NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

66 -- LINEAR INTERFEROMETER SOL 8-1-9-15-C3618 DUE 060199 POC Ollie G. Ragland, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-0352, Fax (256) 544-9083, Email ollie.ragland@msfc.nasa.gov -- George E. Pendley, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-2949, Fax (256) 544-9080, Email george.pendley@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#8-1-9-15-C3618. E-MAIL: Ollie G. Ragland, ollie.ragland@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for LINEAR INTERFEROMETER, HP 5529A And Accessories. DESCRIPTION: LINEAR INTERFEROMETER, HP 5529A and Accessories Line Item #1: Quantity 1 each -- LASER HEAD, P/N 5519A. PART OF HP 5529A DYNAMIC CALIBRATOR. Line Item #2: Quantity 1 each -- LASER HEAD CABLE, 7M LENGTH, USED WITH HP5519A, P/N 10882B. Line Item #3: Quantity 1 each -- PC CALIBRATOR BOARD. BOARD WITH SOFTWARE AND DOCUMENTATION. P/N 10887B. Line Item #4: Quantity 1 each -- PC COMPENSATION BOARD, P/N 10886A. Line Item #5: Quantity 1 each -- REMOTE CONTROL, CONNECTS TO HP 10887B, P/N 10888A. Line Item #6: Quantity 1 each -- TRIPOD FOR 5519A, P/N 10753B. Line Item #7: Quantity 1 each -- AIR SENSOR, 5M CABLE, P/N 10751C. Line Item #8: Quantity 1 each -- MATERIAL TEMPERATURE SENSOR, 15M CABLE, P/N 10757E. Line Item #9: Quantity 1 each -- LASER AND OPTICS CASE FOR HP 5529A, P/N 10786S. Line Item #10: Quantity 1 each -- TRIPOD AND SENSOR CASE, P/N 10787S. Line Item#11: Quantity 1 each -- LINEAR KIT, P/N 55280B. Line Item #12: Quantity 1 each -- ANGULAR OPTICS KIT, P/N 55281A. Line Item #13: Quantity 1 each -- DYNAMIC CALIBRATOR AT NO CHARGE TO GOVERNMENT. P/N 5529A. Line Item #14: Quantity 1 each -- BSI PORTABLE COMPUTER, PENTIUM MOTHERBOARD, INTEL 233MMX (512K L2 CACHE), 32 MB MEMORY, 4GB EIDE HARD DRIVE, 1.44 MB FLOPPY DRIVE, 32X IDE CD-ROM DRIVE,WINDOWS 95 OPERATING SYSTEM, 12.1 INCH 800 X 600 TFT LCD SCREEN W 4 MB PCI GRPAHIC CARD, INTERGRATED KEYBOARD AND TOUCHPAD, BUILT IN SPEAKERS. P/N B01. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Hewlett Packard, pursuant to FAR 13.106(b), for acquisition of supplies or services determined to be reasonably available from only one source. Competition is impractical because MSFC have HP interferometer accessories that is only compatible with the HP interferometer. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested firms have (4) days from the publication of this synopsis to submit in writing to the identified point of contact, their qualifications/capabilities. 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 (4) days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government to not compete this proposed effort on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". Posted 05/24/99 (D-SN334984). (0144)

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