SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- gas-purged kitting tray desiccators
- Notice Date
- 8/4/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 332312
— Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC), Building 1111, Jerry Hlass Road, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, 39529, United States
- ZIP Code
- 39529
- Solicitation Number
- NNX16593284Q
- Archive Date
- 8/26/2016
- Point of Contact
- Paul W. Laurenzi, Phone: 2288136740
- E-Mail Address
-
paul.w.laurenzi@nasa.gov
(paul.w.laurenzi@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NASA/NSSC has a requirement for gas-purged kitting tray desiccators. Total Quantity of: 4 (1)Four acrylic, plenum fed, nitrogen purged dry box with six individual chambers, 10 cu. Ft minimum total volume. The cabinet width shall be no greater than 40 inches and the cabinet depth no greater than 20 inches. (TU part number 6004-00A, Kiticcator; Acrylic, 35.25''W x 19''D x 32''H, Series 100 or equal to) (2)Stainless steel door frames for each dry box chamber door for improved durability and seal reliability. (TU part number 2200-62A, Door, Complete Assembly, Kiticcator Series 100; SS Frame, 17.25"W x 10.5"H or equal to) (3)Ability to accommodate 4" deep kitting trays (TU part number 6000-02, Tote Box, General Purpose; Static-Dissipative, 15.25" x 7.5" x 4.75" or equal to) oQuantity: 12 (4)Ability to accommodate 2" deep kitting trays (TU part number 6000-01, Tote Box, General Purpose; Static-Dissipative, 15.25" x 7.5" x 2.0" or equal to) oQuantity: 120 (5)The dry boxes must have the ability to be metered by a one stage controller that can administer a high flow rate purge for quick humidity reduction and a low flow rate trickle for atmospheric maintenance. (TU part number 1606-61, Dual Purge, for Desiccator, 120/240VAC, 50/60Hz or equal to) (6)The high flow rate purge must be triggered by door sensors installed on each chamber door. (TU part number 1600-49, Sensor Switch or equal too) (7)The high flow rate purge must also be triggered by a humidity measurement and control unit that cycles the high flow nitrogen purge when the dry box humidity rises above a user definable set point. (TU part number 9500-00A, NitroWatch TM Controller or equalto) (8)Must include a humidity sense in each dry box. (TU part number 9500-02A, NitroWatch/Humex Sensor or equal to) (9)The Dry Boxes must include at least one automatic pressure relief/bleed valve per chamber for automatic pressure regulation and fast chamber purging to minimize nitrogen usage. (TU part number 1600-60B, Automatic RB Valve or equal to) Ability to purge cabinet with dry missile grade air. (defined capability) The electronic components must be compatible with 120V power. (defined capability) 1.) The width and depth requirement is defined to fit on our counter tops. Widths greater than 40" and depths greater than 20" will not fit our facility. This also constrains the number of trays and tray sizes that will fit in each desiccator compartment. 2.) Stainless steel door frames are necessary for long term durability of the doors. Plain acrylic doors warp and sag over time without the extra support of a steel frame. 3&4.) We are looking for a combination of deep and shallow removable trays to fit in the desiccator. Simple flat sliding shelves are not acceptable. The Terra Universal boxes will have six compartments per box, so with the purchase of four boxes we will have a total of 24 compartments. Each compartment will hold five 2" trays or two 4" trays. So the requirement of 120, 2" deep trays will fill all 24 desiccator compartments with 2" trays. The requirement of 12, 4" trays will allow us to substitute deeper trays when needed for desiccation of larger samples. We need individual trays to separate samples from different work orders. Trays shallower than 2" are a problem for our standard samples. Trays deeper than 4" are okay, but if they offer say 6" trays, we could only fit one in a compartment versus two 4" trays. 5,6,7,8.) The Terra Universal Dual Purge system has two purge modes and two purge sensors. The first purge mode is a trickle mode that minimizes nitrogen use. The second purge mode is a high flow mode used to quickly purge humid air from the cabinet. The trickle mode saves on costly nitrogen by purging with a very low flow to maintain the low humidity in the cabinet. The high flow mode engages only when either the humidity rises above a specified set point or the door sensor is tripped by opening the door. Most cabinets have a single humidity sensor, so if you open a door far from the sensor, it may take a while for the humidity to travel back to the sensor to trip high flow. Consequently the door sensors are critical for automatically tripping the high flow to minimize humid room air from back flowing into the cabinet and affecting our samples. 9,10) The use of dry air instead of nitrogen allows us flexibility and is not usually a problem for any desiccator. 120V compatibility is generally a given. 11.) The definition of one pressure relief valve per chamber was added for safety and durability. One valve per chamber refers to one valve for each compartment in the desiccator box. Each Terra Universal desiccator box has six compartments (chambers) so it includes six relief valves, one for each chamber. This prevents over pressurization in any individual chamber that could lead to rupture. Some manufacturers only supply one relief valve for the whole desiccator box which is not acceptable. NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Terra Universal, Inc. of Fullerton, Ca under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that Terra Universal is the sole provider of Terra Universal. NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). 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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-89. The Government intends to acquire commercial items and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 332312 Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on August 11, 2016. 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. 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. Primary Point of Contact: Paul Laurenzi Contract Specialist paul.w.laurenzi@nasa.gov Secondary Point of Contact: Brad Binder Contracting Officer Brad.J.Binder@nasa.gov 228-813-6110
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- Zip Code: 35812
- Zip Code: 35812
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