Johnson Engineering Corporation, 555 Forge River Road, Suite 150, Webster, TX 77598-4336

73 -- FOOD PREPARATION AND SERVING EQUIPMENT SOL FHG4866 DUE 051199 POC John Espinosa, Subcontract Administrator, 281/853-1254, Fax: 281/853-1289 Johnson Engineering (JE), a Spacehab Company, is a prime contractor (NAS9-18800) to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, TX. (Phase I) JE is seeking qualified sources that can provide a design solution through development of space-flight rated, Water Dispenser system, enabling re-hydration of a variety of space food and beverages with ambient, hot and chilled potable water, as related to supporting Preliminary Design Review (PDR) activities (design approach is baselined). The supplier must be able to deliver wholly or in part, equipment for conditioning water to hot or cold limits and dispensing in incrementally-controlled amounts. There will be a focus on power efficient heating, cycling to conditional temperature, heat exchangers, iodine removal, and accurate dispense quantities. The supplier must be able to provide experience in meeting design review schedules, including the fabrication of mock-up and engineering development units to design drawings. The supplier providing electromechanical items must also have knowledge and experience in electrical design and part selection or user control & display software design and implementation. The supplier providing mechanical assemblies must have experience in providing solid modeling, structural analysis, and thermal analysis. A high level of interaction with engineers will be required. (Phase II) JE is also seeking qualified sources that have the capability to fabricate and test the Water Dispenser (wholly or in part) to developed drawings, materials lists, specifications, and interface requirements as related to Critical Design Review (CDR) activities and delivery of the flight article. The supplier must be able to control materials and fabrication proceses through quality inspections and reporting, required for space flight articles. Additionally, the supplier must be able to coordinate sufficient environmental testing as required, and support integrated testing of the final deliverables at JE, in Houston Texas. The supplier shall be totally responsible for delivery of NASA flight certified articles. Qualified sources are requested to submit a Statement of Capabilities (SOC), within 15 calendar days of the publication date of this notice, that demonstrates proven capabilities required to perform the minimum ISS Galley Water Dispenser Development requirements outlined above. The SOC must identify any services that would be subcontracted to a lower-tier supplier and any other relevant information. Prospective suppliers must furnish key personnel resumes, references, and a complete description of similar existing products. Include photos, brochures, specs, etc. Include your business status (e.g., Small Disadvantaged or Woman-owned Business, Small or Large). JE reserves the right to pre-qualify any prospective suppliers prior to the issuance of any solicitation. All firms submitting an SOC will be considered, and any subsequent solicitation will be issued to the sources that JE has determined to be qualified. JE does not intend to pay for information received as a result of this synopsis**** Posted 04/23/99 (W-SN323969). (0113)

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