Comprehensive fabrication needs for spaceflight hardware parts, instrument components, structures, fixtures, assembly tools, space vehicle parts, etc.; assembly of fabricated items and all required…

This is a firm-fixed-price blanket purchase agreement (BPA) call awarded by the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), a civilian agency of the U.S. federal government, to Smith Brothers Tool Co, a small business manufacturer located in Shelby Township, Michigan. The contract has a ceiling value of $6,340.00 and is for the comprehensive fabrication of spaceflight hardware parts, instrument components, structures, fixtures, assembly tools, space vehicle parts, and related assembly and documentation services in support of GSFC projects. Approximately 40% of the work is considered "critical" items that could significantly impact test, assembly, or shipping schedules. The contract has a total small business set-aside designation and runs through August 14, 2019. Smith Brothers Tool Co has prior experience as a subcontractor providing machined parts and tooling for NASA programs like the Space Launch System rocket as well as aircraft components for Lockheed Martin and Bell Boeing.

Comprehensive fabrication needs for spaceflight hardware parts, instrument components, structures, fixtures, assembly tools, space vehicle parts, etc.; assembly of fabricated items and all required documentation. The contractor shall manufacture, assemble, and prepare documentation for spaceflight and non-flight parts in support of the manufacturing engineering group and gsfc projects. The contractor shall provide the required personnel, facilities, and materials, unless otherwise provided by the government, to accomplish the issued delivery orders. The contractor shall provide emergency repair or modification in support of rejected or defective critical items; this includes performing repair or modification and returning to gsfc within a negotiated time frame per delivery order. The contractor shall facilitate technical interchange meetings at the contractor S fabrication facility for design interpretation for work in progress and contractor/end-user collaboration for critical items within a negotiated time frame per delivery order. Critical items are defined as those spaceflight and ground support items having a significant impact on test schedules, assembly schedules, or shipping schedules affecting launch schedules. Approximately 40% of the work to be performed on this contract will be considered critical.