NASA, Johnson Space Center, BE13, Houston, TX 77058

25 -- OUTPUT LASER DIODE FIRING UNIT SOL 9-BE13-48-6-19P DUE 070396 POC Contract Specialist: Caroline Marrs Root, (713) 483-4140 Contract Officer: Keith D. Hutto, (713) 483-4165 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a 16 output Laser Diode Firing Unit (LDFU)in support of the Experimental Crew Return Vechicle program. The FDFU will be pre-flight ground tested to anticipated environments, placed on mock-vehicles and evaluated during the drop from a B-52 aircraft, and a post flight performance checkout will be conducted on the unit. During the drop test, the LDFU will be used to actuate 16 pyrotechnic events when commanded by the flight computer sequencer. NASA/JSC intends to purchase the LDFU from Quantic Industries. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) portion of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA). Note: This procurement is sole-source based on proprietary specifications and system compatability requirements. Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit in writing their qualifications/capabilities in the critical areas mentioned above. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Numbered Note 26. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses must be submitted in writing to the contract specialist via E-mail at croot@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-4140 or to the contracting officer via E-mail at khutto@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-4165. (0192)

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