Nov. 27, 2012 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov CONTRACT RELEASE: C63-12 NASA AWARDS LIQUID HYDROGEN CONTRACT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has selected Air Products and Chemicals Inc. of Allentown, Pa., for the follow-on contract for the agencywide acquisition of liquid hydrogen. The fixed price, requirements follow-on contract begins Dec. 1, 2012. It has a one-year base performance period with a one-year option period. The maximum potential value of the contract is approximately $5.4 million, which is comprised of a nearly $1.9 million base value and $3.5 million for the one-year option. Air Products and Chemicals will supply approximately 1,697,000 pounds of liquid hydrogen to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., in support of the agency's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate. Liquid hydrogen, when combined with liquid oxygen, acts as fuel in cryogenic rocket engines. Kennedy Space Center in Florida is responsible for the acquisition of liquid hydrogen on behalf of the agency. For information about Kennedy Space Center, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy For more information about NASA programs and missions, visit: http://www.nasa.gov -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters.nasa.gov
