricate as described in the drawings. Other equipment needed includes shears, punches, sissors, sealers, nylon webbing cutters, grommet and snap machines, etc. Work will be performed in compliance with customer drawings/specifications and government standards, including FED STD 751A and FED STD 191. The anticipated SIC code for this is 2399, Fabriciated Textile products. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these cites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirement should submit a capability statement of 10 pages or less indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein. Responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business; average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged 8 (a), and or woman owned; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime); list of customers covering the past three years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact address and phone number). Questions should be directed to: Keith Hutto @ 281-483-4165. Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in Internet "Note A". This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to Keith Hutto @ NASA/JSC Mail COde EM/BE, 2101 NASA Road One, Houston, TX 77058, no later than November 13, 1998. In responding reference 9-BE13-26-9-softgood. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Posted 10/21/98 (D-SN264084). (0294)

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