SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- HONEYCOMB ALUMINUM CORE MATERIAL FOR MANUFACTURE AND PROCESS OF LARGECOMPOSITE SANDWICH STRUCTURES
- Notice Date
- 1/7/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 336413
— Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- NNC10323150Q
- Response Due
- 1/25/2010
- Archive Date
- 1/7/2011
- Point of Contact
- Antoinette M. Niebieszczanski, NAIS Superuser, Phone 216-433-2806, Fax 216-433-2480, Email Antoinette.M.Niebieszczanski@nasa.gov - Dorothy E Viancourt, Purchasing, Phone 216-433-2532, Fax 216-433-2480, Email Dorothy.E.Viancourt@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Antoinette M. Niebieszczanski
(Antoinette.M.Niebieszczanski@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared inaccordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additionalinformation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the onlysolicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Honeycomb Aluminum CoreMaterial for the Manufacture and Processing of Large Composite Sandwich Structures. Aspart of NASAs Advanced Composites Program, the Polymers Branch is working to manufactureand process large epoxy/carbon fiber composite parts.These specifications itemize the requirements and features for the honeycomb aluminumcore material required to manufacture composite structures.The vendor shall provide 42 sheets aluminum core (alloy: 5052) PAA (phosphoric acidanodized), 1/8 hexagonal cell, 3.1 pcf, perforated core. These sheets shall be48x104x1. These sheets will be formed and expanded to fit a 33 diameter curvature.The vendor shall provide 4 sheets of 4 x 8 x 1 aluminum core (alloy: 5052) PAA(phosphoric acid anodized), 1/8 hexagonal cell, 5.7 pcf, perforated core.The vendor will provide 8 sheets of 48x96x1 aluminum core (alloy: 5052) PAA(phosphoric acid anodized), 1/8 hexagonal cell, 3.1 pcf, perforated core.The tolerances on the core thickness shall be held to +/- 0.005NASA requires delivery of this material within 8-10 weeks of placement of the order.The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 2005 38.The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 336413 and1,000 employees, respectively.The offeror shall state in their offer their size statusfor this procurement.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.Delivery to NASA Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Attn: James Sutter, MailStop 49-3, Cleveland, OH 44135 is required within 8-10 weeks ARO, delivery of 3.1 pcfcore must occur before April 7, 2010. Delivery shall be FOB Destination.Offers for the items(s) described above are due by January 25, 2010 to NASA GlennResearch Center, 21000 Brookpark Road,Attn: Antoinette M. Niebieszczanski, Mail Stop500-302, Cleveland, OH 44135, email antoinette.m.niebieszczanski@nasa.gov and mustinclude, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule,discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number(TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorizedcompany representative.Offerors may use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Itemsform found at URL:http://server-mpo.arc.nasa.gov/Services/NEFS/NEFSHome.tml or their own letterhead. Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JUNE 2008), Instructionsto Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. If the end product(s)offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in theclause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall listthe country of origin.FAR 52.212-4 (FEB 2007), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable.FAR 52.212-5 (JUNE 2008), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutesor Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clausesare incorporated by reference.The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm All contractual and technical questions must be in writing (e-mail or fax) to AntoinetteM. Niebieszczanski (antoinette.m.niebieszczanski@nasa.gov) or 216-433-2480 not laterthan January 19, 2010. Telephone questions will NOT be accepted.Selection and award will be made to that offeror whose offer will be most advantageous tothe Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merit,price, and past performance. Other critical requirements: Deliveryshall also beconsidered. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation oftheir offer. (SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)).Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3 (JUNE 2008), OfferorRepresentations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. These may beobtained via the internet at URL:http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/eps/Templates/Commercial_Greater_Than_25K.doc. Theserepresentations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultantcontract.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It isthe offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release ofsolicitation amendments (if any):http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22. Potential offerorswill be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combinationsynopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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