Advanced fiber placement delivery head and transfer stands

******PLEASE COORDINATE WITH SONJA D. WHITE, ONLY IN WRITING AT SONJA.D.WHITE@NASA.GOV OR FAX (256)961-9604, FOR QUOTE OR TECHNICAL CONCERNS. CONTACT INFORMATION IS ALSO IN THE BODY OF THIS SOLICITATION*****************

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 the purchase of a one (1) Advanced Fiber Placement (AFP) Delivery Head and two (2) Transfer Stands per the Statement of Work/Specifications.

The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 2005-83

This procurement is Full and Open Competition.

The NAIS Code for this procurement is 333517.

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

Offers for the items(s) described above are due by Wednesday, September 11, 2015 to Sonja D. White at sonja.d.white@nasa.gov and must 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. Vendors may submit offers using their companys standard form.

Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (APR 2014), 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 (MAY 2014), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable.

FAR 52.212-5 (MAY 2015), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable.

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 Sonja D. White at sonja.d.white@nasa.gov or fax @ 256-961-9604 not later than 1630 CST September 09, 2015. Telephone questions will not be accepted.

Selection and award will be made to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror. Technical acceptability will be determined by review of information submitted by the offeror which must provide a description in sufficient detail to show that the product offered meets the Government's requirement.

Selection and award will be made to that offeror whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merit, price, and past performance.

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).