Lubricators for Vacuum Pumps

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center seeks procurement and installation of a replacement lubrication system for a Superior Compressor 8 at NASA Langley Research Center, with written capability statements due June 25, 2026. This is a sole source procurement under FAR 12.102(a) authority for commercial items; NASA intends to award to THE SLOAN BROTHERS CO, the identified sole provider, but solicits written qualifications from interested organizations by the June 25 deadline to determine whether to conduct competitive procurement.

Place of performance is Hampton, Virginia (NASA Langley Research Center). The procurement addresses a known design flaw in the original equipment manufacturer's lubricator system causing excessive downtime, manual purging requirements, and frequent internal component failures. The solution involves procuring and installing a Sloan Watchman lubrication system (part WM-000522) with onsite installation services, mobilization, packaging, and required documentation. Total period of performance is eight weeks. Alternative brand solutions would require approximately one year of engineering study, system design approval, modification, and installation in addition to material procurement and lead time. The NAICS code is 333914, Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing; PSC is 6695. Interested organizations must submit written capabilities and qualifications only (oral communications are not acceptable) to Shanna L. Patterson, Procurement Specialist, at Shanna.L.Patterson@nasa.gov. The NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84 (Ombudsman) applies.