NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 215, Greenbelt, MD 20771

66 -- PURCHASE OF DEWAR SOL RFO5-69026-229 DUE 060800 POC Suzanne Shaw, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-4242, Fax (301) 286-1720, Email tshaw@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov -- Elizabeth Austin, Contracting Officer, Phone (301)286-6843, Fax (301)286-1720, Email Elizabeth.J.Austin.1@gsfc.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=51#RFO5- 69026-229. E-MAIL: Suzanne Shaw, tshaw@pop200.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the purchase of a Dewar for the Infra-Red Multi-Object Spectrometer (IRMOS). The IRMOS Dewar will provide the thermal and vacuum environment for the operation of a multi-object spectrometer on the 4m telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. NASA's conceptual design is for a 35" diameter welded assembly, with an overall height of 35-40". Cooling would be provided by a Gifford-McMahon cryocooler. The flat top plate of the dewar would provide an optical port and a rigid structural interface to the telescope. An instrumentation ring near the top would provide ports for electrical cables, and a mounting location for the cryocooler cold head. The bottom cylindrical section would be removable for instrument access. This bottom section would be strong enough to be used for some dewar handling operations. This procurement will cover the dewar, including one cryocooler cold head and compressor, temperature controllers, and work stand. Full specifications, figures, and drawings will be provided when the RFO is issued. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 3826 and 500 employees 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 97-15. 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 May 9, 2000 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about June 8, 2000. 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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=51 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 04/18/00 (D-SN446035). (0109)

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