Custom Water Cooled Vacuum Chamber

NASA/NSSC has a requirement for a custom water cooled vacuum chamber. NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Kurt J. Lesker Company 1925 Route 51 Jefferson Hills, PA 15025 United States under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that Kurt J. Lesker Company is the sole provider of the needed custom D-shaped water cooled vacuum chamber. NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The Government intends to acquire commercial items and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 333242. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on July 29, 2021. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .