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

J -- ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL AND LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (ECLSS) ENGINEERING SUPPORT SOL 9-BE13-40-7-23P DUE 011597 POC Contract Specialist: Jeff Johnson, (281) 483-1862 Contract Officer: Lisa Rea Phillips, (281) 483-8395 NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Environmental Control and Life Support Systems (ECLSS) Engineering and Test Support. The Environmental Test Article (ETA) is an Orbiter- configured ECLSS test chamber which includes an Active Thermal Control Systems and Atmospheric Revitalization Systems. It is the only integrated facility of its kind to support payload testing, flight anomaly testing, flight configuration system performance evaluations and system upgrade performance evaluations for the Orbiter. The Life Support Systems Integration Facility (LSSIF) is a large three story closed chamber that has been outfitted for integrated testing of regenerative life support hardware with human test subjects. The government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. Negotiations are anticipated with Hamilton Standard Management Services, Inc. (HSMS). The preponderance of flight hardware used in the ETA and LSSIF have been provided to JSC through previous contracts with HSMS. HSMS has significant experience with the ETA hardware, the advanced regenerative ECLSS hardware in the LSSIF, and ECLSS test activities, as well as possesses unique company-owned trouble-shooting equipment which would be unavailable to another contractor, which make it cost- ineffective as well as harmful to program schedules for the government to contract with another vendor for this effort. See Numbered Notes 22 and 26. Requests for copies of the RFP must be submitted to the contract specialist or the contracting officer. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offers and potential offerors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Source Evaluation Board, or the selection official, but to communicate concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the ajudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman, Brian Duffy at 281-483-6050. Concerns, issues, and disagreements which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman, Tom Luedtke at 202-358-2090. RFP will be released on or about 15 days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFP. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. If there are any questions, the contract specialist may be contacted via E-mail at jjohnso2@ems.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (281) 483-1862 or the contracting officer may be contacted via E-mail at lrea@ems.jsc.nasa.gov or by phone at (281) (0351)

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