BPA for the purchase of Gas Tight Simplair Tank Suits

NASA's GSFC/WFF plans to award a blanket purchase agreement for the purchase of Gas Tight Simplair Tank Suits with improved exhaustion valves and an installed intercom electrical connection for use at both the NASA Wallops Flight Facility and White Sands Test Facility. The period of performance for this agreement will be five years commencing on 10/01/2018 to 09/30/2023. NASA/GSFC WFF intends to issue the award on a noncompetitive basis to Respirex, North America in accordance with 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements" using the simplified procedures under FAR Part 13.5 The Government intends to acquire a commercial item per FAR Part 12. 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., Eastern Standard Time, on August 6, 2018. 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 .