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C -- MECHANICAL TESTING OF THIN FILM MATERIALS SOL 545-31336-929 DUE 091599 POC Maria D. Hutcheson, Contract Specialist for Simplified Acquisitions, Phone (301) 286-3723, Fax (301) 286-1720, Email maria.d.furr.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#545-31336-929. E-MAIL: Maria D. Hutcheson, maria.d.furr.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for mechanical testing of thin film materials. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR PART 12. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8711 and $2.5 million, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurment is DOC9. The anticipated release date of RFQ 545-31336-929 is on or about 09/15/99 with an anticipated quote due date of on or about 09/24/99. All qualified responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available 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 Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html [REPLACE "GSFC" IN BOTH PLACES WITH THE GSFC'S ABBREVIATION] Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 08/25/99 (D-SN372541). (0237)

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