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A -- PULSE DETONATION ENGINE FLIGHT RESEARCH SOL RFP3-135873 -- PDE DUE 112699 POC Linda M. Kendrick, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-2407, Fax (216) 433-5185, Email Linda.M.Kendrick@grc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GRC/date.html#RFP3-135873 -- PDE. E-MAIL: Linda M. Kendrick, Linda.M.Kendrick@grc.nasa.gov. NASA/GRC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Pulse Detonation Engine (PDE) Flight Research Project. A PDE, for purposes of this acquisition, is defined as any intermittent combustion engine intended to approximate a constant volume thermodynamic cycle. The purpose of this acquisition is the research and development of components, subsystems, and systems, and the integration and testing of these items with a pulse detonation engine (PDE). This effort will seek to understand and demonstrate high-speed (approximately greater than Mach 1.5) performance and operability in ground and flight experiments. The fully-integrated PDE system will be ground-tested in one or more wind tunnels, and will be captive-carry flown on both an F-15 and an SR-71. The contract endproduct will be a report of the integrated PDE system performance, which will provide essential design information for potential PDE application for both a strike missile and a tactical aircraft. The Offeror is expected to identify theirapproach for providing the specific engine that will be used, and to provide its plan for system integration into one or more wind tunnels and the government-provided F-15/SR-71. The Government anticipates a Cost Plus Incentive Fee Contract. A Pre-Proposal conference will be scheduled approximately 2 weeks prior to the proposal due-date. Prospective offerors interested in being notified via e-mail when the RFP is available are invited to submit their e-mail addresses and FAX numbers to: Linda Marie Kendrick, Contracting Officer, Linda.M.Kendrick@grc.nasa.gov. Entities that have already responded to the Sources Sought Synopsis (posted 10/22/99) need not resubmit, unless they are augmenting their information. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The RFP will be released on or about November 10, 1999. The RFP release date is APPROXIMATE, so interested parties are requested to wait until at least November 20th before making inquiries. The firm date for receipt of proposals will be stated in the RFP, BUT SHALL BE NO SOONER THAN 45 DAYS AFTER THE POSTING DATE OF THIS SYNOPSIS, AND NO SOONER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE RFP IS ACTUALLY ISSUED. Any questions concerning this acquisition should be directed to the Contracting Officer only. All qualified responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed, See Internet Note "B". See Note 22. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and 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/GRC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GRC/class.html. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet cite 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 can be viewed at the following URL: http:genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8731 and 1000 employees, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-A1. Posted 10/27/99 (D-SN395716). (0300)

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