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A -- MASS SPECTROMETER CAP SEALING UNIT FOR THE RETURN FLUX EXPERIMENT (REFLEX) SOL RFP5-15682/240 POC Stephen Katsarelis, Contract Specialist (301)286-5971 Bradley J Poston, Contracting Officer (301)286-6843. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP)5-15682/240 on a sole source basis for a firm fixed price contract with the University of Minnesota (UM), to provide a mass spectrometer cap sealing unit. The cap sealing unit, which has already been built, will be used to seal two mass spectrometers fabricated by UM for the Return Flux Experiment (REFLEX). In addition to the unit itself, UM will provide the unit's disassembly, transportation, and reassembly at GSFC as well as an instruction manual and training on operating the unit. The required cap sealing unit must be fully compatible with the two Mattauch-Herzog mass spectrometers previously procured by GSFC from the university. If any other cap sealing unit is used, it would have to be modified to be compatible with UM-built mass spectrometers, and the cost of such modification would be significant. UM has designed, fabricated, tested, and delivered several mass spectrometers for GSFC. As a result of these efforts, UM has furthered its unique capabilities in the field of mass spectrometers including sealing technology. Furthermore, this requirement is a continuation of the existing NASA REFLEX effort and requires extensive knowledge of the previous work performed. Overall, we believe that the Univeristy of Minnesota is the only organization that can provide the cap sealing unit capable of meeing the Government's requirements without significant development time and cost, which would impact the REFLEX schedule. Based on the foregoing, the UM is considered uniquely qualified under the statutory authority of 10 U.S.C.2304 (c)(1), as Only One Responsible Source. Any other parties desiring consideration are requested to fully identify their capabilities in writing within fifteen (15) days of the publication of this synopsis to the GSFC Contracting Officer listed above. See Note(s): 22. (0165)

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