Procure cryofan for TID

NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) has issued a Special Notice for the procurement of a cryofan for TID (Thermal Interface Development), posted on September 29, 2025. The agency intends to award a sole source contract to Stirling Cryogenics located in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, citing FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) as the authority for this non-competitive procurement. NASA has determined that Stirling Cryogenics is the sole provider capable of supplying this specialized equipment. The procurement will be conducted using commercial item acquisition procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13, with performance taking place at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. The opportunity falls under NAICS code 333248 for All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing.

The purpose of this procurement is to acquire a specialized cryofan that will support the development and testing of thermal control systems at Marshall Space Flight Center. The cryofan must meet stringent technical specifications, including operating under maximum static system pressure of 450 psia, functioning across temperature ranges of 10-350 K, and generating 200 meters of delta pressure at 20 cubic meters per hour with variable fan speeds between 9,000 and 18,000 rpm. Interested organizations may submit written capabilities and qualifications to the procurement contacts by 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on October 2, 2025, though NASA retains full discretion to proceed with the sole source approach regardless of responses. These submissions will be evaluated solely to determine whether the procurement should be conducted on a competitive basis rather than as the planned sole source acquisition. Oral communications are not acceptable, and all correspondence must be directed to the designated procurement specialist and contracting officer.