New & Rebuilt CVI Cryopumps, Components & Spare Parts

NASA/NSSC has issued a Special Notice for New & Rebuilt CVI Cryopumps, Components & Spare Parts under a total small business set-aside. The notice indicates NASA's intent to conduct a sole source procurement to Kendall Holdings, Ltd. dba PHPK Technologies, citing this company as the sole provider of these specialized cryogenic components. The procurement will utilize commercial item procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13, with classification under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing. The equipment will be delivered to a NASA Select Center, with NASA/NSSC serving as the procuring center. The notice was posted on June 25, 2025, with a tight response deadline of June 27, 2025.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to determine whether the procurement can be conducted competitively rather than as a sole source acquisition. Interested organizations must submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing by 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on June 27, 2025, with oral communications explicitly prohibited. The required components include specific TM-500 Cryopumps, CBST 6.0 helium compressors, drive head rebuilds, GN2 vent valves, and various displacer components, with PHPK noted as the sole owner and authorized supplier of CVI equipment. Submissions will be evaluated solely to determine competitive feasibility, with the final decision on procurement method remaining at the government's discretion. The procurement emphasizes the specialized and precise nature of the required cryogenic equipment for NASA's technical specifications, with strict prohibitions on substitutions or alternate parts from other vendors.