Cryostat upgrade
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC251730
- Agency
- Shared Services Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- Not on record
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Place of performance
- Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, United States
- Points of contact
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- Felecia Lorraine London felecia.l.london@nasa.gov
- Tiffany Neal tiffany.neal@nasa.gov (228) 342-1775
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's National Shared Services Center (NSSC) is seeking a Cryostat Upgrade for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, with the intent to issue a sole source contract to Danaher Cryogenics Ltd. The procurement will involve modifying an existing cryostat to enable testing of large-format microcalorimeter arrays and a continuous adiabatic demagnetization refrigerator, with the goal of demonstrating technology at TRL-6 level and potentially reducing future flight mission implementation costs. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing by January 28, 2025, at 11:59 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, with the government reserving the right to determine whether to proceed with full and open competition based on these submissions. The evaluation will focus solely on determining competitive potential, with oral communications explicitly not accepted. The procurement will be conducted using commercial item procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13, and the NASA Clause 1852.215-84 regarding Ombudsman is applicable to this acquisition.
The pre-solicitation notice indicates no specific set-aside designation for this contract, and the NAICS code for the procurement is 334515 (Electrical Instrument Manufacturing). Danaher Cryogenics Ltd. is identified as the sole source provider due to being the manufacturer of the required equipment. The Statement of Work details four specific deliverables: a modified vacuum jacket, a modified 40 Kelvin radiation shield, a 4 Kelvin tail extension, and modified harness thermal clamps. The work is expected to be completed over a 5-month period after receipt of order, with the modification to be performed at the vendor's site. While no specific award value is mentioned, the technical complexity and specialized nature of the cryostat upgrade suggest a potentially significant contract value for this NASA technology development project.
Notice text
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Cryostat Upgrade.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to DANAHER CRYOGENICS LTD. Under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that DANAHER CRYOGENICS LTD. is the manufacturer and therefore, the sole source that can provide the Cryostat Upgrade.
NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC).
The Government intends to acquire commercial items and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.
The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334515
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 11:59 a.m. EASTERN Standard Time on 1/28/2025. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.
Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
NASA Clause1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CryostatUpgradeStatementofWorkV2_20250123154201.pdf |
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