44 -- RFI REGARDING ULTRA LOW-NOX BURNER

Notice Date

June 18, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BJ

ZIP Code

00000

Solicitation Number

RFI9-BJ3-04-1-15I

Response Due

July 5, 2001

Point of Contact

Brent W. Whitaker, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-4170, Fax (281) 483-9741, Email bwhitake@ems.jsc.nasa.gov -- Delene R Sedillo, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-9730, Fax (281) 483-9741, Email delene.r.sedillo1@jsc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Brent W. Whitaker (bwhitake@ems.jsc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA Johnson Space Center is requesting information for potential manufacturers of an ultra low-NOx burner (ULNB) to be retrofitted in an existing 60,000 pound per hour steam boiler. This RFI is for purposes of planning to assess market conditions regarding availability, experience and competitiveness. This RFI shall not be construed as a commitment by NASA/JSC, nor will NASA/JSC pay for the information solicited. The government will utilize information gained from this RFI to determine potential burner options to better define the scope for the Design Phase of the procurement. The design will be contracted for in accordance with FAR Part 36. Should your company wish to provide information regarding this request, the information provided below describes the requirements. Program Description: NASA/JSC operates a Central Heating and Cooling Plant to supply steam to the JSC campus and drive steam turbine water chillers. The ULNB may be retrofitted into one or two existing Zurn Keystone O-type forced-draft watertube package boilers, installed in 1989 and 1990. The boilers operate at 450 psig with steam superheat of 6000F. The boilers are primarily operated on pipeline natural gas, with distillate fuel oil backup firing capability. The boilers are each equipped with a single Coen CPF low excess air burner (100% design rated at 77 MMBtu/hr heat input), with NOx emissions of 0.11 pounds per million BTU on natural gas (per stack test). Services or Capabilities Required: One (1) Ultra low-NOx burner (ULNB) capable of retrofit to existing steam boiler described above. The ULNB must achieve NOx emissions not to exceed 0.015 pounds per million BTU (on natural gas fuel) to meet new Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (TNRCC) rules for industrial boilers in the Houston non-attainment area (30 TAC 117.206(c)(1)(B). The ULNB must be capable of firing natural gas, but also have the capability to fire distillate fuel oil as a backup fuel. Procurement Strategy: NASA/JSC plans to obtain architecht-engineering services in mid-2001 to perform a preliminary design of the ULNB retrofit to include design reviews, calculations, specifications, and drawings. Because of the specific nature of the design work and unique characteristics of burner designs, NASA/JSC would prefer to identify the type of burner at the earliest possible date based on compatibility with the boiler and ability to meet the stringent NOx emission limitations. The design package will form the basis for a Request for Proposal (RFP) in early 2003 to provide a complete burner retrofit for one boiler. The retrofit will include procurement, fabrication, inspection, testing, delivery, installation, and commissioning of the ULNB retrofit. Offerors interested in this procurement shall submit a Statement of Capabilities and Qualifications to the above named address no later than fifteen (15) working days after release of this RFI. The Statement of Capabilities and Qualifications shall be no more than ten (10) pages (8.5"x11") in length. The required information shall include, but is not limited to: 7 A brief description of your company including its size, major products, and primary customer focus. Identify the types of burners your company manufactures which would meet the requirements similar to those for JSC. 7 A discussion of your company's past experience and performance in ULNBs retrofitted in industrial watertube boilers similar in nature to those at NASA/JSC. This experience is to be further identified by a listing of related contracts and subcontracts, along with a description of the boiler type, heat input rate, NOx guarantee limit (lb/MMBtu), project scope, and your company's performance under these contracts and subcontracts. Customer Contacts, including Contracting Officer's and Technical points of contact names and telephone numbers, is also to be provided in order for NASA/JSC to validate your statements. 7 A brief description of your company's facilities, assets and other resources necessary, and its availability for fabricating and testing the ULNB. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the review. Submitted data will not be returned and proprietary data will not be accepted. Questions regarding this RFI can be addressed to the undersigned. Technical questions should be directed to: Kirk Hummel at (281) 483-6642. Procurement related questions should be directed to: Brent Whitaker at (281) 483-4170. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in the CBD and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these cites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to Brent Whitaker no later than July 5, 2001. In responding reference RFI9-BJ3-04-1-15I. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html

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