High temperature vertical vacuum tube furnace
Ended Purchase Order Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 80NSSC24PB175
- Awardee
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Thoughtventions Unlimited LLC UEI JWTAHXU722A8
- Awarding agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Obligated
- $29,050
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- Vertical Tube Furnace Special Notice · 80NSSC24871465Q · Posted May 30, 2024
- Contract value 100% obligated
- $29,050.00 Current and potential, with all options
- Completion date 100% complete
- Current and potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Not Competed under SAP · 1 offer Simplified Acquisition
- Pricing
- Firm Fixed Price
- Place of performance
- Huntsville, AL 35812, USA
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Other Administrative Action | $0 | |
| Original award | $29,050 |
About this award
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $29.05K firm fixed price purchase order to Thoughtventions Unlimited LLC on June 6, 2024, for a High Temperature Vertical Vacuum Tube Furnace to support the Metal Extraction Lunar Technology from Carbothermal Reduction (MELT-CR) project. The furnace is designed to operate at temperatures up to 2000°C while maintaining a vacuum pressure of 1x10^-5 Torr, meeting specialized requirements for advanced materials research and lunar resource extraction development. The contract was awarded as a sole source procurement under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), with work to be performed in Huntsville, Alabama, and completion scheduled for September 30, 2025. No small business set-aside was utilized for this award.
Thoughtventions Unlimited LLC, a small business specializing in high-temperature vacuum furnace manufacturing, has established itself as a niche provider of precision thermal processing equipment for government research and development applications. The company has secured multiple federal contract awards from both Defense and civilian agencies, including the Air Force Materiel Command and NASA, demonstrating recognized expertise in producing specialized equipment for aerospace and materials science research. This procurement represents continued engagement with a qualified vendor whose products directly support NASA's lunar exploration and in-situ resource utilization objectives.
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 80NSSC24PB175?
80NSSC24PB175 was awarded to Thoughtventions Unlimited LLC by Shared Services Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on June 6, 2024.
How much is contract 80NSSC24PB175 worth?
The government has obligated $29,050 on 80NSSC24PB175.
Was contract 80NSSC24PB175 competed?
The extent of competition for 80NSSC24PB175 was not competed under sap. The government received 1 offer.
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