NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

59 -- HIGH SPEED 16-BIT I/O INTERFACE PCI CARDS SOL 8-1-9-16-C2551 DUE 030899 POC Elia M. Ordonez, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-6658, Fax (256) 544-8434, Email elia.ordonez@msfc.nasa.gov -- Michael L. Sweigart, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0281, Fax (256) 544-8434, Email mike.sweigart@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-9-16-C2551. E-MAIL: Elia M. Ordonez, elia.ordonez@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for (1) 30 High speed PCI 16D, 16-Bit I/O Interface including IOBC modification, driver for Windows NT, full user documentation, and standard 12-Month warranty (P/N PCI 16D) and (2) 30 CAB-CSC-25, 25-foot custom cable developed to be compatible with PCI 16D (P/N CAB-CSC-25). This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from EDT Incorporated, 1100 NW Compton Dr. Suite 306, Beaverton, OR 97006. This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR 13.106. Competition is impractical for the following reasons: (1) The PCI interface cards requires an IOBC modification and is not availabe as an off-the-shelf item; (2) The required modifications have already been made by EDT Incorporated for two high speed 16-bit I/O PCI interface cards and used by the Center as the certerpiece for six months of measurement acquisition software development and verification. Thus, additional development is not required; (3) EDT Incorporated has worked closely with MSFC over a span of six months to develop a version of its PCI card firmware that is compatible with existing 4600 channels of data acquisition hardware, substitution of the required card with a different card will cause repetition of development and verification previously performed. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested firms have 15 days from the publication of this synopsis to submit in writing to the identified point of contact, their qualifications/capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Posted 02/19/99 (D-SN300427). (0050)

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