Flight Turbine Flowmeter

NASA Kennedy Space Center anticipates the award of one, firm-fixed-price, contract for the procurement of stainless steel, Flight Certified Turbine Flowmeters (Flowmeter), corresponding electronics (Signal Conditioners), and associated Mounting Hardware to be used in "N2H4, Hydrazine as per MIL-PRF-26536F" (Hydrazine). The flowmeters will serve as a "Flight Hardware" unit. The Flowmeter will be used to measure volumetric flow rate of liquid hypergolic propellants in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and during ground operations. The following deliverables apply to this requirement: FIRST ARTICLE TEST Item 1 - Turbine Flowmeter for first article testing (test articles- if required for qual or delta qual) - Quantity -1 Item 2 - Mounting Bracket and Hardware for first article testing (test articles- if required for qual or delta qual) - Quantity -1 OPERATIONAL USE Item 1 - Turbine Flowmeters (flight certified articles) "Flowmeter A" - Quantity - 2 Item 2 - Flowmeter Mounting Brackets and Hardware - Quantity - 3 Item 3 - Turbine Flowmeter, Engineering Test Unit (ETU) "Flowmeter B" - Quantity 1 SPECIAL TEST HARDWARE Item 1 - Special Test Adapter Hardware and Fixtures for Testing - Quantity - as required OPTIONS Item 1 - Turbine Flowmeter (flight certified articles) (Hydrazine Compatible) Flowmeter A - Quantity - 1 Item 2 - Flowmeter Flight Mounting Brackets and Hardware - Quantity - 1 Per FAR 52.217-7 - OPTION FOR INCREASED QUANTITY-SEPARATELY PRICED LINE ITEM (MAR 1989) The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line items, identified in the Schedule as option items, in the quantities and at the prices stated in the Schedule. This is a full and open Procurement. Multiple awards for this requirement will not be made. This procurement contains information which falls under the purview of U.S. Munitions List (USML) as defined in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), at 22 CFR 120-130, and is export controlled. The Government has been informed that we can no longer utilize FedBizOpps (FBO) to transmit EAR or ITAR export controlled documents. Specifications and Drawings for this project have been identified as controlled documents. Contractors will not be permitted to download documents until cleared through Defense Logistics Information Service (DLIS). Clearance may take a few weeks so Contractors are encouraged to register immediately. 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