- Country: USA
- Summary: Request for Information on Helium Pumping and Compression Equipment
- UST Ref No: 125010445
- Deadline: 22 Sep 2025
- Financier: Self Financed
- Purchaser Ownership: Government
- Tender Value: Refer Document
- Notice Type: Tender
- Document Ref. No.: 80KSC025B0001
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SECTION 1. BACKGROUND
NASA requires high pressure, gaseous helium to support a range of activities at KSC and CCSFS, including launch vehicle processing and launch operations. NASA provides gaseous helium throughout KSC and CCSFS via high pressure underground pipelines. The high-pressure helium is generated at KSC-s Converter Compressor Facility (CCF), which converts liquid helium into high-pressure gas. Following conversion, the high-pressure gaseous helium is distributed via pipelines to various facilities for processing and launch operations.
Currently, the primary method of pressurization is through the lease of proprietary liquid helium pumps and an ambient air vaporization system. Over the road liquid helium tankers are connected to the liquid helium pumps. The liquid helium pumps pressurize the liquid helium to nominal pipeline pressure and is then routed to sets of ambient air vaporizers to achieve high pressure gaseous helium. Tied to this pump system is a scavenger compressor which can recapture some lost helium through the pumping operation.
In addition to the liquid helium pumps the Government owns a legacy, two-stage compression system. Over the road liquid helium tankers are routed to sets of ambient air vaporizers. The ambient air vaporizers convert the low-pressure liquid helium to low pressure gaseous helium. The low-pressure gaseous helium is sent to the West end of the CCF which contains three compressors that will pressurize the helium to approximately 400 psig. The 400 psig helium is then routed to the East end of the CCF where four high pressure compressors achieve a final pressure of approximately 6,000 psig.
SECTION 2. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
NASA/KSC would like to gain insight from industry on means to increase, or improve upon, its primary method of obtaining high-pressure helium to support KSC and CCSFS operations.
NASA is currently able to recover approximately 150-200 standard cubic feet per m... - Documents:
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The NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION, a Government sector organization in USA, has announced a new tender for Request for Information on Helium Pumping and Compression Equipment. This tender is published on USARFP under UST Ref No: 125010445 and is categorized as a Tender. Interested and eligible suppliers are invited to participate by reviewing the tender documents and submitting their bids before the deadline on 2025-09-22.
The estimated tender value is Refer Document, and full details, including technical specifications and submission requirements, are provided in the official tender documents. Ensure all submissions meet the criteria outlined to be considered for evaluation.
