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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF APRIL 10, 2020 SAM #6707
SPECIAL NOTICE

H -- Exploration Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) Sub-Assembly

Notice Date

4/8/2020 12:37:08 PM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

332510 — Hardware Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER HOUSTON TX 77058 USA
 

ZIP Code

77058
 

Solicitation Number

80JSC020xEMULCVG
 

Response Due

4/17/2020 2:30:00 PM
 

Archive Date

04/18/2020
 

Point of Contact

Perry Lamar Mueller
 

E-Mail Address

Perry.L.Mueller@nasa.gov
(Perry.L.Mueller@nasa.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
 

Description

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) has a requirement to acquire the Exploration Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG) Sub-Assembly. The LCVG Sub-assembly will interface with the Exploration Primary Life Support System. This acquisition supports the xEMU Project during Qualification and Flight of the xEMU for Demonstration and Lunar 2024 Suits. NASA JSC intends to purchase this item from Gibson & Barnes (G&B). G&B is the only company currently capable of delivering the LCVGs for xEMU qualification without significant impacts to the mission schedule and duplication of costs. G&B�already has a preliminary design under an existing contract and has completed significant non-recurring engineering costs on the design, patterning, tubing layout, and manufacturing of the xEMU LCVG. A high-fidelity prototype is currently undergoing fabrication. The xEMU project requires an LCVG for the program to be successful and the xEMU would be unable to fly without the LCVG, as it is considered a critical part of the space suit assembly. Delivery of units for qualification testing is required no later than March 2021. In addition to the hardware described, data deliverables on the contract must include all drawings, patterns, models, and work instructions required to fabricate the LCVG and any associated tooling. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 4:30 p.m. local time on Friday, April 17, 2020. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/dd2068a7b5f844aaa8b62ef4771dd8ec/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Houston, TX 77058, USA

Zip Code: 77058

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05614064-F 20200410/200408230152 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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