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H -- SAFETY, QUALITY AND RELIABILITY SERVICES SOL 1-135-SCB.1009 DUE 010500 POC Tracy M. Spruill, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-2538, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email T.M.SPRUILL@larc.nasa.gov -- Panice H. Clark, Contracting Officer, Phone (757)-864-2522, Fax (757) 864-8541, Email P.H.CLARK@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&;pin=23#1-135-SCB .1009. E-MAIL: Tracy M. Spruill, T.M.SPRUILL@larc.nasa.gov. NASA/LaRC is hereby soliciting information for potential sources from all responsible 8 (a) firms who possess the capability to perform the support services for LaRC's Safety, Quality and Reliability Assurance Program. The Government anticipates an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity, firm-fixed price hybrid performance based contract. All qualified 8 (a) firms are encouraged to respond. The Contractor will be responsible for developing and implementing product/software assurance programs for space flight and aeronautics projects, performing quality system assessments, and conducting reliability and assurance engineering analysis for facility design, construction, and operations activities. The work to be performed will provide management, personnel, materials and equipment for the following functions identified as essential to the Program: Mission Assurance Services: The work performed will consist of consulting and technical expertise for systems safety analyses, reliability, and quality assurance, design reviews, design changes, electronic parts, and capability evaluation, monitoring of product assurance efforts, produce assurance auditing, reliability analysis, analytical studies, materials and processes and data systems for Space and Aeronautics Research and Technology (R&T) programs, projects, and products. Risk Management Services: Provide programmatic risk management expertise by applying the NASA Procedures and Guidelines 7120.5A, Continuous Risk Management Process, to Center R&T programs and projects. Responsibilities include training the Center program and project personnel in how to implement risk management, including how to use risk-tracking software, and to identify existing tools that are easily available to any project manager for identification of risk, develop risk management plans and do safety and reliability risk assessments. Software Assurance Services: Develop and implement software assurance requirements and plans into Center R&T programs and projects in accordance with NASA policy for software development, NMI 2410.10, "NASA Software Management, Assurance, and Engineering Policy". Provide verification and validation or independent verification and validation services, as required. The NASA-STD-8719.13A "NASA Software Safety Standard", describes the activities necessary to ensure that safety is designed into software that is acquired or developed by NASA, and that safety is maintained throughout the software life cycle. Fire Protection Engineering Services: Ensure that all LaRC facilities comply with the requirements of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the NASA Safety Standards for Fire Protection (NPG 1740.11 & LAPG 1710.11), and other state and local codes. Develop protection and detection systems for unique systems that may not be in the NFPA or Factory Mutual Codes. Survey labs, hangers, office buildings, and other specialized facilities. This will include adequacy determinations of: alarm and suppression systems; means of egress; specialized heating, ventilation, air conditioning requirements; and other specialized equipment that may be specified in the codes or standards. Fire protection engineering reviews shall be performed on specifications for construction, drawing packages, and major and minor building modifications for all LaRC facilities, as well as on all fire protection equipment specifications and drawing reviews and comments. Safety and Facility Assurance Services: Identify, assess, and control hazards to personnel and equipment associated with the construction, modification, and operation of research facilities at the LaRC. Perform hazard analyses on a wide range of systems, including but not limited to, high-pressure, cryogenic, high-temperature, hydraulic, and high speed. Safety methodologies to be performed includes developing undesired events lists, failure modes and effects analyses, and hazard and operability analyses. Identify recommendations to decrease the risk associated with identified hazards. These recommendations may include, but are not limited to, redesign, use of interlocks, procedures, and maintenance requirements. Special safety and facility assurance projects will be requested such as updating/developing safety handbooks, performing special safety studies, and performing reliability analysis on a research facility and/or equipment. Receipt Inspections and Quality Assurance Laboratory Services: Operate LaRC's Receipt Inspections and Quality Assurance Laboratory (RIQAL). Perform material verification/certification for all safety-critical items as defined by Langley Policy documents. Perform failure analysis investigations on failed products to determine failure cause and recommend preventive/corrective action. Perform mechanical testing, chemical analysis, microscopic examination, non-destructive and destructive testing, and electrical and electronic component inspections as required to verify individual shipment items. Types of testing includes tensile testing on metal specimens and fasteners; hardness testing of a standard, superficial, and micro-hardness nature; x-ray fluorescence; micro-photography; metallographic analysis; fluorescent penetrate inspection; visual inspections; dimensional inspections; voltage testing; resistance testing; and mechanical, and assembly inspections. Conduct sampling, equipment operation, user calibration, verification testing, material release, and material rejection in accordance with RIQAL Work Instructions. Interested firms having the required specialized capabilities in part or all of 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. All statements must be in font size 12. Responses must include the following: name and address of firm; size of business (number of employees); average annual revenue for past 3 years; ownership; confirmation firm is an 8(a) company; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub); list of customers covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact -- address and phone number). Technical questions should be directed to: Jose Caraballo at 757-864-8994 or email j.a.caraballo@larc.nasa.gov. Procurement related questions should be directed to: Tracy Spruill at 757-864-2538 or email t.m.spruill@larc.nasa.gov. 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. The primary goal of this synopsis is to assist the Center in identifying qualified firms for an 8(a) set-aside procurement. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this procurement is 8731, and the size standard under this code is 1,500 employees. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to Randy Manning, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton, VA 23681-0001 no later than January 5, 2000. In responding reference 1-135-SCB.1009. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 12/15/99 (D-SN408946). (0349)

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