6. 5" pin standard female clevis

THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 04 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR 6.5" PIN STANDARD FEMALE CLEVIS. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.

The purpose of this amendment is to provide the following questions and answers for additional clarification:

Question = Q Answer = A

Q1: The note indicates the female thread for a 6.5 diameter clevis should be 6 8 UN-2B thru. Should the female thread meet those dimensions?. A1: Yes, the 6-8 thread is correct for the 6.5 pin clevis. Dimensions on the drawing are correct.

Q2: Will the cylinder rod and clevis connect to each other ? A2: Response - There is a 750K load cell between the cylinder rod and clevis, and also a 7 to 6 thread adapter between the load cell and clevis.

Q3: The 0.380" Radius (two places), a larger Radius is more desirable from a machining stand point, as well as strengthening the part too. Is there any possibility of opening up these two Radii to 0.500" or larger? A3: No

Q4: Is an extension on the Response Date possible? Extra time will ensure vendors give NASA the best possible bid. A4: Yes the response date has been extended from 2-10 to 2-12 (2 day extension)

Q5: Are progress payments possible ? A5: Acceptance of the clevises requires NASA proof test and inspection, thus deliverables will have to pass inspections prior to payment. Progress payments are not possible.

Q6: The Solicitation heading identifies the item as a 6.5 pin standard female clevis. Please clarify ? A6: The procurement is not for pins, it is for clevises. The clevis receives a 6.5 pin. NASA is procuring the pin separately.

Q7: The documents deals with these pins as commercial items. No packaging or shipping instructions other that FOB destination to 35812 are apparent. Clause 52.247-34 is included by reference 52.247-34, however no other packaging requirements are listed. The IAW commercial pack std. ASTM-D-3951-10 states that anything over 300 pounds has to be in a crate. How many items can we put in a crate? In some places it references either/or. Can items be bulk packaged ? Is there a maximum weight? A7:. We generally receive clevises banded onto pallets. Each 6.5 clevises will weigh a few hundred pounds, so maybe 4-6 per pallet. They need to be kept out of the weather during shipping.

Q8: Does MSFC have a NSN number for this item ? A8:. There is no NSN, they are not off-the-shelf parts. They need to be fabricated per the provided drawing.

The due date for receipt of offers is extended to February 12, 2014.

Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on [ENTER DATE]. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet. These documents 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/MSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 03 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR 6.5" PIN STANDARD FEMALE CLEVIS. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.

The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate into this modification the revised specifications. See below:

Marshall Space Flight Center Specification for NASA 6.5 Female Clevis

Specifications: 1. Quantity required: 26

2. Vendor shall fabricate 6.5 Pin Standard Female Clevis per NASA Drawing 90M11267-9 rev. A 3. Threads shall be inspected with Class 2B Go-No Go gages. Any parts failing to meet the thread test shall not be accepted. Thread gages shall be provided by NASA. 4. Vendor shall provide a Certificate of Compliance or a Verification Matrix to verify that all technical requirements for the procurement have been met, including all specifications in this document and the NASA 90M drawings.

5. Clevis shall be fabricated using domestic material only.

6. Vendor shall provide a Certified Material Test Report (CMTR) for all material used to fabricate clevis.

7. Vendor shall provide physical address of all manufacturing plants used to fabricate clevis.

8. NASA shall perform Tensile Load Proof Test for all clevises to 150% of clevis Tension Load Capacity defined in 90M11267-9 at no cost to the vendor as part of final acceptance. 9. NASA proof test shall include Load vs. Deflection data points equally spaced at 10% increments, including zero and maximum nominal load value. All data shall be NIST Traceable. 10. Proof Test Data shall indicate no increase in deflection during 10 minute hold at 150% Tension Load Capacity to verify no yielding in the material. Any clevis that fails the yield test will be rejected. 11. NASA will perform the preparation and paint of surfaces after proof test and final inspections have been performed.

The due date for receipt of offers is Feb. 10, 2014.

Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on [ENTER DATE]. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet. These documents 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/MSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

This is a modification to the synopsis entitled 6.5" Pin Standard Female Clevis for solicitation NNM14487501Q, which was originally posted on January 21, 2014. You are notified that the following changes are made:

1- Revised Specifications are attached. 2- The due date for responses date is extended to February 10, 2014.

Documents related to this procurement will be available over 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/MSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

This is a modification to the synopsis entitled 6.5" PIN Standard Female Clevis, NNM14487501Q which was posted on Jan. 21, 2014. You are notified that the following changes are made: 1- replacement drawings that are more legible 2- NAICS code changed from 423510 to 332999 3- All references to Note 11 should be Note 10.

The due date for responses is not extended.

Documents related to this procurement will be available over 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/MSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for eighteen (18) Clevis 6.5" Pin, per the attached specifications and drawings.

Quote your most expedited delivery date.

This procurement is a total small business set-aside.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. However, any award from this RFQ shall require the potential vendor to be certified within the Online System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award.

Offers for the item(s) described per the attached specifications are due by February 5, 2014 by 4 p.m. CST to Andrea Tobias at andrea.b.tobias@nasa.gov or faxed to 256-961-9604 and must include, solicitation number, FOB destination to 35812, proposed service 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.

Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (Jul 2013), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference.

If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin.

FAR 52.212-4 (SEP 2013), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable.

FAR 52.212-5 (NOV 2013), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: See applicable solicitation/contract clauses attached to this solicitation.

The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.htm l

The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/o ffice/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm

All contractual and technical questions must be in writing (e-mail or fax) to Andrea Tobias at andrea.b.tobias@nasa.gov or fax to (256)961-9604 no later than 01/28/2014 by 12:00 pm CST. All questions with answers shall be posted on or before 01/30/2014 by 5:00 pm CST. This shall be a "one-time question and answer period. Telephone questions shall not be accepted.

Selection and award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84 (NOV 2011), Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html .

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release of solicitation amendments (if any): http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi- bin/nais/link_syp.cgi . Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).

Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.