A spare detector for an instrument

NASA/NSSC has a requirement for A spare detector for an instrument. NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Hamamatsu 360 Foothill Road PO Box 6910 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that Hamamatsu is the sole provider of Microchannel Plate Photomultiplier Tube. NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Langley Research Center (LARC). 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 811219 Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to thidentified point of contact not later than 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on September 11, 2020. 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 . Carley Smith [email protected]