High Pressure Industrial Water (HPIW) Facility Auxiliary Supply Pump Package and Installation

NASA's Stennis Space Center (NASA/NSSC) has issued a Special Notice for a High Pressure Industrial Water (HPIW) Facility Auxiliary Supply Pump Package and Installation procurement. This opportunity is set aside for total small business participation and involves the procurement and installation of a specific Goulds 3409S Split Case Auxiliary Supply Pump with a 600 HP motor, along with associated equipment and field installation services at Building 4400 at Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The procurement is classified under NAICS code 332912 for Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing and falls under the Laboratory Equipment and Supplies product service category. The project timeline spans 24 weeks from purchase order award through final completion and site acceptance. NASA has identified John H. Carter Co., Inc. as the intended sole source provider under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), having determined they are the only qualified supplier for this specific equipment and installation requirement.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to announce NASA's intent to conduct a sole source procurement while providing an opportunity for other qualified organizations to demonstrate their capabilities and potentially make the procurement competitive. Interested contractors must submit written capability statements and qualifications by 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on September 15, 2025, with oral communications not being acceptable. The government will evaluate all submissions to determine whether the procurement should be conducted competitively, though NASA retains sole discretion over the final competitive approach. Small businesses are eligible to participate in this total small business set-aside opportunity, and the contractor selected will be responsible for providing all equipment, installation services, labor, materials, alignment work, stress analysis, and component conformance certificates. The procurement will utilize commercial item acquisition procedures and includes provisions for NASA's Ombudsman clause 1852.215-84.