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

A -- WATER PROCESSOR AND OXYGEN GENERATION ASSEMBLY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION DUE 112597 POC Marty B. Hanson, Contract Specialist, Phone (205) 544-0989, Fax (205) 544-9354, Email marty.hanson@msfc.nasa.gov -- Dan C. Mitchell, Contracting Officer, Phone (205) 544-0419, Fax (205) 544-9354, Email dan.mitchell@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/MSFC/date.html#W-8-JA-00101. E-MAIL: Marty B. Hanson, marty.hanson@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to negotiate on a sole-source basis with United Technologies Corporation, Hamilton Standard Space Systems International (HSSSI), Inc., One Windsor Road, Windsor Locks, CT 16096-1010. NASA considers HSSSI to be the only responsible source which currently possesses the requisite experience and capabilities to satisfy the Agency's requirements. Acquisition from another source would likely result in substantial duplication of Government expenditures and/or unacceptable delays in delivery. See numbered Note 22. The plans to purchase a Water Processor (WP) and Solid Polymer Electrolizer (SPE) Oxygen Generation Assembly (OGA) for the International Space Station (ISS). The water processor will be used to reclaim hygiene water and condensate for potable reuse by the ISS crew. The OGA will be the primary source of oxygen for the ISS crew and laboratory animal metabolic consumption and for replenishment of oxygen lost due to leakage and experiment operations. The contractor will design, manufacture, test, and qualify the WP and OGA as well as provide analytical support for integration of the hardware into the ISS equipment racks. NASA intends to include an option for the Phase C/D development of the WP. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. An Ombudsman has been appointed, See Internet Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0315)

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