This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared inaccordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additionalinformation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the onlysolicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for fabrication of onefully dense silicon rotor without surface or internal defects. The rotor shall befabricated from NT154 grade silicon nitride and shall maintain dimensional tolerance ofthe rotor to +5mil. The material should be sintered or hot isostatically pressed (HIPPed)Silicon nitride.Statement of Work(1) The vendor shall cold isostatically press commercially available high purity (99.9%)silicon nitride powder with appropriate oxide sintering additives into a 6 diameter by6 tall blank.(2) The vendor shall green machine a slightly larger rotor than that shown in theattached drawing based on previous component design experience and typical shrinkageoccurring during sintering or HIPPing of silicon nitride.(3) The vendor shall sinter or HIPP rotor at appropriate temperature and time to fullydensify the material.(4) The vendor shall final machine sintered or HIPPed rotor to dimensions as specified inthe attached drawing and maintain dimensional tolerance to 0.127mm, and the surfacefinish of the rotor to less than 0.06299mm.(5) The finished rotor shall not have surface or internal defects and density variations.(6) The finished rotor material shall have average properties as listed below. Material PropertiesDensity: 3.22g/ccElastic modulus: 310GPa4-point flexural strength per ASTM C1161-2002- 25C : 900100MPa- 1300C : 65060 MPaFracture Toughness- 25C : 5.5 MPa-m- 1300C : 4 MPa-mThermal conductivity- 25C : 37 W/m-C- 1300C : 16W/m-CThe provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC _2005_-36.The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 541712, 500respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for thisprocurement.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.Delivery to NASA Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland OH 44135 isrequired within 150 days (5 months) ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination.Offers for the items(s) described above are due by October 17, 2009 to NASA GlennResearch Center, 21000 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland OH 44135 and must include, solicitationnumber, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (ifapplicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any specialcommercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors may use the Standard Form 1449,Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Itemsform found at URL, or submit a quote on their own letterhead:http://server-mpo.arc.nasa.gov/Services/NEFS/NEFSHome.tml Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JUNE 2008), Instructionsto Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. Addenda to FAR52.212-1.If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in theclause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall listthe country of origin.FAR 52.212-4 (FEB 2007), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. Addenda to FAR 52.212-4.FAR 52.212-5 (JUNE 2008), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutesor Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clausesare incorporated by reference: The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm All contractual and technical questions must be in writing (e-mail or fax) to GarnetteDutton not later than Wed Oct 14, 2009. Telephone questions will not be accepted.Selection and award will be made to that offeror whose offer will be most advantageous tothe Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merit andprice. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of theiroffer. (SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)).Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3 (JUNE 2008), OfferorRepresentations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. These may beobtained via the internet at URL:http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/eps/Templates/Commercial_Greater_Than_25K.doc . Theserepresentations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultantcontract.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It isthe offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release ofsolicitation amendments (if any):http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22 . Potential offerorswill be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combinationsynopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.

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