MODIFICATION
68 -- KRYPTON AND XENON GAS
- Notice Date
- 12/5/2003
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- 04-C3E-001
- Response Due
- 12/11/2003
- Archive Date
- 12/5/2004
- Point of Contact
- Kelly J Boos, Contracting Specialist, Phone (216) 433-6125, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Kelly.J.Boos-1@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Kelly J Boos
(Kelly.J.Boos-1@nasa.gov)
- Description
- THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR KRYPTON AND XENON GAS. 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: 1. Correct the unit of issue. 2. Add additional information to the specification, 3. Add additional clauses 4. Revise the award selection criteria. The due date for receipt of offers is extended to December 11, 2003. Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on Nov 19, 2003. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet and are in Microsoft Office 97 format and reside on the 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=CL&pin=22 Revise the unit of issue as follows: Item 1: 28,000 liters of Krypton Gas in K size bottles. Item 2: 10,000 liters of Xenon gas in K size bottles. Item 3: 6 EA K size gas bottles - bottle requirements listed below. The following xenon gas specification is provided for the procurement of xenon propellant for laboratory testing of electric propulsion devices. 1.0 The measured xenon purity shall be > or = to 99.999% 2.0 The xenon shall have the following maximum impurity levels which shall be verified via certified analysis: 2.1 < or = to 0.1 ppm Oxygen (O2) 2.2 < or = to 0.1 ppm Water (H2O) 2.3 < or = to 0.5 ppm Carbon Monoxide (CO) 2.4 < or = to 0.5 ppm Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 2.5 < or = to 0.1 ppm Carbon Tetraflouride (CF4) 2.6 < or = to 0.1 ppm Total Hydrocarbons 2.7 < or = to 1 ppm Nitrogen (N2) 2.8 < or = to 2 ppm Hydrogen (H2) 2.9 < or = to 5 ppm Krypton (Kr) 2.10 < or = to 1 ppm Argon (Ar) 2.11 Balance Xenon Certificate of analysis with actual measured amount of all of the above contaminents in PPM or PPB required for each bottle. 3.0 Each xenon gas bottle shall be analyzed for the impurities listed in 2.0 using the following instrument accuracy guidelines: 3.1 Oxygen (O2) analyzer with < or = to 0.2 ppm accuracy 3.2 Moisture (H2O) analyzer with < or = to 0.05 ppm accuracy 3.3 Fourier transfer infrared analyzer with accuracies for the following impurities: 3.3.1 < or = to 0.1 ppm Carbon Monoxide (CO) 3.3.2 < or = to 0.1 ppm Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 3.3.3 < or = to 0.1 ppm Carbon Tetraflouride (CF4) 3.3.4 < or = to 0.1 ppm Total Hydrocarbons (as Methane) 3.4 Gas chromatograph with accuracies for the following impurities: 3.4.1 < or = to 0.1 ppm Nitrogen (N2) 3.4.2 < or = to 0.5 ppm Hydrogen (H2) 3.4.3 < or = to 0.1 ppm Krypton (Kr) 3.4.4 < or = to 0.1 ppm Argon (Ar) 4.0 Each xenon gas bottle shall include the following documentation: 4.1 Measured levels of all impurities listed in 2.0 4.2 Analysis technique used to determine impurity level and minimum instrument detection threshold 4.3 Accuracy to which each impurity was determined 5.0 The quantity of xenon ordered shall be that quantity after gas analysis is completed 6.0 Any bottle that fails to comply with any of the above requirements shall be rejected. The following Krypton gas specification is provided for the procurement of Krypton propellant for laboratory testing of electric propulsion devices. 1.0 The measured krypton purity shall be > or = to 99.999% 2.0 The krypton shall have the following maximum impurity levels which shall be verified via certified analysis: 2.1 < or = to 0.1 ppm Oxygen (O2) 2.2 < or = to 0.1 ppm Water (H2O) 2.3 < or = to 0.5 ppm Carbon Monoxide (CO) 2.4 < or = to 0.5 ppm Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 2.5 < or = to 0.1 ppm Carbon Tetraflouride (CF4) 2.6 < or = to 0.1 ppm Total Hydrocarbons 2.7 < or = to 1 ppm Nitrogen (N2) 2.8 < or = to 2 ppm Hydrogen (H2) 2.9 < or = to 5 ppm Xenon (Xe) 2.10 < or = to 1 ppm Argon (Ar) 2.11 Balance Krypton Certificate of analysis with actual measured amount of all of the above contaminents in PPM or PPB required for each bottle. 3.0 Each krypton gas bottle shall be analyzed for the impurities listed in 2.0 using the following instrument accuracy guidelines: 3.1 Oxygen (O2) analyzer with < or = to 0.2 ppm accuracy 3.2 Moisture (H2O) analyzer with < or = to 0.05 ppm accuracy 3.3 Fourier transfer infrared analyzer with accuracies for the following impurities: 3.3.1 < or = to 0.1 ppm Carbon Monoxide (CO) 3.3.2 < or = to 0.1 ppm Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 3.3.3 < or = to 0.1 ppm Carbon Tetraflouride (CF4) 3.3.4 < or = to 0.1 ppm Total Hydrocarbons (as Methane) 3.4 Gas chromatograph with accuracies for the following impurities: 3.4.1 < or = to 0.1 ppm Nitrogen (N2) 3.4.2 < or = to 0.5 ppm Hydrogen (H2) 3.4.3 < or = to 0.1 ppm Xenon (Xe) 3.4.4 < or = to 0.1 ppm Argon (Ar) 4.0 Each krypton gas bottle shall include the following documentation: 4.1 Measured levels of all impurities listed in 2.0 4.2 Analysis technique used to determine impurity level and minimum instrument detection threshold 4.3 Accuracy to which each impurity was determined 5.0 The quantity of krypton ordered shall be that quantity after gas analysis is completed 6.0 Any bottle that fails to comply with any of the above requirements shall be rejected Gas shall be bottled as follows: Krypton - Four 7000 liter bottles with CGA 580 valves. Xenon - Two 5000 liter bottles with CGA 580 valves. Offerors shall disclose the manufacturer of the raw material. FAR 52.212-5 is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.219-4, 52.219-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.232-29, 52.232-34. Selection and Award will be made on an aggregate basis to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quoter. Technically acceptability will be determined by information submitted bythe quoter providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the Government's requirement. Unless otherwise stated in the solicitation, for selection purposes, technical, price and past performance are essentially equal in importance. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of offer (see FAR 52.212-1(b)). The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement is 325120 and 1000 employees respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. All contractual and technical questions must be in writing to Kelly.J.Boos-1@nasa.gov by December 10, 2003. Please reference the solicitation number in the subject. All other terms and conditions remain the same.
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