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R -- SAPPHIRE REFRACTIVE SECONDARY CONCENTRATOR SOL 3-131570 DUE 081099 POC Jean M. Boylan, Purchasing Agent, Phone (216) 433-2140, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Jean.M.Boylan@grc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GRC/date.html#3-131570. E-MAIL: Jean M. Boylan, Jean.M.Boylan@grc.nasa.gov. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). Provide a Sappshire refractive secondary concentractor along with test coupons. Secondary concentrator and coupons are to be extracted from the same sapphire bar to be provided by NASA Glenn Research. The secondary and coupons required are per the statement of work and drawing #7002 (to be provided upon request). STATEMENT OF WORK: Objective Provide a sapphire refractive secondary concentrator along with test coupons. The refractive secondary concentrator is to be fabricated from a bar of sapphire to be supplied by the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC). The sapphire test coupons are to be extracted from the same bar of material and polished. Sapphire Bar The sapphire bar to be provided by GRC to the fabricator was produced by Crystal Systems, Salem, MA, and is HEM sapphire stock. The dimensions of the bar are approximately 4"x4"x11.6" as described in drawing package YYYY. Orientation of the sapphire bar is along the c-axis 0001 +/- 2 degrees. One corner of the bar has a large chip as described in the drawing. The chip is dimensionally small enough that it does not encroach on the volume required to fabricate the refractive secondary. Refractive Secondary Fabrication Fabricate a refractive secondary concentrator per specifications in design drawing 7002 from a bar of sapphire to be supplied by the GRC. The fabrication of the refractive secondary is the primary purpose of this procurement. The refractive secondary surface should have a see-through "optical" or "near optical" polish. Test Coupon fabrication The test coupons are to be cut and polished from the same bar of sapphire as the refractive secondary concentrator and will be used for characterization purposes. The test coupons are of secondary priority, thus extraction of the coupons from the bar shall in no way jeopardize the integrity of the bar or the fabrication of the refractive secondary. Coupons to be extracted from the bar and polished include: 4 each -- 0.125" thick 1" diameter wafer with wafer axis along c-axis, 2 faces polished 4 each -- 0.125" thick 1" diameter wafer with wafer axis perpendicular to c-axis, 2 faces polished 4 each -- 0.040" thick 1" diameter wafer with wafer axis along c-axis, 2 faces polished 4 each -- 0.040" thick 1" diameter wafer with wafer axis perpendicular to c-axis, 2 faces polished 2 each -- 1" cube, six sides polished, marked to indicate c-axis orientation Deliverables 1. Refractive Secondary Concentrator 2. Minimum of sixteen 1" diameter wafers of varying thickness as described above 3. Two 1" cubes as described above Attachments: 1. Drawing 7002 -- Sapphire Secondary Solar Concentrator 2. Inspection Report #7010 -- Inspection of sapphire single crystal bar This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 8734, $5.0 respectively. The quoter shall state in their quotation their size status for this procurement. All qualified responsible business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Quotations for the items(s) described above are due by 08/10/99 and may be mailed or faxed to Jean M. Boylan FAX 216-433-2480 and include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. The Representations and Certifications required by FAR 52.2l2-3 may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/sats/ Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing no later than 08/03/99. Award will be based upon overall best value to the Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merits, price and past performance; other critical requirements (i.e., delivery) if so stated in the RFQ will also be considered. Unless otherwise stated in the solicitation, for selection purposes, technical, price and past performance are essentially equal in importance. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer (see FAR 52.212-1(b). Quoters must provide copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their quote. See above for where to obtain copies of the form via the Internet. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release of amendments (if any): http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GRC/class.html Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). Posted 07/26/99 (D-SN358790). (0207)

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