Purchase Order 80NSSC26P0148
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- This $205,687.90 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Teijin Frontier (U.S.A.), Inc., doing business as Teijin Frontier USA Inc. The award is for the supply of Zylon poly-benzobisoxazole (PBO) yarn with linear densities of 555 dtex, 273 dtex, 278 dtex, and 1640 dtex. As a foreign-owned, for-profit corporation, Teijin Frontier USA Inc. specializes in providing advanced materials, including PBO products,...
- This federal contract award, valued at $112,411.50, was issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Teijin Frontier (U.S.A.), Inc., doing business as Teijin Frontier USA Inc. The contract is for the delivery of Zylon poly-benzobisoxazole (PBO) yarn in various linear densities. Zylon is a high-performance synthetic fiber that is likely used in NASA's advanced composite materials research and development for future space missions and aerospace...
- This is a sole-source federal contract awarded by NASA's Shared Services Center (NSSC) to Toray Advanced Composites USA, Inc. for the procurement of Toray TC1200/T800 aerospace-grade carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic prepreg material. The $25,594 firm fixed-price contract will support manufacturing scaling efforts for cooling-rate independent composites processing applications at NASA's Langley Research Center. The contract does not have a set-aside designation, and Toray Advanced Composites...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) to Bally Ribbon Mills, a small business manufacturer located in Bally, Pennsylvania. The $186,878.00 contract is for the delivery of 3-inch and 4-inch Zylon webbing that meets MIL-T-87130 Type XI Class 15 specifications. The webbing will be used at the NASA Langley Research Center. This procurement was originally announced as a sole source to Bally Ribbon Mills, the only known provider of this specialized...
- This is a purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Bally Ribbon Mills, a small business manufacturer of specialty textiles and composites. The contract is for the delivery of 1,300 yards of 3-inch wide Zylon PBO webbing custom manufactured to MIL-T-87130 Type XI Class 15 specifications. The total ceiling value of the contract is $34,850.00, and the completion date is September 1, 2024. The contract was awarded on a...
- This is a firm fixed price purchase order contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. for the delivery of 265 lbs of T1100SC-12k-50C carbon fiber material. The contract has a total ceiling value of $28,716.50 and an ultimate completion date of December 31, 2024. No set-aside designation was used for this award. Toray Composite Materials America is a leading producer of advanced composite...
- This is a $87,290.76 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Toray Advanced Composites USA, Inc., a foreign-owned, for-profit manufacturer of advanced composite materials. The contract is for the delivery of composite materials, including epoxy resins, adhesives, prepreg tapes, carbon fiber prepregs, and cyanate ester prepregs. Toray Advanced Composites USA, Inc. has previously provided composite materials to...
- This is a $10,500 firm-fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center (a civilian federal agency) to A & P Technology, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation manufacturer of advanced composite materials and components. The contract is for the delivery of braided flax fiber, with a period of performance through June 30, 2025. A & P Technology has extensive experience providing custom braided materials for aerospace and defense applications, including work with...
- This is a sole-source federal contract award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. for the delivery of Carbon Fiber T1100 composite materials. The contract has a firm fixed price of $31,830.00 and a completion date of October 12, 2023. The contract is not set aside for any special designation. Toray Composite Materials America, Inc. is a leading producer of advanced composite materials that has provided...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center (NSSC) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order contract in the amount of $44,010.00 to American Felt and Filter Company Inc. for 7 builds of Rayon TPS Billets. This requirement was issued as a sole source procurement under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), as American Felt and Filter Company Inc. was determined to be the sole provider of the needed items. The contract has a...
NASA's Shared Services Center (NSSC) awarded a firm fixed-price purchase order valued at $48,559 to Teijin Frontier (U.S.A.), Inc. on January 15, 2026, for the procurement of Zylon poly-benzobisoxazole (PBO) yarn in two specific linear densities: 278 dtex (105 kg) and 1110 dtex (20 kg). The contract, which carries an ultimate completion date of March 26, 2026, represents a sole source award to the Japanese-owned subsidiary, which operates as the exclusive domestic supplier of the specified high-performance material. Performance will occur in Japan, and no small business set-aside designation was utilized for this procurement. The materials are intended to support NASA's Hypersonic Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (HIAD) technology development, which focuses on advanced spacecraft atmospheric reentry systems. This award follows a Special Notice issued on January 7, 2026, in which NASA explicitly identified Teijin Frontier USA Inc. as the sole capable provider of the required Zylon PBO yarn specifications. The procurement was conducted under commercial item acquisition procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Parts 12 and 13, with a compressed acquisition timeline that allowed only five days for interested alternative contractors to submit capability statements demonstrating their qualifications. Teijin Frontier's established track record supplying specialized high-performance materials to NASA since 2023, combined with the technical exclusivity of Zylon PBO yarn for aerospace composite applications, justified the sole source determination and expedited award process.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Zylon Poly-Benzobisoxazole (PBO) Yarn with linear density of 278 dtex AS-13 and 1110 dtex AS-13 | 80NSSC26922101Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Special Notice 1/1 | 1/7/26, 1:07 PM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $48.6k | 1/15/26 |