Hpiw 24" butterfly valve procurement

Added: Jul 19, 2013 11:25 am The NASA/SSC Office of Procurement intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the following items to be delivered to the John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC), Mississippi. The work to be performed under this requirement shall be in accordance with(IAW) the following Statement of Work: Statement of Work for HPIW 24 Butterfly Valve Procurement: 1.0 Background: The A-1 Test Stand at Stennis Space Center is preparing to support the RS-25 engine test program and must replace the HPIW diffuser valves. 2.0 Scope: Provide valves per the attached Spec 110JHF-GM02. Deliverables: Butterfly valves and actuators with limit switches per Spec 110JHF-GM02: 4 ea. 24 Water Butterfly valve with spool. Valve shall be cleaned to Level Visibly Clean per NASA-RPT-STD-8070-001. The valves will be functioning in a Class I, Div. 2, Group B environment as defined by the National Electric Code, Article 500. Delivery schedule shall be as follows: 12 Weeks ARO: All valves and spools listed above The government intends to issue subject Request for Proposal (RFP) under Negotiated Acquisition of Commercial Items procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 15 and any resulting award will be made in the form of a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract. It is anticipated that only one award will be made for this requirement. The total estimated period of performance or lead-time for delivery for this project is not to exceed TWELVE (12) weeks after receipt of order (ARO). FOB is destination. The anticipated issue date of subject RFP is on or about July 29, 2013 with an anticipated offer due date of August 8, 2013. It is anticipated that this action will be issued as unrestricted Full and Open. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 332911-Industrial Valve Manufacturing and 500 Employees respectively. All responsible business sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by this agency. The evaluation factors for this procurement are in development and will likely include Technical Quality, Delivery Schedule, Past Performance, and Price. The Government reserves the exclusive right to award to other than the low offeror on this "Best Value" procurement. The solicitation (RFP) and any related documents will only be issued electronically. They may be accessed and downloaded at the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) Business Opportunities website @ http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/nais/link_syp.cgi or at the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website @ http://www.fbo.gov . Offerors unable to access the solicitation at this address may contact the Contract Specialist for assistance. All questions regarding this acquisition shall be submitted in writing to this office, in accordance with the instructions provided in the RFP, not later than August 1, 2013. *** Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any associated documentation or amendments and for downloading their own copy of the same. *** An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/eps/nasanote.html