Responses to Questions dated April 20 25.pdf
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- Transportation and Storage Container
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- 80LARC24Q0003
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This document is a set of responses to questions related to Amendment #2 of a Request for Quote (RFQ) for a Transportation and Storage Container solicitation (Notice ID 80LARC24Q0003) issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center.
The key details are:
- The required response format is either a completed SF 1449 form or a letter on company letterhead confirming agreement with the solicitation's terms and conditions.
- The purge fitting for the container must be clean and free of contaminants, and the payload will be bagged and purged, with the container lid creating a seal capable of maintaining positive pressure.
- NASA will provide the final payload mass properties and critical interface dimensions to the vendor.
- This is a total small business set-aside solicitation, and if fewer than two qualified proposals are received, the government may re-compete the requirement.
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Amendment #2 to Notice ID 80LARC24Q0003 Responses to Questions dated April 20/25, 2024
Question 1: What document type & proposal response structure is required in response to the RFQ?
a. Rationale: The evaluation criteria identifies the bidder’s Technical Approach / Process and Past Performance, however we have not been able to identify instructions to bidders on response formatting and page limits (traditionally located in Section L of an RFP).
Response: In accordance with FAR 52.212-1, the offers may be submitted on a SF 1449 or letterhead stationery (include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation).
Question 2: The drawing and SOW require a purge fitting through the container wall. Can the government confirm the following:
a. Cleanliness requirements for the Purge Fitting; and
Response: Purge fittings shall be clean and free of grease, residue, or contaminating oils, and cleaned to visibly clean (VC) levels or better. Purge fitting shall also avoid silicone-based elastomers in the fitting wetted areas.
b. Will the payload be bagged and purged? or
Response: Yes.
c. Does the container lid need to create a seal with the container base capable of maintaining positive pressure to purge the entire interior volume of the transport and storage container?
Response: Yes, see Attachment B Note 11A.
Question 3: Please provide the dates for the following so vendors are able to ensure the 6-month delivery timeline is feasible:
a. NASA submission of payload final mass properties to vendor for isolator sizing with vendor (Drawing Note 21); and
Response: The mass properties are already contained in Attachment B Note 5 on page 1; weight details on page 4; payload center of mass details on page 8.
b. NASA submission of critical interface dimension to vendor (Drawing Note 27)
Response: Attachment B to the synopsis/solicitation has the required dimensions.
Question 4: If the government does not receive two qualified proposals for the container, will this solicitation up to a fill competition?
Response: Based on market research, this Notice is a total small business set aside.
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