THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 002 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR VACUUM CHAMBER SYSTEM. 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 answer offeror's questions.
Q1) Specified "inside surface finish" for the vacuum chamber?
Will Electro Polishing be required?
A1) Required or better
Q2) What is the minimum pumping speed requirement for the Rotary
Turbo pump?
A2) N2: 145 (307) l/sec (cfm)
He: 135 (286)
H2: 115 (244) or better
Q3) What is the desired voltage for the Rotary Turbo pump?
A3) 110 volts
Q4) Is there a preferred brand for the Rotary Turbo pump?
A4) No. As specified in the solicitation, this solicitation is
open to received quotes for “brand name or equal”.
Q5) What is the minimum pumping speed requirement for the Oil
free mechanical Rough/backing pump?
A5) 10.6 cfm
Q6) What is the desired voltage for the Oil free mechanical
Rough/backing pump?
A6) 110 volts
Q7) Is there a preferred brand for the Oil free mechanical
Rough/backing pump?
A7) No
Q8) Is there a preferred brand for the pressure gage controllers,
Ion gages and Thermo-couple gages?
A8) No
Q9) Should the 6" CF gate valve be electrically actuated or
Pneumatically actuated? Is there a preferred brand for the
6" CF Gate Valve? How many valves are required?
A9) Manually actuated, no preferred brand, 1 6” gate valve, 3
KF25 valves
Q10) Are there any brands that we are not allowed to use?
A10) No. As specified in the solicitation, this solicitation is
open to received quotes for “brand name or equal”.
Q11) What is the minimum required warranty for the system?
A11) One year
Q12) Will the vacuum chamber sit on a bench or will it be
suspended?
A12) Suspended
Q13) Will the Turbo Rotary pump pump be mounted directly onto the
chamber or does it need a vacuum hose or bellows to connect
to the chamber? If a hose or bellows is required, how long
would it have to be?
A13) Turbo rotary pump will be connected to chamber by 6” gate
valve
Q14) At what distance from the Rotary Turbo pump will the Oil
free mechanical Rough/backing pump be placed ?
A14) Undetermined
Q15) Is there a minimum pumpdown time(s) requirement(s) for any specific vacuum level(s)?
A15) No
Q16) Is this a machine currently in use?
A16) No
Q17) Also, what is the chamber being used for?
A17) Vacuum storage of MCP and testing with UV source
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 September 2, 2008. 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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51
