Helium leak detector

NASA's Shared Services Center is procuring a portable helium leak detector for delivery to the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The procurement is seeking a mass spectrometer-based detector with specific technical requirements, including dual mode operation (vacuum and sniffer), a dry pump system, and precise sensitivity specifications. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) 80NSSC25893405Q will be evaluated on a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) basis, with quotes due by January 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM CT. Potential offerors must be registered in SAM.gov and must comply with specific FAR clauses and NASA-specific requirements for commercial items. Technical and contractual questions are due by January 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM CT, and quotes must remain valid for 30 days.

The solicitation is set aside for small businesses under NAICS code 334519 for Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing. The procurement is for a single helium leak detector unit, with a performance period from January 2025 through April 2025. Delivery will be FOB Destination to Building 4605 at Marshall Space Flight Center. The detector must have specific technical capabilities, including a pumping speed of at least 3 m3/hr during pumpdown, a 2.5 l/s helium pumping speed in fine mode, and operate on 115V/60 Hz power. Quotes must include two points of contact with full contact information, and vendors must complete provisions 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 regarding telecommunications equipment. The procurement represents a targeted acquisition for a specialized scientific measurement device with precise operational requirements.