NASA ARC HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THREE LARGE MONOLITHIC ABLATOR BILLETS MADE FROM PHENCARB-28 TO USE AS TPS F…

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NASA ARC HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR THREE LARGE MONOLITHIC ABLATOR BILLETS MADE FROM PHENCARB-28 TO USE AS TPS FILL MATERIAL. THESE BILLETS WILL SUPPORT AN ONGOING EFFORT TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF A CURED-TPS-BLOCK-BONDED-IN-A-HONEYCOMB HEAT SHIELD SYSTEM DESIGN ARCHITECTURE. NASAARC INTENDS TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS FROM APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. (ARA). PHENCARB-28 IS ARAS PROPRIETARY MATERIAL. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO ACQUIRE A COMMERCIAL ITEM USING FAR PART 12 AND THE PROCUREMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED UNDER SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES SET FORTH UNDER FAR PART 13. INTERESTED ORGANIZATIONS MAY SUBMIT THEIR CAPABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS TO PERFORM THE EFFORT VIA EMAIL TO THE IDENTIFIED POINT OF CONTACT NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. (NOON) PST ON MAY 16, 2008. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A HARD DEADLINE AND THAT NO LATE RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED. SUCH CAPABILITIES/QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE EVALUATED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO CONDUCT THIS PROCUREMENT ON A COMPETITIVE BASIS. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED EFFORT ON A FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION BASIS, BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE, IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT.