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This combined synopsis/solicitation seeks proposals for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration-wide (NASA-wide) Acquisition for Nitrogen and Oxygen 3 (NANO 3) requirement. The solicitation will result in the award of multiple fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment for the acquisition of liquid nitrogen and oxygen to be delivered to various NASA centers. The contracts will have a 5-year period of performance with no options. Proposals are due by May 23, 2019 and should be submitted in accordance with the instructions provided in Attachment 0001. Questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted in writing by May 06, 2019.

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ATTACHMENT 0003- ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE

(a) The CLIN prices shown in Section B.3 of Attachment 001 Contract Period Pricing shall be subject to semiannual price adjustments from the base period price. The base price for each

CLIN will be adjusted, whether up or down, in accordance with the following formulae:

(1) CLINs 003 – 008, 022: GRC (Liquid Nitrogen and Liquid Oxygen)

𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 ∗ [0.49 𝑃𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤

𝑃𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.04

𝐹𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤

𝐹𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.47]

Where:

Price New = Price and index average for the new contract period. Refer to paragraph (b) of this clause for a listing of all contract periods.

Price Base = Price and index average for Contract Period 1.

Pi New = Power index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer

Price Index for Industrial Electric Power Distribution, East North Central

(ID: PCU221122221122433) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Pi Base = Power index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Industrial Electric Power

Distribution, East North Central (ID: PCU221122221122433) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of

Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi New = Fuel index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer Price

Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi Base = Fuel index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel

Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Note: Contract price adjustments for each subsequent six-month contract period following Contract Period 1 will be updated by contract modification at least one month prior to the start of the new contract period. The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price made for the above CLINS under this clause shall not exceed

40% of the original contract unit price. There is no percentage limitation on the amount of decreases that may be made for the above CLINS.

(2) CLINs 011 – 012: JSC (Liquid Nitrogen)

𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 ∗ [0.59

𝑃𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.01

𝐹𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤

𝐹𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.4]

Where:

Price New = Price and index average for the new contract period. Refer to paragraph (b) of this clause for a listing of all contract periods.

Price Base = Price and index average for Contract Period 1.

Pi New = Power index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer

Price Index for Industrial Electric Power Distribution, West South Central

(ID: PCU221122221122437) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Pi Base = Power index average for the period of April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Industrial Electric Power

Distribution, West South Central (ID: PCU221122221122437) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi New = Fuel index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer Price

Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi Base = Fuel index average for the period of April 1, 2013, through March 31, 2014 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel

Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Note: Contract price adjustments for each subsequent six-month contract period following Contract Period 1 will be updated by contract modification at least one month prior to the start of the new contract period. The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price made for the above CLINS under this clause shall not exceed

10% of the original contract unit price. There is no percentage limitation on the

(3) CLIN 023: JSC (Aviator’s Breathing Oxygen - MIL-PRF-2721OJ, Type II)

𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 ∗ [0.24

𝑃𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.01

𝐹𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤

𝐹𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.75]

Where:

Price New = Price and index average for the new contract period. Refer to paragraph (b) of this clause for a listing of all contract periods.

Price Base = Price and index average for Contract Period 1.

Pi New = Power index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer

Price Index for Industrial Electric Power Distribution, West South Central

(ID: PCU221122221122437) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Pi Base = Power index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Industrial Electric Power

Distribution, West South Central (ID: PCU221122221122437) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi New = Fuel index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer Price

Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi Base = Fuel index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel

Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Note: Contract price adjustments for each subsequent six-month contract period following Contract Period 1 will be updated by contract modification at least one month prior to the start of the new contract period. The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price made for the above CLINS under this clause shall not exceed

(4) CLINs 017 – 020, 031 – 032: MAF, MSFC and SSC (Liquid Nitrogen and Liquid

Oxygen)

Note: The EPA formula shall be applied, individually, to each tier of unit prices for

SSC, CLIN 019.

𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 ∗ [0.48

𝑃𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.04

𝐹𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤

𝐹𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.48]

Where:

Price New = Price and index average for the new contract period. Refer to paragraph (b) of this clause for a listing of all contract periods.

Price Base = Price and index average for Contract Period 1.

Pi New = Power index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer

Price Index for Industrial Electric Power Distribution, East South Central

(ID: PCU221122221122436) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Pi Base = Power index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Industrial Electric Power

Distribution, East South Central (ID: PCU221122221122436) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of

Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi New = Fuel index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer Price

Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi Base = Fuel index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel

Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Note: Contract price adjustments for each subsequent six-month contract period following Contract Period 1 will be updated by contract modification at least one month prior to the start of the new contract period. The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price made for the above CLINS under this clause shall not exceed

(5) CLINs 001 and 010: ARC and JPL (Liquid Nitrogen)

𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 ∗ [0.61

𝑃𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.02

𝐹𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤

𝐹𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.37]

Where:

Price New = Price and index average for the new contract period. Refer to paragraph (b) of this clause for a listing of all contract periods.

Price Base = Price and index average for Contract Period 1.

Pi New = Power index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer

Price Index for Industrial Electric Power Distribution, Pacific (ID:

PCU221122221122439) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Pi Base = Power index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Industrial Electric Power

Distribution, Pacific (ID: PCU221122221122439) as it appears in the PPI

Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi New = Fuel index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer Price

Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi Base = Fuel index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel

Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Note: Contract price adjustments for each subsequent six-month contract period following Contract Period 1 will be updated by contract modification at least one month prior to the start of the new contract period. The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price made for the above CLINS under this clause shall not exceed

(6) CLIN 002: ARC (Non-bulk, Liquid Nitrogen)

𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 ∗ [0.14

𝑃𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.01

𝐹𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤

𝐹𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.85]

Where:

Price New = Price and index average for the new contract period. Refer to paragraph (b) of this clause for a listing of all contract periods.

Price Base = Price and index average for Contract Period 1.

Pi New = Power index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer

Price Index for Industrial Electric Power Distribution, Pacific (ID:

PCU221122221122439) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Pi Base = Power index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Industrial Electric Power

Distribution, Pacific (ID: PCU221122221122439) as it appears in the PPI

Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi New = Fuel index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer Price

Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi Base = Fuel index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel

Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Note: Contract price adjustments for each subsequent six-month contract period following Contract Period 1 will be updated by contract modification at least one month prior to the start of the new contract period. The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price made for the above CLINS under this clause shall not exceed

(7) CLINs 009, 013 – 016, 024 – 0030: KSC/CCAFS, LRC and GSFC (Liquid Nitrogen and Liquid Oxygen)

𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 ∗ [0.52

𝑃𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.02

𝐹𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤

𝐹𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.46]

Where:

Price New = Price and index average for the new contract period. Refer to paragraph (b) of this clause for a listing of all contract periods.

Price Base = Price and index average for Contract Period 1.

Pi New = Power index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer

Price Index for Industrial Electric Power Distribution, South Atlantic (ID:

PCU221122221122435) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Pi Base = Power index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Industrial Electric Power

Distribution, South Atlantic

(ID: PCU221122221122435) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Fi New = Fuel index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer Price

Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi Base = Fuel index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel

Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Note: Contract price adjustments for each subsequent six-month contract period following Contract Period 1 will be updated by contract modification at least one month prior to the start of the new contract period. The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price made for the above CLINS under this clause shall not exceed

(8) CLINs 021 and 033WSTF (Liquid Nitrogen and Liquid Oxygen)

𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 ∗ [0.21

𝑃𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.08

𝐹𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤

𝐹𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.71]

Where:

Price New = Price and index average for the new contract period. Refer to paragraph (b) of this clause for a listing of all contract periods.

Price Base = Price and index average for Contract Period 1.

Pi New = Power index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer

Price Index for Industrial Electric Power Distribution, Mountain (ID:

PCU221122221122438) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Pi Base = Power index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Industrial Electric Power

Distribution, Mountain

(ID: PCU221122221122438) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Fi New = Fuel index average for the new contract period utilizing the Producer Price

Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States

Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Fi Base = Fuel index average for the period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019 utilizing the Producer Price Index for Petroleum Refineries (Diesel

Fuel), (ID: PCU324110324110C2) as it appears in the PPI Detailed Report published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor

Statistics.

Note: Contract price adjustments for each subsequent six-month contract period following Contract Period 1 will be updated by contract modification at least one month prior to the start of the new contract period. The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price made for the above CLINS under this clause shall not exceed

(b) Table of Contract Periods and Index Average Periods

YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4 YEAR 5

Contrac t

Period

07/01/1 thru

12/31/1

Contrac t

Period

01/01/2 thru

06/30/2

Contrac t

Period

07/01/2 thru

12/31/2

Contrac t

Period

01/01/2 thru

06/30/2

Contrac t

Period

07/01/2 thru

12/31/2

Contrac t

Period

01/01/2 thru

06/30/2

Contrac t

Period

07/01/2 thru

12/31/2

Contrac t

Period

01/01/2 thru

06/30/2

Contrac t

Period

07/01/2 thru

12/31/2

Contrac t

Period

01/01/2 thru

06/30/2

Power and

Fuel

Index

Period per

Contrac t Period

04/201 thru

09/201

10/201 thru

03/202

04/202 thru

09/202

10/202 thru

03/202

04/202 thru

09/202

10/202 thru

03/202

04/202 thru

09/202

10/202 thru

03/202

04/202 thru

09/202

(c) If an index is discontinued (incomplete data does not constitute discontinuation), then the index shall be less detailed until a continued index is obtained. For example, if the power index is discontinued the progression shall be as follows:

Industrial Electric Power Distribution East South Central (ID: PCU221122221122436).

Industrial Electric Power Distribution (ID: PCU22112222112243).

Electric Power Distribution (ID: PCU221122221122).

Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (ID: PCU22112-22112).

Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution (ID: PCU2211--2211--).

Utilities (ID: PCU221---221---).

If all less detailed indices have been discontinued, then the index shall be mutually agreed upon by the Government and the contractor.

Example:

Utilizing CLIN GRC Formula, the EPA will be calculated as follows. The base unit price is fictitious, the indices are actual according to BLS data. The Base period for this calculation will be April 2017 – March 2018 and the resulting new unit price will be valid 01/01/2019 –

06/30/2019, which shall utilize the indices of April 2018 – September 2018.

𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 ∗ [0.49 𝑃𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤

𝑃𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.04

𝐹𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤

𝐹𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 + 0.47]

𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 = $100 𝑡𝑜𝑛

𝑃𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 = 302.9 (𝐴𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑙 2017 − 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 2018, 𝑃𝐶𝑈221122221122433)

𝐹𝑖𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒 = 252.7 (𝐴𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑙 2017 − 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑐ℎ 2018, 𝑃𝐶𝑈324110324110𝐶2)

𝑃𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 309.1 (𝐴𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑙 2018 − 𝑆𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 2018, 𝑃𝐶𝑈221122221122433)

𝐹𝑖𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 316.7(𝐴𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑙 2018 − 𝑆𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 2018, 𝑃𝐶𝑈324110324110𝐶2)

𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑁𝑒𝑤 = 𝑡𝑜𝑛 ∗ [0.49

309.1

302.9 + 0.04

316.7

252.7 + 0.47]

∗ [0.49(1.0205) + 0.04(1.2533) + 0.47]

∗ [0.5 + 0.05 + 0.47]

∗ 1.02

$102

(End of clause)

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