NCS Customized Flex-11 Security Cabinet (CITM AUTH REQUIRED PRIOR TO AWARD)

NASA Shared Services Center, at Stennis Space Center, is soliciting quotes for NCS Customized Flex-11 Security Cabinets and associated fiber, KVM extender, and connector hardware under a total small business set-aside, with quotes due October 29, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. CT. CITM authorization is required prior to award. The procurement is brand name or equivalent, but the October 27 updated Q&A states that equivalent cabinets from other manufacturers will not be accepted, despite the SOW's "or equivalents" language.

The NASA Shared Services Center is procuring on behalf of Marshall Space Flight Center. Delivery is to NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - AEGIS, Building 4723, Room 113, Huntsville, AL 35612, within 6 weeks of award. The award is delivery only, with no installation, on FOB Destination terms. The award is lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) to the responsible offeror whose conforming offer meets all requirements, and technically unacceptable quotes are rejected. Quotes remain valid for 30 days.

The SOW calls for two cabinets, each with electronic keypad locks with physical key override, AC power and USB-C Power Delivery in every drawer, and RJ45 Cat6 to every drawer side patch panel. Per the SOW, the vendor must supply eleven Corning fiber cables per drawer, seventeen Black Box KVM extender kits (KVXLCDPF-200-SFPBN1) with a 2-year Double Diamond Warranty, one Corning CCH-01U housing, and one CCH-CP24-E4 panel. The updated Q&A changes the fiber to approximately two multimode LC/LC jumpers per drawer (22 total), removes the 10 km single-mode requirement, and states that configuration will be completed by the government after delivery. Corning items require no special manufacturer authorization. Black Box items proceed through normal procurement and supply chain risk management (SCRM) processes.

Evaluation is LPTA with no weighted factors. The listed NAICS code is 312111, which the Q&A notes is unconfirmed, and the PSC is 7E20. Offerors must be registered in SAM and submit two points of contact with their quotes. Written questions were due October 23, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. CT, and the government accepts questions by email only. The RFQ's original October 26 quote deadline is superseded by the October 29 date. Contact McKenzie Hanson at McKenzie.M.Hanson@nasa.gov.