{"id":32,"date":"2022-07-11T15:14:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T19:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/propellants\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-05-02T07:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:36:11","slug":"leadcenterforfluidmgmt","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/propellants\/leadcenterforfluidmgmt\/","title":{"rendered":"Lead Center for Fluids Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign-center uagb-columns__gap-0 alignfull uagb-block-8a3bd862 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-custom\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-efc9bda2\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignwide is-light\" style=\"min-height:160px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-ast-global-color-8-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1715\" height=\"527\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-64\" alt=\"Kennedy Space Center Propellants and Life Support Branch\" src=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/propellants\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/PropsHero01.jpg\" style=\"object-position:52% 100%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"52% 100%\"\/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-ae0d19c0\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">NASA-Wide Fluids Acquisition and Management<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-0 alignwide uagb-block-78c4297c uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-6bfea47b\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-poppins-font-family advgb-kgnc5h-k1eqyq-6n6y28\">Kennedy Space Center, Propellants and Life Support Branch is for NASA-wide aerospace fluids acquisition and management. The office manages bulk supply contracts totaling approximately $200 million contract value supporting all NASA Centers across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-poppins-font-family advgb-4ius6s-ea25sm-6rmy4f\"><strong>Mission:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide NASA with safe, cost effective, and reliable supply of Propellants and Pressurants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-poppins-font-family advgb-nagqqf-wr3t2s-qn2hg8\"><strong>Objectives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Leadership in acquisition of aerospace fluids under the Consolidated Contracting Initiative, and continuing execution of technical and administrative contract support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Core technical expertise in cryogens, gases, hypergols, and special aerospace fluids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowledge of market conditions affecting availability and costs of required fluids.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design, develop, procure, and implement equipment and systems for improved safety, security, quality, and efficiency of fluids acquisition, handling, storage, and delivery.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor new program fluid requirements and develop strategies to support the addition of new government programs to current demands, and to assess the impacts of new commercial programs&#8217; demands to current supply sources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monitor consumption and costs of major fluids used Agency-wide, and develop strategies for improved fluids logistics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Represent the Agency on professional, technical, and legislative issues related to fluids logistics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-ast-global-color-0-color has-text-color has-poppins-font-family advgb-ifybde-y4sj5z-fi1ins\"><strong>KSC Implementation Plans:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/public.ksc.nasa.gov\/propellants\/benefitsofconsolidatedsupport\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"30\">Benefits of Consolidated Spaceport Propellants Support<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.advgb-kgnc5h-k1eqyq-6n6y28 {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-4ius6s-ea25sm-6rmy4f {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-nagqqf-wr3t2s-qn2hg8 {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-ifybde-y4sj5z-fi1ins {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-kgnc5h-k1eqyq-6n6y28 {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-4ius6s-ea25sm-6rmy4f {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-nagqqf-wr3t2s-qn2hg8 {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-ifybde-y4sj5z-fi1ins {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-kgnc5h-k1eqyq-6n6y28 {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-4ius6s-ea25sm-6rmy4f {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-nagqqf-wr3t2s-qn2hg8 {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}.advgb-ifybde-y4sj5z-fi1ins {font-family:\"Poppins\";font-weight:400;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy Space Center, Propellants and Life Support Branch is for NASA-wide aerospace fluids acquisition and management. 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