Thruster Materials and Build
Special Notice from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Due Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5), 1 day left.
| Solicitation number | 80NSSC27945716Q |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Office | NASA Shared Services Center |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519) |
| Product or service code | 6695 |
| Posted | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Oct 19, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-5) (1 day left) |
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Description
SPECIAL NOTICE: VENDORS MUST REFERENCE THE NOTICE ID WHEN SUBMITTING A CAPABILITY STATEMENT. NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Procurement of Thruster Materials and Build. NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to BENCHMARK SPACE SYSTEMS INC 128 Lakeside AVE Bldg 21 Burlington, Vermont 05401-4939, United States under the authority of FAR 12.102(a).
It has been determined that BENCHMARK SPACE SYSTEMS INC is the sole provider of Procurement of Thruster Materials and Build NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Glenn Research Center (GRC). The Government intends to acquire Commercial items or services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 for Commercial The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334519.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 10/19/2026. 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. NOTE: Quotes received in response to this notice will NOT be considered and will not be evaluated by NASA’s Technical End User Team. We are currently only requesting Capability Statements.
NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf . Primary Point of Contact: (Note from Tiffany on Teams: When posting on SAM.GOV make sure you are adding the Contracting Officer as an alternate point of contact. REMOVE THIS SENTENCE PRIOR TO POSTING
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