66--AUTOMATIC DEEP ACCESS WEDGE BONDER

THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR AUTOMATIC DEEP ACCESS WEDGE BONDER. 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 post a question and answer to RFQ items. The due date for receipt of offers is not extended. Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on March 15, 2006. 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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51 Question 1 - What is the purpose of Item 4, One (1) - Fluidic Scope Mount w/ Laser Pointer,in the RFQ? Answer 1 - The fluidic scope mount is needed to have smooth movement and prevent any jerky movement during the repositioning of the microscope. If the vendor has some other way of accomplishing this, it will be considered. The laser pointer is to position the microscope in the approximate vicinity of the area of interest.