SS316 Subscale Recuperator Core

NASA's Shared Services Center seeks a sole source contract for fabrication of an SS316 subscale recuperator core from FOTOFAB, LLC, with capabilities statements due June 25. The procurement is sole source under FAR 12.102(a), with FOTOFAB determined to be the sole provider; the government will evaluate any received capabilities submissions solely to determine whether to conduct the effort on a competitive basis, though competition remains within the government's discretion.

Place of performance is offsite at a vendor location, with delivery to Marshall Space Flight Center Central Receiving in Huntsville, Alabama. The work spans three tasks: fabrication of ten individual chemically etched and machined 0.025-inch stainless steel 316 annealed flat plates per drawing MER08397-003 to 0.004-inch dimensional tolerances and AS9100D/ISO9001:2015 quality standards; fabrication and diffusion bonding of three printed circuit heat exchanger cores, each composed of 32 stacked plates (0.05-inch plates at layers 1 and 32, with 0.025-inch plates at layers 2–31) per drawing MER08380-001 to specified tolerances; and fabrication and diffusion bonding of two alternate cores using identical specifications per drawing MER08935-001. Maximum period of performance is eight weeks from contract award. The vendor must supply all fabricated components, inspection reports, and documentation and is not required to procure additional molybdenum block tooling for diffusion bonding. The NAICS code is 332999 (All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing); PSC is 4420 (Heat Exchangers and Steam Condensers). The government will acquire commercial items under FAR Part 12. The Center Ombudsman contact is available at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf. Primary point of contact is Cody Guidry, Procurement Specialist II, at Cody.d.guidry@nasa.gov.