Long lead replacement BEP heat exchanger (HEX) for the cold compander.
Ended Purchase Order Awarded
- Contract number
- 80LARC25PA003
- Awardee
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API Heat Transfer Inc. UEI NAL3JRQTJNH3
- Awarding agency
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Langley Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $303,450
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Notice of Intent to Sole Source a Cold Compander BEP Heat Exchanger (HEX) Special Notice · 80LARC893765Q · Posted Feb 20, 2025
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $303,450.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- NAICS code
- 332410 Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing
- PSC
- 4420 Heat Exchangers And Steam Condensers
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Hampton, VA 23681, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this award
NASA Langley Research Center awarded a $303.5K firm fixed-price purchase order to API Heat Transfer Inc. on April 2, 2025, for the design and manufacture of a replacement BEP-type Heat Exchanger (HEX) for the agency's Cold Compander Liquid Nitrogen Plant. The specialized equipment addresses critical corrosion damage to the existing 22312 SB111 90/10 copper-nickel tubes and carbon steel tubesheets heat exchanger, which had experienced significant tube bundle and shell degradation compromising the facility's cooling capabilities. NASA pursued this acquisition as a sole-source contract under 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR 13.5 procedures, determining that API Heat Transfer Inc., as the original equipment manufacturer, represented the most advantageous provider with the quickest resolution path and that competitive procurement would require substantial resource duplication and extended timelines. The contract contains no small business set-aside and is scheduled for completion by August 13, 2025, with performance conducted in Hampton, Virginia.
API Heat Transfer Inc., a Buffalo, New York–based manufacturer of industrial thermal management solutions, has maintained federal vendor status since 2006 and brings demonstrated expertise in specialized heat exchanger design, manufacture, and maintenance for aerospace and marine applications. The company has generated approximately $678K in federal contract awards over the past four years, primarily serving NASA and the U.S. Coast Guard, with recent prime contract experience including heat exchanger assemblies, cooler tubes, and corrective maintenance services. This award reflects API Heat Transfer's established capability and track record as a critical supplier of thermal equipment to federal agencies.
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Who was awarded contract 80LARC25PA003?
80LARC25PA003 was awarded to API Heat Transfer Inc. by Langley Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on April 2, 2025.
How much is contract 80LARC25PA003 worth?
The government has obligated $303,450 on 80LARC25PA003.
Was contract 80LARC25PA003 competed?
The extent of competition for 80LARC25PA003 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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