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15 -- T-38A/N AIRCRAFT ENGINE INLET NACELLE FORMERS SOL 9-BL2-12-7-10P POC Nancy A. Robb, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 244-9923, Fax (281) 244-9907, Email nrobb@ems.jsc.nasa.gov -- Alice J. Pursell, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 244-9922, Fax (281) 244-9907, Email apursell@ba1.jsc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/date.html#9-BL2-12-7-10P. E-MAIL: Nancy A. Robb, nrobb@ems.jsc.nasa.gov. NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for fabrication of 3 shipsets of T-38A/N aircraft engine inlet nacelle formers. Delivery date is September 19, 1997. The nacelle formers will be machined from 7050-T7451 aluminum plate. Rough former dimensions will be about .875 in. x 20 in. x 25 in. Nominal former web thickness is expected to be .050 inch. Fourteen formers (seven left side, seven right side) will constitute one shipset of hardware. Included are two options, Option 1 for 29 additional shipsets (delivery of shipset number 1, September 1, 1998; shipset number 2, October 1, 1998; shipsets 3 through 29, 5 per month starting November 1, 1998); and option 2 for up to a maximum of 5 spare shipsets (delivery no later than May 28, 1999). Early delivery of shipsets is acceptable. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Interested sources may contact Nancy Robb (see point of contact). This procurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about May 30, 1997 with an anticipated offer due date thirty days later. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Note "B". The solicitation will be available over the Internet. This document will be in ASCII or RTF format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/JSC/class.html. Government-supplied technical data will be available upon request from Nancy Robb (see point of contact). Note the Government-supplied data listed in the Statement of Work are controlled items on the United States Munitions List under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Offerors are advised that this Government-supplied data shall not be transmitted to any foreign entity without complying with the export conrol laws. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this 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). Hard copies may be obtained from the identified point of contact; however, the closing date for the hard copy received shall be the same as the solicitation, inclusive of any amendments, released on the Internet. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0136)

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