Fabricate custom c-seals for VMS instrument

NASA Shared Services Center seeks fabrication of custom c-seals for a VMS (DAVINCI Venus Mass Spectrometer) instrument, with a sole source intent to award to DBR Industries, with capability statements and written qualifications due June 17. This is a FAR 12.102(a) sole source procurement conducted under FAR Part 12 commercial item acquisition procedures; interested organizations may submit written capabilities by the June 17 deadline at 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time to challenge the sole source determination, though the government retains discretionary authority over any decision to compete.

Place of performance is NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, with manufacturing work at a Parker facility in Connecticut. The procurement requires seven types of custom all-metal hermetic c-rings (Parker part numbers NH-762108, NH-762107, NH-762106, NH-762110, NH-762031, NH-762111, and NH-762109) in quantities ranging from 10 to 154 units per interface with total production including spares. Delivery is 20 to 27 weeks after receipt of order.

Manufacturing requirements mandate Class 1 processing with emphasis on cleanliness, leak rate testing to 1×10−10 cc/std helium (minimum three seals or 10% of production, whichever is higher), visual inspection at 10X magnification per VC-10X-1000 standards, and no visible scratches on sealing surfaces at 1X magnification. A third-party cleanroom facility must clean, inspect, and package seals in Ultra Low Outgassing polyethylene bags with individual serialization, adhering to IEST-STD-CC1246 A standards. The NAICS code is 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The PSC is AF11.