Notice of Intent to Sole Source (Amended) - Gateway Thrusters

The purpose of this notice is to amend Special Notice ID # 80JSC022GATEWAYTHRUSTERS in order to hereby incorporate the following changes:

1. Update the requirement description from:

“delivery of 4 instrumented flight-like 22N Columbium bi-propellant thrusters (P/N A0814015-003) including integral valve assembly”

to:

 “delivery of 5 flight-like 22N thrusters (three Columbium and two Platinum/Rhodium) including integral valve assembly.”

1. Update the anticipated award date to June 2022.
2. Update response submission requirements from:

“Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Andrew Candee, andrew.l.candee@nasa.gov or Jennifer Escalante, jennifer.e.escalante@nasa.gov not later than 2:00PM central standard time on December 28, 2021”

to:

“Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Andrew Candee, andrew.l.candee@nasa.gov and Jennifer Escalante, jennifer.e.escalante@nasa.gov not later than 2:00 PM central standard time on May 14, 2022.”

The amended notice is provided in its entirety below:

NASA/JSC has a requirement for delivery of 5 flight-like 22N thrusters (three columbium and two platinum/rhodium) including integral valve assembly, instrumented to collect high-rate pressure and accelerometer data. This requirement also includes testing support and associated models and documentation. This acquisition supports the Reaction Control System (RCS) Thrusters Life Test for the Gateway Program. 

 
NASA/JSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Moog, Incorporated. Moog is deemed the only capable vendor to deliver the requirements without significant impacts of schedule and substantial duplication of costs for the Government. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302- 1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. NASA has no other option other than to award this effort directly to Moog to obtain the thruster hardware that is compatible with the heritage Maxar LS-1300 spacecraft bus being used for the Gateway Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) along with along with the proprietary technical insights and data that only the original hardware manufacturer can supply to have sufficient data and understanding of the Moog hardware for certification. Moog possesses heritage designs and testing capabilities to meet the specific requirements for the RCS. 

The anticipated award date is June 2022 for a period of performance of ATP + 15 Months. 

The Government intends to acquire this sole source a commercially modified item using FAR Part 12. 
     
These commercial items will require proprietary modifications to meet the NASA Gateway mission requirements. 

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Andrew Candee, andrew.l.candee@nasa.gov and Jennifer Escalante, jennifer.e.escalante@nasa.gov not later than 2:00PM central standard time on May 14, 2022. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis.  A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. 

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