NANO 4 Request for Proposals - Site Visit - Questions and Responses

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There are LOX and LN2 tanks at WSTF. Is it ok
to only bid on the LN2 tanks?

Yes

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There are three LN2 tanks at the WSTF. 3000
gal, 11,000 gal & 13,000 gal. Since you have
three tanks, there should be three answers for
each question.
a) Are you delivering gas or liquid off of
these tanks?
b) What is the line pressure coming off of
these tanks?
c) What are the safeties rated on these tanks?
d) What is the CGA fill connection on these
tanks?

a) * 3000 gallon Dewar: liquid
* 11,000 gallon Dewar:
liquid
* 13,000 gallon Dewar:
liquid
b) * 3,000 gallon Dewar - 50
psig max, 40 psig typical
* 11,000 gallon Dewar 250 psig max, 60-120 psig
typical (60 nominal: ullage
pressure typically increased
before start of transfers to
13,000 gallon Dewar)
* 13,000 gallon Dewar 250 psig max, 120-160 psig
typical
c) All 3 Dewars are 250 psig
MAWP with relief valves
set at 250 psig with backup
rupture disks with 275 psig
burst pressure.
d) See Statement of Work,
page 28, section (h)

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Please kindly confirm if the BLS Specialized
Freight Trucking Index named as PCU48424842
is the same index as PCU484---484---

For MIL-PRF-27401H Type II Grade B – will

CLINS with MIL-PRF-27401H

NASA accept a waiver of Argon limit (20 PPM) Type II Grade B do not require argon analysis. No waiver is
required.

For MIL-PRF-27401H Type II Grade C – will
NASA accept a waiver of argon limit 2 PPM.

All locations: Due to the short site visit notice,
will NASA consider additional future dates/times
for site visits at specific locations if requested?

Yes

No waiver will be accepted for
CLIN 11 (LaRC).
No

NASA Agency-wide Acquisition of Nitrogen and Oxygen 4 (NANO 4)

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Questions and Responses to Request For Proposal (RFP) and Site Visits