NASA SSC LN2 Specification Change

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for SSC’s Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) Specification Change.

NASA/SSC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI), and members of the underserved communities as defined by Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity And Support For Underserved Communities Through The Federal Government, for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for SSC LN2 Specification Change. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Women-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business (EDWOSB) or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses received.

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAM.gov. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring this website for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Vendors having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references.

All responses shall be submitted electronically via email to James “Tre” Hamilton at james.l.hamilton@nasa.gov no later than October 9, 2024 by 3:00 pm CT. Please reference 80SSC024K0003 in any response.

This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement.

Specific Inquiry:

NASA John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC) currently utilizes KSC’s Agency-wide Requirements contract for our LN2 needs. SSC’s specification is MIL-PRF-27401H Type II Grade B. The current order limitations and Best Estimated Yearly Quantities are listed below:

Order Limitations:

• Minimum: 23 Tons
• Max Daily: 276 Tons
• Max Weekly: 1,000 Tons
• Max Monthly: 4,000 Tons

BEQs:

• 36,000 tons annually (for 5 years)

Desired Change:

• SSC seeks to change our specification from MIL-PRF-27401H Type II Grade B to CGA G-10.1-2023 Grade L.

RFI Questions / Information

SSC is interested in the industry’s input regarding the following questions.  Please respond to the following questions in the specified order.  If a question is not applicable, include the number in your response and add NA.

1. State your company UEI.
2. State your business size in accordance with NAICS code 325120.
3. Can you meet the current Order Limitations/BEQs under the CGA specification?  If not, please provide feedback on why it cannot be met.
4. Would a reduced Order Limitations/BEQs under the CGA specification be beneficial?
5. Would a split Order Limitations/BEQs under the CGA specification be beneficial?
6. If a split Order Limitations/BEQs under the CGA specification was implemented, would this increase interest in conducting business with NASA SSC?
7. If a split Oder Limitations/BEQs under the CGA specification was implemented, what would be the maximum daily quantities you are capable of delivering?
8. Can you provide an estimated unit price for the current Order Limitations/BEQs under the CGA specification?
9. Can you provide an estimated unit price for a split Order Limitations/BEQs under the CGA specification?