Purchase Order 80NSSC26P0487
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- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $49,787 firm fixed price purchase order to Bally Ribbon Mills for the development of custom textile prototypes supporting the Artemis Suit Materials Project. This non-competed sole source procurement was issued on December 10, 2025, with completion targeted for June 10, 2026, and will be performed at Bally Ribbon Mills' facility in Bally, Pennsylvania. The contract supports NASA Johnson Space Center's efforts to develop advanced woven fabrics for...
- This is a $185,080.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to A & P Technology, Inc., a for-profit Subchapter S Corporation manufacturer of advanced composite materials and components based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The contract is for the production of custom braided triaxial sleeving (braid) and biaxial sleeving (cord) using Zylon Poly-Benzobisoxazole (PBO) fiber. The products will be delivered to the NASA...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $123.6K firm fixed-price purchase order to Moonprint Solutions LLC, a Dover, Delaware-based small disadvantaged business, for custom textile prototype development in support of the Artemis Suit Materials Project. The contract, awarded on February 12, 2026, with an ultimate completion date of October 12, 2026, was issued as a sole source award under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), with the contracting officer determining that Moonprint Solutions was the sole...
- This $239,810.27 firm-fixed-price purchase order was awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center (NSSC) to Warwick Mills Inc., a manufacturer of wearable protection products and advanced textile technologies located in New Ipswich, New Hampshire. The contract is for the delivery of 20 samples of custom-coated woven Vectran outer suit fabric, sized 18" x 12", to be used in the Artemis Suit Material Project at the NASA Johnson Space...
- The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center (NSSC) awarded a $100,000.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order contract to Drexel University, a private university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to prototype woven fabrics using yarns provided by NASA. The contract has an ultimate completion date of July 8, 2025 and was awarded on January 8, 2025. This sole-source contract was issued under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) and does not have a set-aside designation. The...
- 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...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center to Textiles Coated, Incorporated, a for-profit manufacturer of specialized polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) films, in the amount of $67,563.45. The contract is for the delivery of two versions of custom-engineered multi-ply PTFE film with specific thickness, width, and ply orientation requirements to support the Langley Research Center's technological needs. This...
- This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the Shared Services Center, a civilian agency within NASA, to Solventum US LLC, a subsidiary of 3M Company, for the delivery of 3 units of HFA X50 membrane materials (Part No. 70-2013-5200-4) measuring 215.29 inches each. These specialized membrane materials are used in spacesuits and the International Space Station's thermal control systems to facilitate water evaporation for cooling purposes. The $82,341.16 contract has an ultimate...
- This is a firm fixed price contract awarded by NASA's Ames Research Center to Fiber Materials Inc., a manufacturer of high-temperature composite materials based in Biddeford, Maine. The $42,678.81 contract is a call order under an indefinite delivery vehicle (IDV) valued at $24 million that provides thermal protection system components and associated engineering services to support NASA science missions. Under this task order, Fiber Materials Inc. will use a sustainable fiberform precursor...
- NASA awarded a $20,177.42 firm fixed-price purchase order to Advanced Functional Fabrics of America, Inc. (AFFOA), a non-profit organization, to develop embroidered strain sensors for enhancing parachutes. The contract has an ultimate completion date of July 15, 2024. AFFOA specializes in advanced textile and materials solutions for government agencies, including the Department of Defense, NASA, and the Department of Agriculture. This award is part of AFFOA's work in delivering technological...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $62,318 firm fixed price purchase order to Fabric Development Inc. for two rolls of ortho fabric styles 116 and to-be-determined, with a completion date of August 6, 2026. This sole source procurement provides specialized extravehicular activity (EVA) suit materials consisting of 25 yards of high-denier expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) ortho fabric with electrostatic discharge yarns and 50 yards of style #116 ortho fabric composed of ePTFE, Nomex, and Kevlar dual-face weave. The materials will be delivered to the place of performance in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, with strict technical specifications requiring delivery of test data sheets demonstrating tensile strength results and material yardage within 5% of specified quantities. Fabric Development Inc., located in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, has served as NASA's exclusive ortho fabric provider for over 40 years, supporting Space Shuttle missions, International Space Station operations, and current advanced spacesuit systems. The sole source justification reflects the contractor's proprietary knowledge, dedicated manufacturing equipment, and irreplaceable quality control processes developed over decades, with alternate vendors requiring prohibitively expensive and time-consuming material requalification and compatibility testing. No set-aside designation was used for this procurement, which falls under the Broadwoven Fabric Mills industry classification.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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2 rolls of ortho fabric styles 116 and TBD | 80NSSC26929811Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Solicitation 1/1 | 4/8/26, 8:04 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $62.3k | 4/15/26 |