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

A -- WASTEWATER STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLIES FOR INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SOL 8-1-9-FD-00021 POC Richard W. McClearen, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0411, Fax (256) 544-4401, Email richard.mcclearen@msfc.nasa.gov -- Harry B. Craig, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-0515, Fax (256) 544-4401, Email harry.craig@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-9-FD-00021. E-MAIL: Richard W. McClearen, richard.mcclearen@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a competitive Request for Offer (RFO) for the design, fabrication, verification, and delivery of two (2) Wastewater Storage Tank Assembly (WSTA) flight units for use in the International Space Station. One of the units will be used as a qualification unit. Delivery of the two units is planned for no later than December 15, 2000. An Acceptance Data Package (ADP) shall be delivered with each flight unit. An option for two additional units is contemplated. A cost type contract is anticipated for the initial two units and a fixed price contract is anticipated for the option units. The WSTA's will utilize a welded metal (Inconel) bellows tank to store up to 3.6 gallons of wastewater for downstream processing. The outer shell of the WSTA's will be constructed of aluminum with the bellows tank mounted inside. Inlet and outlet fluid connectors will be located in front of the assembly. Three rotary type potentiometer quantity sensors will be located in the rear of the assemblies. Installation guides and mounting hardware will also be a part of the WSTA's. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8731 and 500, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-12. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about October 20, 1999 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about November 19, 1999. 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, 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/MSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/class.html. 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 offerors 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 09/23/99 (D-SN383770). (0266)

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