This federal contract award is for the procurement of an Instron Model 9440 Drop Tower System with Bluehill Impact software, valued at $135,073.00. The award was made by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW), through its Instron division, to support the Marshall Space Flight Center's material testing and evaluation programs. The original solicitation, a Special Notice, was set aside for small businesses.
Instron, a division of ITW, is a leading provider of materials testing systems and solutions to the federal government, with a history of supporting critical research and evaluation programs at agencies such as the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Department of Energy. This contract will enable NASA to acquire a specialized drop tower system to conduct damage tolerance testing on composite materials. Instron also holds several significant Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs) with the Naval Sea Systems Command and the Naval Air Warfare Center, demonstrating its long-standing relationships and capabilities in serving the federal government's materials testing needs.
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