Xenon gas purchase

Added: Jul 29, 2015 8:41 am Modified: Aug 04, 2015 1:53 pmTrack Changes THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR XENON GAS PURCHASE. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.

The purpose of this amendment is to specify cylidners as follows: Order shall be fullfilled in 18 10,000L cylindersand 1 5,000L cylinder. Also the purpose of this amendment is to split the order delivery to satisy the following: first order, minimum of 80,000L due 09/30/2015; second order, residual/remainder of order due by 03/31/2016.

The due date for receipt of offers is not extended. It remains 08/11/2015.

Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on [ENTER DATE]. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet. These documents reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GRC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22

Added: Jul 29, 2015 8:41 am Modified: Aug 04, 2015 11:21 amTrack Changes THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR XENON GAS PURCHASE. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.

The purpose of this amendment is to change the requested quantity from 80,000L to 185,000L.

The due date for receipt of offers is extended to 08/11/2015.

Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on [ENTER DATE]. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet. These documents reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GRC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22

Added: Jul 29, 2015 8:41 am Modified: Jul 29, 2015 2:29 pmTrack Changes THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR XENON GAS PURCHASE. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.

The purpose of this amendment is to remove the requirement "Offerors are required to use the On-Line RFQ system to submit their quote. The On-line RFQ system is linked above or it may be accessed at http://prod.nais.nasa.g ov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin= . The information required by FAR Subpart 12.6 is included in the on-line RFQ."

Offerors will submit quotes to jason.r.siewert@nasa.gov .

The due date for receipt of offers is not extended.

Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on [ENTER DATE]. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet. These documents reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GRC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22

Added: Jul 29, 2015 8:41 am NASA/GRC has a requirement for NLT 80,000L of Xenon Gas. The vendor will provide 80,000 L of high-purity, propulsion-grade xenon to NASA. The xenon will be provided in gas cylinders provided by the vendor that have valid certifications that last at least one year and have rare gas valves. NASA requires xenon that is ultra-high purity, propulsion grade 99.999+ percent xenon be delivered in a Type 2 or Type K steel compressed gas cylinders that are rated for greater than 2000 psig internal pressure and meet or exceed DOT CFR 49 regulations. The bottles shall nominally be 9 inches in diameter and 51 inches tall, not including the cylinder valve, with approximately 44 L internal volume at 21 degrees Celsius and 1 atmosphere pressure. Each of the bottles shall be filled with no more than 5,000 liters of xenon. Each bottle shall have a rare-gas valve with bellows seal to eliminate stem leakage and a CGA 580 valve fitting. The cylinders will be provided by the manufacturer and must have at least 1 year remaining prior to the required cylinder retest date. Cylinder monthly demurrage costs and the cost to purchase cylinders shall be included for NASA selection. The measured xenon purity shall be greater than or equal to 99.999 percent and meet the requirements for impurities listed below by measuring the impurities in each individual bottle. The xenon impurity level requirements are: less than or equal to 0.1 ppm oxygen (O2), less than or equal to 0.1 ppm water (H2O), less than or equal to 0.5 ppm carbon monoxide (CO), less than or equal to 0.5 ppm carbon dioxide (CO2), less than or equal to 0.1 ppm carbon tetra-fluoride (CF4), less than or equal to 0.1 ppm total hydrocarbons (THC), less than or equal to 1 ppm nitrogen (N2), less than or equal to 2 ppm hydrogen (H2), less than or equal to 5 ppm krypton (Kr), less than or equal to 1 ppm argon (Ar), less than or equal to 10.4 ppm total impurities, and the remaining balance xenon. A certificate of analysis is required for each cylinder to verify purity requirements. Lot impurities or measured impurities prior to any xenon transfer are not valid. Individual bottle certificates after xenon transfer is completed are required. Impurities for all constituents listed above shall be measured and shall be less than the maximum acceptable levels identified. The xenon impurity measurement accuracy shall be: less than or equal to 0.1 ppm oxygen (O2), less than or equal to 0.05 ppm water (H2O), less than or equal to 0.1 ppm carbon monoxide (CO), less than or equal to 0.1 ppm carbon dioxide (CO2), less than or equal to 0.1 ppm carbon tetra-fluoride (CF4), less than or equal to 0.1 ppm total hydrocarbons (THC), less than or equal to 0.1 ppm nitrogen (N2), less than or equal to 0.5 ppm hydrogen (H2), less than or equal to 0.1 ppm krypton (Kr), and less than or equal to 0.1 ppm argon (Ar). Each delivered xenon bottle shall be analyzed for the impurities listed above. A certificate containing the amount of xenon in liters at standard temperature and pressure, the actual measured impurity values for that bottle, and measurement accuracy for each impurity must be provided with each bottle. The quantity of xenon ordered shall be the quantity after bottle analysis is completed. Any bottle that fails to comply with the above requirements for measured impurity levels shall be rejected. Any bottle that does not have an accompanying certificate of measured impurity levels for that bottle shall be rejected. Any xenon bottle that does not comply with the minimum detection level and accuracy for impurity measurement as stated shall be rejected. The government has the right to inspect any or all of the work included in this order at the suppliers plant. A liter will be defined at standard temperature and pressure conditions of 32 degrees Fahrenheit and 29.92 inches of mercury.

This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, which is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ); quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Offerors are required to use the On-Line RFQ system to submit their quote. The On-line RFQ system is linked above or it may be accessed at http://prod.nais.nasa.g ov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin= . The information required by FAR Subpart 12.6 is included in the on-line RFQ.

The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13.

Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing (e-mail only) no later than 07/31/2015. (Prospective quoters shall notify this office of their intent to submit a quotation). It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this notice, the on-line RFQ and amendments (if any).

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html .