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

49 -- TAPE LAYER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE UPGRADE SOL 8-1-9-EH-C3656 DUE 080599 POC Sandra L. Presnell, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-0318, Fax (256) 544-8688, Email sandra.presnell@msfc.nasa.gov -- David. G. Morgan, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0410, Fax (256) 544-8688, Email david.morgan@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-9-EH-C3656. E-MAIL: Sandra L. Presnell, sandra.presnell@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for tape layer hardware and software upgrade. ITEM NO. 1 Tape laying head heater. Must meet or exceed the following requirements: (a) Heat 3" or 6" composite tape and can be converted between the 3" and 6" heating modes in approximately 15 minutes. (b) Process temperatures range from 80-95 degrees Fharentheit at feedrates up to 1800 inches per minute and temperatures up to 110 degrees Fharentheit at feedrates up to 1200 inches per minute, both at plus/minus 9 degrees Fharentheit. (c) Heat should be applied to tape through 2 heating sources, conduction heaters on the tape guide chute and and hot air delivered to the front side of the tape through an air nozzle. ITEM NO. 2 Transfer of tape laying program software licenses from a digital equipment VAX computer to an SGI/4D series UNIX workstation. The license transfer should cover the ACRAPATH, ACRAGRAPH, and ACRAPOST software packages. The ACRAPATH and ACRAPOST software should be compatible with the APT processor. Code 3801: ACRAPATH, ACRAGRAPH, and ACRAPOST software license transfer to SGI/4D UNIX workstation platform code 3851: APT language processor compatible with ACRAPATH, ACRAGRAPH, and ACRAPOST for the SGI/4D workstaton platform. Twelve (12) months maintenance of the software shall be included. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Cincinnati Machine, Cincinnati, Ohio pursuant the FAR 6.302-1 which implements the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) for acquisition of supplies or services from only one source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. Competition is impractical for the following reasons: (1) Only Cincinnati Machine has the state-of-the-art technology necessary to deliver the required hardware and software modifications which are compatible with MSFC's Tape Laying machine. (2) Cincinnati Machine currently builds and services manufacturing machinery and software packages like the ones described above, thus little or no development will need to be done to provide these same systems for use on the MSFC Tape Layer. (3) Efforts to locate another source capble of meeting this requirement have been made with no success. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 22. 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". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 07/02/99 (D-SN350164). (0183)

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