KENNEDY SPACE CENTER LIQUID HELIUM PURCHASE AND THE LEASE OF SIX LIQUID HELIUM PUMPS. Solicitation ID/Procurement Identifier: 80KSC023DA010 Ultimate Completion Date: Sun Oct 31 17:00:00 GMT 2027
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Office of Procurement intends to extend the current contract, 80KSC019D0032, with Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Goddard Space Flight Center has developed an ultra-light liquid helium dewar that enables a new class of far-IR payloads.The cryogenic system actually consists of two cryogenic containers. The first container is a commercial 500-liter storage dewar that maintains a reservoir of cryogenic liquid with minimal parasitic mass. The second container is thin wall dewar that houses a cryogenic instrument.
Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition for extending the period of performance for the sole source Liquid Helium Pump Contract supporting Kennedy Space Center.
Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition for extending the period of performance for the sole source Liquid Helium Pump Contract supporting Kennedy Space Center.
Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition for extending the period of performance for the sole source Liquid Helium Pump Contract supporting Kennedy Space Center.
Kennedy Space Center (KSC), has a requirement for the supply of bulk liquid helium (LHe) and six LHe pumps to support operations at the KSC Converter Compressor Facility (CCF) and the KSC gaseous helium (GHe) supply pipeline. The pipeline supplies both KSC and the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS).
