Exploration Portable Life Support System Oxygen Vessels
Closed Special Notice Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 80JSC020xPLSSOxygenVessels
- Agency
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Johnson Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 336419 Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Houston TX 77058 USA
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This Special Notice from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center concerns the procurement of custom corrosion resistant steel oxygen vessels for use in the Portable Life Support Subsystem as part of the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit project. NASA intends to purchase these vessels from ARDE, Inc., as they are the only vendor capable of producing cryogenically-hardened CRES vessels with the required database and fracture mechanics analysis for this post-Preliminary Design Review design.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to determine whether to conduct this procurement on a sole source basis with ARDE, Inc. or pursue full and open competition. Interested contractors must submit in writing by April 27, 2020 capabilities and qualifications to perform this effort without substantial duplication of cost to the government for evaluation. NASA will use these responses to determine if competition is possible. This Special Notice is not subject to oral communications and NASA Clause 1852.215-84 regarding the Center Ombudsman is applicable.
Notice text
NASA/JSC has a requirement for the procurement of a custom millrun of AISI 301 tailored for the cryogenic forming process, documentation updates to align with the post-Preliminary Design Review (PDR) updates, and subsequent production of the qualification and flight units for the Portable Life Support Subsystem (PLSS) Primary Oxygen Vessel (POV) and Secondary Oxygen Vessel (SOV) as part of the Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) project.
NASA intends to purchase from ARDE, Inc. ARDE is the only vendor that can produce cryogenically-hardened corrosion resistant steel (CRES) vessels with a database that provides A-basis allowables and a supporting fracture mechanics database. This design is beyond PDR and fabricating the qualification/flight design.
The authority to contract with ARDE, Inc. is made pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a)(2). This clause enables the use of other than full and open competition procedures when there is only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort without resulting in substantial duplication of cost to the government in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on April 27, 2020. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis or continue with the current strategy. 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.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Exploration Portable Life Support System Oxygen Vessels | Award Notice | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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