NASA/MSFC has a requirement for Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) Spares quick disconnects (QD), flexline assemblies, caps, and plugs.
NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Parker Hannifin Corporation (PHC).
This procurement is the third follow-on contract to provide hardware spares previously procured from PHC. This hardware will be used to build spare Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs) for the International Space Station (ISS) ECLSS. PHC’s QDs, flexlines, caps, and plugs were used on the ECLSS first flight articles, as well as on the baseline spares. PHC QDs, flexlines, caps, and plugs were used to build the ECLSS test hardware as well; this same pre-existing test hardware will be used to test the spare ORUs that are to be built. Therefore, PHC test hardware will interface with PHC flight hardware. The basic products, processing procedures and manufacturing methods associated with these items are Proprietary to PHC. They were developed and designed without funding external to PHC.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on Thursday, October 02, 2008. 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.
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