NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

66 -- MASS SPECTROMETER LEAK DETECTOR SOL 8-W-5-06-00594 POC Contact, GP24J/Kathy Huskey, 205-961-0222, or GP24L/Jane Maples, Contracting Officer This notice constitutes a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for a Mass Spectrometer Leak Detector (MSLD) consisting of the following items: Item 1 - ASM 180 TD, fully automatic leak detector with hybrid pump and oil-free roughing system, Microprocessor controlled, automatic cycling and bargraph display with hand-held remote, Alcatel PN 797671, or equal, quantity 1 ea; Item 2 - Clean room compatible casing -- Alcatel PN TA 16022, or equal, quantity 1 ea; and Item 3 - Alphanumeric control and display panel, Alcatel PN TA 16006, or equal, quantity 1 ea -- Specifications for the MSLD are as follows: 1) MSLD shall be capable of evacuating large test articles (up to 195 liters) without the assistance of an external roughing pump; MSLD shall have at least 4 l/s pumping speed for Helium at the INLET PORT. (Note: 4 l/s for air or 4 l/s at the pump inlet will not satisfy this requirement) -- 2) MSLD shall have cleanroom casing as well as a roughing system without oil lubricants or oil vapors at any point in the system -- 3) MSLD shall have an alphanumeric control panel with at least 10 meter extension for remote operation; MSLD shall come with (or be modified to have) ACDP and the ability to be operated from 10 meters away -- 4) MSLD shall include an audio alarm for leak detection during remote operation; MSLD shall come with (or be modified to have) audio output of He readings -- 5) MSLD shall be capable of determining leaks in the 2-5 x 10 to the minus 10 power atm-cc/sec range -- 6) MSLD shall not require the use of LN2 or any other cold trap liquid for standard operation -- 7) MSLD shall operate from a standard 120 V power source -- 8) MSLD shall be able to sustain both movement during test sequences and electrical power outages at any time without damage -- Delivery to MSFC (FOB Destination) is required within 30 days -- This notice serves as the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued -- This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) portion of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) -- If other than the brand name identified is quoted, then the quoter shall indicate the manufacturer, brand, and model/part number quoted and provide a description in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the brand name identified -- If the end product(s) quoted is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled ''Buy American Act -- Supplies,'' the quoter shall so state and shall list the country of origin -- The quoter shall state in their quote their size status for this procurement as well as whether they are minority or woman-owned -- The SIC code and the size standard for this procurement are 3823 and 500 employees respectively -- The quoter shall identify the place of performance in their quote -- Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing -- Transmission by facsimile to 205-544-9081 or by Internet e-mail to kathy.huskey@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- Quotations are due 20 days after publication of this notice in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) to the address specified above to the attention of Kathy Huskey/GP24J -- Selection and award will be made on an aggregate basis to the lowest priced, technically acceptable quoter -- Technical acceptability will be determined by information submitted by the quoter providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product quoted meets the Government's requirement -- The period of time expected for the Contracting Officer to solicit/evaluate vendor quotes and issue the purchase order will be approximately 45 days from publication of this notice in the CBD -- All responsible business sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. (0221)

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