80GRC024R0013 Amendment 1 with ATT A - Signed AG.pdf
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This document is a set of questions and answers related to Solicitation 80GRC024R0013 for Xenon Gas Reprocessing services issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center.
The solicitation is for a 5-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide the shipping, handling, and processing of recovered xenon gas mixtures. NASA expects to require processing of approximately 500,000 liters of recovered xenon during the contract period. The government plans to award one contract not to exceed $5,000,000 total. Offers are due by July 31, 2024 and should include the solicitation number, FOB destination, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty, taxpayer ID, and be signed by an authorized representative. NASA will not provide site visits but will respond to questions submitted by July 17, 2024. The questions and answers cover topics such as cylinder ownership and handling, expected impurity levels, pricing structure, contract start date, and prior contract details.
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8/2/2024
ATTACHMENT A
Xenon Gas Reprocessing - Solicita�on 80GRC024R0013
Ques�ons and Answers
1. Would you like for a company to ini�ally sell you empty cylinders to put your “impure” Xenon in?
a. If yes, what are the quan��es?
b. If no, do you own the cylinders that you are pu�ng the “impure” Xenon into?
No, NASA owns the cylinders that we will use to ship the impure xenon.
2. Would you like the op�on to rent cylinders?
No.
3. If you send X amount in a cylinder but it is only 70% Xenon, do you expect to receive back X amount or 70% of X?
The 70% of X, minus the amount of xenon consumed/lost in purifica�on and acceptance tes�ng.
4. What are your expecta�ons for the volumes per cylinder that will be sent? Document A details min 6 kg and max 62 kg. Receiving a beter understanding of details will help op�mize our offering to you.
15kg (approx. 650 psig) is currently typical. NASA GRC is working towards increasing recovery pressure.
5. What are your expecta�ons of analyzed impuri�es upon ini�al receipt? Is the expecta�on to have a full analy�cal completed of the “impure” Xenon? A full analy�cal will require significantly more than 3 liters.
Minimum analysis necessary to determine the % of xenon in the cylinder. This may be compared to NASA’s assessment. Review and acceptance of this data by NASA must precede repurifica�on of the xenon.
6. On page 1 of the summary document, it details FOB for shipping terms. On page 8, the request is to have new cylinder costs, shipping costs, and cylinder prepara�on costs included in the prices quoted. Are you expec�ng companies to include the costs in the per liter pricing or can it be a separate cost?
The cost of recovered xenon and the cylinders, shipping, etc. can be itemized.
7. Based on what you send, we can either send you back the same quan��es in as many cylinders as you shipped, or we can consolidate to maximize each package. Do you know which op�on you will prefer? The maximiza�on of packages will lead to the beter pricing since you will not need to purchase as many cylinders.
NASA will specify the size and supplied volume of the cylinders used to return purified xenon.
Typically, this will be 10,000 liters per cylinder.
ATTACHMENT A
Xenon Gas Reprocessing - Solicita�on 80GRC024R0013
Ques�ons and Answers
8. When will this contract start? Has an official start date for the contract been decided?
An official start date for the contract has not yet been iden�fied. Contract performance will start once the contract is awarded.
9. Is this Xenon currently in house with the government or is material you expect to have available?
This ques�on is addressed in this paragraph of the solicita�on:
10. Would it be possible to visit?
Unfortunately, the solicita�on does not provide for site visits at this �me, as NASA has not deemed them necessary for this acquisi�on.
11. Provide the last Xenon contract awarded dollar amount, awarded vendor, and term of the contract.
While NASA has previously contracted for these services under prior contracts, this current RFQ is for a new set of requirements with different scope. As such, all quotes should be in response to this RFQs current requirements.
12. Provide the last solicita�on number for this requirement.
RFI/Sources Sought No�ce was 80GRC023XE001.
| 2024-08-02T15:18:08-0400 | |
| AUDREY GONZALEZ |
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