A--RELIANCE CONSOLIDATED MODELS DESIGN AND FABRICATION

NASA/LaRC plans to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for Reliance Consolidated Models (RECOM) support. This support is a consolidation of design and fabrication efforts for Aerospace Model Systems and Developmental Test Hardware used for spaceflight, space exploration, flight and ground-based tests supporting Ames Research Center, Glenn Research Center, Langley Research Center, and Marshall Space Flight Center. These research models and hardware may consist of both mechanical and electrical/electronic hardware elements. The mechanical hardware elements include, but are not limited to, wind tunnel models, drop models, model components, model support systems, test equipment, turbo-machinery models, aircraft flight test hardware, space flight hardware, structural test articles and instrumentation/devices to measure force, moments, acceleration, attitude, pressure strain, and temperature. The Contractor shall complete basic stress analysis as well as complex analytical tasks to support the design, such as finite element modeling, fracture mechanics analyses, and fatigue analysis. The Contractor shall perform hand finishing, polishing, and lapping on precision hardware, such as highly cambered and twisted wings, sculptured surfaces, and contours from CAD generated models while maintaining dimensional tolerances as accurate as +/- .002 inches and surface finishes as low as 2 rms (micro inches). The Contractor shall install static and dynamic pressure instrumentation in hardware. Other dimensional requirements may require accuracy to within .0002 inches. The electrical/ electronic hardware elements include, but are not limited to, motors, actuators, sensors, control panels, printed circuit boards, data acquisition and control systems, circuit protection, connectors, fiber-optic cables, and wiring as required, to support the test hardware. The Contractor shall be capable of rolling and forming large steel and aluminum plates (up to one inch thick), sheets, and structural forms, as well as have a broad range of experience with a variety of joining and welding techniques. This acquisition is a follow-on procurement to Reliance Consolidated Models (RECOM) Contract Numbers NAS1-02087, NAS1-02088, NAS1-02089. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541710 and 1,500 employees, respectively. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the DRFP is on or about July 17, 2007. The purpose of the DRFP is to solicit industry comments and questions on the subject requirement prior to issuance of the final RFP. Questions/comments are strongly encouraged from potential offerors on all aspects of the DRFP, including requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approach. Questions/comments are due on or about August 9, 2007, date to be definitized in the DRFP. The industry input to the DRFP will be considered in formulating the final RFP. Potential offerors are requested to identify unnecessary or inefficient requirements. The DRFP will be issued pursuant to NASA FAR Supplement 1815.201. The Government is not requesting proposals in response to this DRFP, does not intend to award a contract on the basis of the DRFP, or to pay for any information received regarding this DRFP. A pre-solicitation conference is anticipated on or about July 26, 2007, details and additional information will be provided in the DRFP. The anticipated release date of the final RFP is on or about August 16, 2007 with an anticipated offer closing date of on or about September 17, 2007. The firm date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the RFP. An ombudsman has been appointed. -- See NASA Specific Note - B. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available on the Internet. These documents 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 LaRC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=23 . 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 may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. All contractual and/or technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or fax). Telephone questions will not be accepted.