This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for INFORMATIONAL AND PLANNINGPURPOSES and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will theGovernment pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of theresults of this request. **NO SOLICITATION EXISTS; THEREFORE, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF ASOLICITATION**. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized on the FederalBusiness Opportunities Web Page and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. NASA has a requirement for continued delivery of Liquid Hydrogen, at a quantity yet to beestablished, in accordance with Military specification MIL-SPEC-27201 (Rev. D) over acontemplated 5-year performance period.NASA/KSC contemplates releasing a single, consolidated solicitation for the aboverequirements. Each locations fill requirement will be separately identified in thesolicitation by contract line item number (CLIN). Each CLIN will be individuallycompeted and awarded to the supplier that submits the lowest price for the CLIN. Basedon this planned approach, NASA/KSC contemplates award of multiple five-year, fixed-price,requirements type contracts with economic price adjustment (EPA). An EPA formula(e) willbe provided by the Government and will use indices published by the U.S. Department ofLabor (for example: Producer Price Index for Natural Gas Distribution, IndustrialConsumer, series PCU221210221210122, and Producer Price Index for Petroleum Refineries,Diesel Fuel, series PCU324110324110413).To assist NASA/KSC in developing the EPA formula(e) for the contemplated solicitationdescribed above, NASA/KSC requests that potential offerors provide EPA formula(e) and anyaccompanying documentation discussing the choice of indices and weights to ensure thatresultant formula(e) used in the planned solicitation adequately reflect volatileelements. NASA/KSC strongly recommends that potential offerors consider providingformula(e) and other accompanying documentation. Additionally, NASA/KSC invites commentsfrom potential offerors on the reasonableness and feasibility of the above approach. Note: NASA/KSC considers EPA formula(e) and any accompanying documentationproprietary/company sensitive. Therefore, this information will be safeguarded andprotected from release. EPA formula(e) and accompany documentation will be used only toassist NASA/KSC in developing formula(e) for use in the contemplated solicitation. All responses shall be submitted to
[email protected] not later than February 02,2010. Note: All responses must reference "NNK10ZOD0LH" in the subject line. It is thepotential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps and the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Contemplated locationsinclude: Marshall Space Flight Center, White Sands Test Facility, Kennedy Space Center,Glenn Research Center (GRC), Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc.(West Palm Beach, FLfacility), Stennis Space Center. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLslinked below.