Agency-wide acquisition of liquid hydrogen

This is a modification to the synopsis entitled Agency-Wide Acquisition of Liquid Hydrogen which was posted on October 2, 2014. You are notified that the following changes are made: NASA Kennedy Space Center has received approval from NASA Headquarters on 1.6, Economic Price Adjustment. Therefore, the clause remains unchanged. A slip page removing "Pending NASA HQ Approval" note on page 7 of the RFP will be provided during the Question/Answer modification.

The due date for responses is not extended.

Documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/KSC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=76

Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

The purpose of this modification is to upload Request for Proposal (RFP) NNK14495025R.

Questions or comments regarding this RFP must be submitted by 12:00 noon (EST) on October 9, 2014, in accordance with provision 5.4, Communications Regarding this Solicitation. Questions regarding the RFP will be answered and posted on the FedBizOps website. Any questions that result in a change to the RFP will be communicated through an amendment to the RFP.

The response due date for submitting a proposal is no later than 12:00 noon (EST) on October 23, 2014 in accordance with provision 6.1, Due Date for Receipt of Proposals and 6.2, Delivery Instructions for Proposals.

NOTE: All Offerors should note 1.6, Economic Price Adjustment is pending NASA HQ approval. A notice will be posted on FedBizOps once approval is granted or a modified clause is required.

Documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/KSC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=76

Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

NASA is one of the largest consumers of liquid hydrogen in the United States, and uses approximately 5 million pounds of liquid hydrogen per year at the following facilities: Stennis Space Center (SSC), Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), White Sands Test Facility (WSTF), Glenn Research Center (GRC) and Pratt & Whitney located in West Palm Beach, Florida.

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Kennedy Space Center, the procuring Center for the Agencys propellant requirements, contemplates the release of both a draft request for proposal (DRFP) and a final request for proposal (RFP) for the continued supply of commercial liquid hydrogen (DRFP will include draft Economic Price Adjustment (EPA) clause for comment), conforming to CGA 5.3 2011, to the above locations for a potential performance period of five years. The contemplated period of performance is five years, from December 1, 2014, through November 30, 2019, which will consist of a two-year base period, a two-year option period, and a one-year option period. The NAICS Code for Industrial Gas Manufacturing is 325120 and the applicable Size Standard is 1,000 employees. The anticipated release date of the DRFP NNK14495025R is on or about May 5, 2014, with an anticipated comment due date of on or about May 19, 2014. The release of the final RFP is to be determined based on feedback received from the DRFP and draft EPA.

All responsible sources may submit comments which will be considered by the agency. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of the solicitation(s) and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation(s) and amendments (if any). All contractual and technical questions related to this notice must be submitted in writing to Steven B. Peterson via e-mail at steven.b.peterson@nasa.gov not later than May 2, 2014. Telephone questions will not be accepted.

FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds. Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Governments obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html .

All responses shall be submitted to Mr. Steven B. Peterson via e-mail at steven.b.peterson@nasa.gov no later than May 2, 2014.