MSE Lite Bulk Buy Converter/Filter

NASA Shared Services Center seeks to procure MSE Lite Bulk Buy Converter/Filter equipment as a sole source acquisition from Crane Electronics, Inc., with proposals and capability statements due June 26. The procurement is being conducted under FAR 12.102(a) as a commercial item acquisition, and the contracting officer is soliciting written capabilities and qualifications from interested organizations to determine whether to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis.

Place of performance is Hampton, VA, with administrative oversight at NASA Langley Research Center. The scope covers 33 units of MFL2812S/883 converters (16 to 40 Volt Input, 65W with /883 screening) and 33 units of FMCE1528/883 EMI filters (−0.5 to 50 Volt Input, 15 Amp with /883 screening), with a lead time of 10 weeks ARO (as required). Procurement must be conducted through authorized distributors only. A Certificate of Conformance must accompany delivery. The NAICS code is 335999, All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing; PSC is 6695.

The sole source justification rests on design integration: these specific components have been embedded in the MSE Lite payload design for the Commercial Lunar Payload Services missions. Using alternative vendors would require approximately six months of additional design revalidation and cause the project to miss its delivery schedule. Proceeding with alternative components would result in tens of millions of dollars in additional costs and potential damage to public confidence in CLPS missions. Interested organizations must submit written submissions by 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on June 26 to Shanna L. Patterson (Shanna.L.Patterson@nasa.gov). Oral communications are not acceptable. NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84 (Ombudsman) applies.