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

99 -- AIR STORAGE VESSELS SOL RFO MSFC 8-96-19 POC Contact John Busbey, GP56-N, 205-544-0896/Contract Specialist, or Harry B. Craig, GP56-I/ Contracting Officer NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for Air Storage Vessels: Provide high pressure gas storage vessels, each having a capacity of 5,500 psig and 1,250 cubic feet designed per ASME code -- The vessels shall be constructed of carbon steel and shall be horizontally mounted cylindrical vessels with hemispherical-shaped heads -- The cylindrical shell of the vessels shall be of either solid wall or layered construction -- The hemispherical heads must be of solid wall construction -- Vessel construction shall be optimized to minimize quantity of material and shall be within shipping limitations, except that the inside diameter of the cylindrical shell must be 48 inches or greater -- The base contract shall provide two vessels with an option to provide one additional vessel -- All three vessels shall be identical -- Contract award will be contingent upon the availability of funds -- Complete specifications will be included in the RFO -- This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/MSFC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 -- Prospective offerors shall request the solicitation in writing -- Transmission of request by facsimile to 205-544-9162 is acceptable -- Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO -- All responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency -- An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and contractors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition -- The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or the selection official, but to communicate concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them -- When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern -- The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of offers, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes -- Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Susan M. Smith at 205-544-0012 -- Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Thomas S. Luedtke at 202- 358-2090 -- Before consulting with any ombudsman, interested parties must try to resolve their concerns with the contract specialist or the contracting officer -- DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION. (0155)

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