Hypoxia Chamber Studies (4).zip

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ) for Hypoxia Chamber Services issued by NASA's Johnson Space Center under solicitation number 80JSC026Q0008. The objective is to investigate the physiological, cognitive, and clinical effects of mild hypobaric hypoxia to inform vehicle atmospheric conditions for NASA's Artemis Program. The contractor must provide comprehensive hypoxia chamber services including infrastructure, personnel, training, materials, foods, supplies, and operational support necessary to execute the research studies. The solicitation is issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items under FAR Subpart 12.6, with the NAICS code 541714 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences) and a size standard of 1,000 employees.

The submission deadline was extended via Amendment 4 from September 10, 2026 to October 1, 2026. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards from this RFQ. Evaluation factors in descending order of importance are Technical Acceptability and Past Performance, combined as the primary criterion, followed by price and other factors considered. All responsible sources may submit offers, and offerors must state their size status in their proposals. The solicitation incorporates FAR 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items, September 2023) and FAR 52.212-2 (Evaluation—Commercial Items, November 2021) by reference. A detailed Performance Work Statement (PWS) is provided in Attachment A for the complete technical requirements and scope.