Purchase Order 80NSSC25PB276
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- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Sophisticated Alloys Inc., a small business manufacturer located in Butler, Pennsylvania. The $30,680.00 contract is for vacuum arc melting of experimental shape memory alloy compositions, specifically RuNb and 16Hf, to support research and development initiatives at the NASA Glenn Research Center. The contract does not have a set-aside designation...
- This is a $33,570 firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Sophisticated Alloys Inc., a specialty metals manufacturer based in Butler, Pennsylvania. The contract is for the delivery of master ingots used in magnetics processing, including 60 lbs of Co-21wt%, 20 lbs of Co-30wt%, 60 lbs of Fe-20wt%, and 20 lbs of Fe-18wt%. This is a sole source requirement with an ultimate completion date of March 30,...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $12,700 purchase order to Sophisticated Alloys Inc. for the delivery of one 70-pound bar of ferro-tantalum master alloy containing 20% tantalum by weight. Performance will take place in Butler, Pennsylvania, with delivery required between July 9 and September 4, 2023. The firm fixed price contract has been set aside for total small business participation. As NASA works to enable exploration and discovery...
- This firm fixed price purchase order is for the delivery of custom shape memory alloy NiTi with end features to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center. The prime contractor is Fort Wayne Metals Research Products, LLC, doing business as Fort Wayne Metals, a leading manufacturer of precision wire-based materials and components for demanding applications including the aerospace industry. The contract has a completion date of June 30, 2024 and a potential...
- NASA's Shared Services Center has awarded a $42,000 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Powder Alloy Corp, a small business manufacturer located in Loveland, Ohio. The contract is to procure 1,000 pounds of ALLOY 754-NON-ODS atomized powder, which is a specialized metal powder with precise compositional requirements critical for NASA's aerospace engineering processes. The powder must meet stringent technical specifications and be produced exclusively in the United States using vacuum or inert...
- <p>This is a federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Metalwerks PMD, Inc., a for-profit, veteran-owned manufacturing company. The contract, valued at $93,060.81, is for the melting of a large high-temperature shape memory alloy (HTSMA) nickel-iron (NITi) ingot. The contract is a Firm Fixed Price purchase order with an ultimate completion date of August 30, 2017. The contract is not set aside for any specific business type.</p>
- This firm-fixed-price purchase order, awarded to MRL Materials Resources LLC (MRL), a small business, requires the additively manufacture of test specimens from a specialized superalloy powder provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The contract, valued at $26,000.00, has a period of performance ending on September 29, 2025. The original solicitation was a special notice published by NASA, seeking a vendor to develop suitable process conditions and print various...
- This federal contract award, valued at $124,954.00, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Supercool Metals LLC, a woman-owned small business manufacturer of high-performance components using amorphous metals and novel thermoplastic forming processes. The contract is part of NASA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, Phase I, and is focused on developing a novel, low-cost thermoplastic forming process to manufacture multifunctional components...
- This federal contract award, valued at $12,850.00, was issued by the Shared Services Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Resonetics LLC, a for-profit limited liability company. The contract is for the melting of a Nickel-Titanium-Hafnium shape memory alloy (HTSMA NiTiHfZr) ingot, which is likely to support materials research and development initiatives at NASA. Resonetics has previously provided specialized manufacturing services and products to NASA and other...
- This is a firm fixed price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Polymet Corporation, a manufacturer of high performance wire and thermal spray powders. The $32,828 contract is for the extrusion of a specialized nickel-titanium-hafnium-zirconium alloy used in high temperature shape memory alloy actuators. This is a sole source award, as Polymet Corporation has been determined to be the sole provider of this product. The...
Sophisticated Alloys Inc., a small business manufacturer based in Butler, Pennsylvania, was awarded a $19,301 firm fixed-price purchase order by the NASA Shared Services Center on June 23, 2025, for vacuum induction melting of recycled shape memory alloy compositions. The contract, designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 331529, requires the contractor to process two experimental nickel-titanium-hafnium-zirconium alloy compositions—Alloy 1 (Ni50.3Ti29.7Hf5Zr15 at.%) and Alloy 2 (Ni54Ti45Hf1 at.%)—into clean, homogeneous cylindrical ingots measuring 4 inches in diameter with strict quality specifications including minimal impurities and no inclusions or structural defects. NASA will provide master alloy billets while Sophisticated Alloys supplies additional elemental materials to produce approximately 85 kilograms of finished ingots. This award reflects Sophisticated Alloys Inc.'s demonstrated expertise in advanced metallurgical processing for NASA's materials research initiatives. The company, registered in SAM.gov since 2001, has a track record of securing multiple federal contract awards focused on specialized vacuum induction melting and vacuum arc melting operations for experimental alloy compositions. The work will be performed in Cleveland, Ohio, with an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2025, supporting NASA's continued development of high-performance shape memory alloy materials for aerospace and research applications.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Vacuum Induction melting of recycled shape memory alloy compositions | 80NSSC25906798Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Solicitation 1/1 | 6/13/25, 4:02 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| P00001 | Other Administrative Action | $0 | 12/4/25 | |
| Not listed | Not listed | $19.3k | 6/23/25 |