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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is soliciting information from potential sources capable of providing liquid nitrogen (LN2), as described herein, for Johnson Space Center (JSC) under a contemplated Agency-wide contract. KSC will be the buying location for LN2 at this site.

NASA/KSC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI), and members of the underserved communities as defined by Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity And Support For Underserved Communities Through The Federal Government, for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for LN2. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Women-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business (EDWOSB) or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses received. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 325120 Industrial Gas Manufacturing, and the corresponding size standard is 1,000 employees.

Requirements under the contemplated Agency-wide contract include, but are not limited to:

(1) deliver quantities of LN2 to the NASA location, as outlined within the draft schedule of supplies; and

(2) ability to provide LN2 meeting Military Performance Specification (MIL-PRF) specification: MIL-PRF-27401 Type II Grade B.

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAM.gov. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring this website for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the above requirements described herein should submit a capability statement of no more than 10 pages indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort. The requirements outlined within this request are intended to be met by commercial products.

A page is defined as one side of a sheet, 8 1/2" x 11", with at least one-inch margins on all sides, using not smaller than 12-point type. Foldouts count as an equivalent number of 8 1/2" x 11" pages. Responses must be submitted electronically in portable document format (PDF), with searchable text. The capability statement must include: company’s name, address, and a point of contact (name, e-mail address, and address); Unique Entity ID and CAGE code; number of years in business; annual receipts in accordance with 13 CFR 121.104(c) and the period of measurement used; company’s size and socioeconomic status under NAICS code 325120; ownership, affiliate information (as applicable) including parent company and joint venture partners; interest as a prime or subcontractor; interest in being included on an interested parties list; and specific capabilities relevant to LN2 requirements. It is not sufficient to provide general brochures or generic information. In addition, the capability statement must include, at a minimum, three contracts in effect during the period: January 1, 2019, to the present. For each contract, identify/provide the following: contract number; customer name; period of performance; a brief description of relevant work performed; company role (i.e., prime or sub); number of employees; and contract or subcontract value. Responses should not include proprietary or confidential information; however, if proprietary data is included in a reply, it is to be marked as such.

KSC is also interested in feedback, with supporting rationale, from industry regarding phase-in length. This feedback may be used as research information to support development of an acquisition strategy and is excluded from the page limitation identified above.

LN2 services applicable to the contemplated contract are performed under the following Agency-wide contract: 80KSC019D0022.

All responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Jennifer Thompson at jennifer.l.thompson@nasa.gov no later than June 5, 2023, at 1:00 PM EST. Please reference NNK23ZOS003L in any response.

This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement clause 1852.214-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition is: Burton R. Summerfield, Associate Director, Management, burton.r.summerfield@nasa.gov, 321-867-4598.

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