NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135

66 -- ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER SOL RFO3-156553 DUE 081700 POC Glen M. Williams, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-2885, Fax (216) 433-2480, Email Glen.M.Williams@grc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22#RFO3-156553. E-MAIL: Glen M. Williams, Glen.M.Williams@grc.nasa.gov. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is being issued as a Request for Offer (RFO) for; Item 1: One (1) environmental chamber, Item 2: One set of instruction manuals. Item 3: Installation, checkout and training for item 1. The specifications of Item 1 are as follows: The ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER described in the following specifications shall be a self-contained laboratory glove box workstation with three glove ports and shall be capable of maintaining an inert argon atmosphere environment with an attainable purity level of < 1 ppm for both water vapor and oxygen by means of a stand alone, regenerable gas purification system. An organic solvent removal system shall also be integrated into the system. The entire system control shall be fully-automated with all functions and conditions monitored and controlled by an integrated, industrial-quality programmable logic controller (PLC). Electrical power for the workstation shall be 115 V / 60 Hz. (208V / 60 Hz. for the oven ) Safety features shall include the inability of the PLC from losing a program in the event of a power failure, and an automatic restart will be effected in the event of such a failure to restore operation to the last known function. Design, Construction and Materials The workstation design shall be of modular construction with respect to the glove box and antechambers. The glove box and the antechambers shall both be of stainless steel construction. The glove box shall contain three glove ports with butyl rubber gloves. The overall size of the workstation shall be approximately 1500 mm in length and 780 mm in depth and 1900 mm high. An integrated stand shall be included for the workstation. The main antechamber shall be mounted on the right side and shall be 600 mm in length and 390 mm diameter inside. A separate 100 x 300 mm "mini" antechamber shall also be mounted on the right side of the glove box. An oven antechamber shall be mounted on the left side of the glove box. The second antechamber shall be 390 mm diameter and 600 mm in length and contain a vacuum oven with a operating temperature of 150 degrees C and a maximum temperature of 200 degrees C with separate controller. Both large antechambers shall have programmable automatic controller with leak check ability. Antechamber doors shall be shock-assisted and bushing-mounted on a spindle shaft. An external charcoal-based solvent removal system shall be integrated with the purification train and logic control system. A separate 10 cfm direct-drive dual stage vacuum pump shall be plumbed and dedicated for each antechamber operation. Seals (e.g., gaskets, O-rings, etc.) used throughout the system shall be of Viton and/or silicone, as opposed to neoprene. Vacuum-quality, Viton O-ring sealed valves shall be used in all plumbing applications. System Controller Specifications An industrial-quality Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) shall be integrated in the system for the monitor and control all functions and conditions from circulation and pressure to regeneration, safety settings and customer-specific optional features, which may be added to the workstation in the future. The controller shall have a one-piece keypad with specific function keys and LCD display. The controller shall be expandable, user-friendly and shall have a history of reliable operation. The PLC shall embody a back-up EPROM data storage unit to eliminate program damage or erasure, e.g., from power failures. In the event of a power failure, the system shall automatically return to the last operation when power is restored. A solid state moisture and Oxygen analyzer system including probe and measurement electronics shall also be integrated with the PLC. Gas Purification Specifications A free-standing, single column inert gas purifier, shall be integrated in the system. Automatic high-vacuum bellows valves shall be employed and integrated with the PLC. All solenoid valves shall be Burkert magnetic valves equipped with teflon plungers. The purifier bed shall be regenerable and shall have a nominal adsorption capacity of 20 liters oxygen and 675 grams water, while still maintaining less then 1 ppm oxygen and water vapor . Regeneration increments should be not less that six months under normal system utilization conditions. A safety program shall be integrated in the system which will prevent the regeneration process from aborting if power fails or if regeneration gas runs out prematurely. A self-contained, sealed Siemens circulation blower which maintains a continuous 50 cfm flow shall be used to develop the pressure differential of up to 80 mbar, necessary to maintain gas purity while pulling gas through piping, the charcoal-loaded solvent trap and the purifier bed and not subject to wear by solvent vapors. External gas cooling shall not be a necessity to maintain near ambient temperature within the glove box. A 10 cfm direct-drive vacuum pump shall be employed and integrated with the PLC. It shall be safety-interlocked via a protection relay. All vacuum pumps shall include oil mist filters with oil return, automatic gas ballast control, 1" OD hose fitting on the exhaust Foot pedals for manual assist pressure adjustment shall be waterproof. In addition to the above requirements, the glove box shall incorporate/include the following custom features: 1. Front-mounted fluorescent light hood. 2. Internal glove port cover. 3. One spare set (3 gloves) of butyl rubber gloves -- sizes TBD. 4. Three (3) full-length stainless steel shelves mounted on the inside rear wall. 5. Two (2) spare dust/particle filters standard for the system. 6. Automatic purging system. 7. A 115 V electrical feed through with six (6) internal outlets. 8. A positive and negative pressure relief bubblier and extra fluid 9. Three (3) spare KF-40 feedthroughs. 10. An array of 5-way binding posts shall be located in the lower front area of the left glove box sidewall. There shall be a total of six ( 6 ) made up of two ( 2 ) red, two ( 2 ) black, two ( 2 ) green binding posts. The exact location of the array shall be confirmed by the Contractor. Item 2: One set of operation manual(s) that, as a minimum, instruct in the safe operation of the environmental chamber. Item 3: Within 30 days of system delivery, the Contractor shall provide system installation/checkout and operator training (2-consecutive day maximum) at NASA Glenn Research Center on a mutually-agreeable date between the requestor and the Contractor. Installation, checkout, and training shall be on Mon-Fri, non federal holidays. The Contractor shall supply a list of all items and facilities needed to be provided by NASA GRC at the time of installation with their offer or prior to delivery. Checkout shall demonstrate all portions of item 1 meet the requirements and shall also consist of a performance test as follows: The finalperformance leak test of the entire system assembly shall be in both positive and negative pressure using Helium leak detection as well as increasing oxygen methods. Delivery to NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135 is required within 90 days ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The provisions and clauses in the RFO are those in effect through FAC 97-18. The SIC code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 3599 and 500 employees respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. All qualified responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Offers for the items(s) described above are due by 4:30 DST (GRC time) on August 17, 2000 to NASA Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Attn: Glen M. Williams, MS 500-306, Cleveland, OH 44135 and must include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, to submit a offer. Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Forms/Index.html Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin. FAR 52.212-4 is applicable. 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (NOV 1991), 1852.215-84 Ombudsman (OCT 1996),1852.216-78 Firm Fixed Price (DEC 1988) FAR 52.212-5 is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35,Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.225-1, Buy American Act -- Balance of Payments Program -- Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10a -- 10d), 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union Country End Products (E.O. 12849), 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing no later than 2 days after the posting date of this notice. Selection and award will be made on an aggregate basis. Award will be based upon overall best value to the Government, with consideration given to the factors of meeting specifications, price, and past performance. Other critical requirements (i.e., delivery) if so stated in the solicitation and best value will also be considered. Unless otherwise stated in the solicitation, for selection purposes, technical, price, past performance, and other critical requirements are essentially equal in importance. Technical acceptability will be determined by information submitted by the offeror providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product offered meets the Government's requirement (see specifications above) and any best value criteria the offeror wishes to address. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer. (SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)). Best Value Criteria: 1) Delivery schedule of 45 days or less. Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their offer. These may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/midrange/ . These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultant contract. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release of solicitation amendments (if any): http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=22 Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 08/10/00 (D-SN484442). (0223)

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