NASA, Johnson Space Center, BE13, Houston, TX 77058

43 -- DEVELOPMENT AND TEST OF WATER BOILER FOR X-CRV SOL 9-BE13-27-6-56P DUE 080196 POC Contract Specialist: Wendy Boudreaux, (713) 483-5338 Contract Officer: Yolande B. Harden, (713) 483-9953 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for development and test of a water boiler for the X-CRV program. NASA/JSC intends to purchase from Allied Signal the following items: water boiler with the following specs: Material: 316 Stainless steel Coolant: De-ionized Water Maximum Heatload: 15,000 BTU/Hr Coolant Flowrate: 450 lb/hr nominal Coolant Delta Pressure: less than 2 psid Coolant Outlet Control Temperature: 45 degF (approx) Coolant Pressure: 50 psia max Mounting lugs or equivalent must be integral to the unit The unit should be designed with the goal of withstanding the following: Acceleration: 5 g's any axis Random Vibration (3 minutes each axis): 20 Hz .026 g^2/Hz 50 Hz .160g^2/Hz 800 Hz .160 g^2/Hz 2000 Hz .026 g^2/Hz Overall: 14.1 gRMS The unit should also be designed with the goal of using a refrigerant as evaporant for sea-level cooling. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) portion of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA). Note: This procurement is sole-source based on proprietary specifications. Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit in writing their qualifications/capabilities in the critical areas mentioned above. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. See Numbered Note 22. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses must be submitted in writing to the contract specialist via E-mail at wendy.l.boudreaux@jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-5338 or to the contracting officer via E-mail at yolande.b.harden@jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (713) 483-9953. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by NASA (0215)

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