Purchase Order 80NSSC26P0521
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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 Precision Measurements and Instruments Corporation, a for-profit organization located in Corvallis, Oregon. The $38,400 contract is for the procurement of fabric specimen testing services to support NASA's Artemis Suit Material (ASM) Project. The contract was awarded without the use of a set-aside and has a completion date of November 13, 2025. The...
- Precision Measurements and Instruments Corporation (PMIC) was awarded a $104.75K firm fixed-price purchase order by NASA's Shared Services Center on April 28, 2026, to conduct specialized materials testing in support of the Artemis Suit Material (ASM) Project. The contract requires PMIC to perform tensile, tear, puncture, and stiffness testing on prototype lunar suit fabric and plastic specimens across three controlled temperature conditions: ambient (23.0°C), hot (121.0°C), and cryogenic...
- NASA awarded a $384,048 purchase order to Zwickroell, LP for a high temperature air tension tester to be delivered to NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The contract, awarded on September 1, 2026, reflects NASA's ongoing need for specialized materials testing equipment to support aerospace research and development initiatives. As a precision materials testing equipment supplier based in Kennesaw, Georgia, Zwickroell has demonstrated extensive experience delivering sophisticated...
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center awarded a $39,583.75 firm fixed price purchase order to Metcut Research Associates Inc., a for-profit subchapter S corporation, to perform tensile and creep testing on superalloy specimens. The contract, which does not have a set-aside designation, requires Metcut to conduct 80 total tests across various temperature ranges per ASTM standards E21 and E139. This contract award is likely part of a broader NASA program...
- The NASA Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Illinois Tool Works Inc., Instron Division, for an Instron Model 68FM-300 test frame valued at $247,279.00 on April 14, 2026. The order is firm fixed price with no set-aside designation. Place of performance is Norwood, Massachusetts. The procurement covers delivery of the floor-mounted materials testing system (300 kN force capacity) with installation and verification services at NASA Kennedy Space Center, three additional static...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $160,000 firm fixed-price purchase order to Product Evaluation Systems, LLC for high temperature oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) alloy mechanical testing. The contract, effective March 17, 2026 with completion by July 7, 2026, supports NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in validating material properties for three NASA-developed ODS alloys: GRX-810, ORCAlloy-21, and Alloy 754-ODS. Product Evaluation Systems, a specialized metallurgical testing...
- NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a $124.7K firm fixed-price purchase order to Product Evaluation Systems, LLC of Latrobe, Pennsylvania on August 27, 2025, for elevated temperature oxide dispersion strengthened alloy fatigue and tensile testing services. The contract, which carries no set-aside designation, is scheduled for completion by May 27, 2026. Product Evaluation Systems was selected as the sole source provider based on NASA's determination that the company uniquely possesses the...
- NASA's Shared Services Center has awarded a $31,350 firm fixed-price purchase order to Touchstone Testing Laboratory LLC for microtensile and elevated temperature testing of GRX-810 materials in support of NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The contract, awarded December 9, 2024, with completion targeted for April 30, 2025, was procured through a sole-source Special Notice determination, with no set-aside designation applied. Touchstone Testing Laboratory, based in Scott Depot, West Virginia,...
- This is a $24,590.00 firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to Experior Laboratories, Inc., a small business contractor, for thermal cycling testing of composite material coupons. The contract is part of NASA's evaluation of candidate materials for composite cryotank applications, requiring the contractor to cycle composite coupons between room temperature and 302°F through liquid nitrogen immersion, per the detailed statement of work....
- The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded a $46,520.00 firm-fixed-price purchase order to Qualitest USA LC, a small business, for the delivery of a D307 Permeability Test Instrument. The contract has a period of performance ending on March 31, 2023 and was awarded on September 20, 2022. This purchase order is likely in support of NASA's scientific research and technology development activities. The set-aside designation for small businesses indicates the...
NASA's Shared Services Center awarded a purchase order to Precision Measurements and Instruments Corporation for $45,150 on April 21, 2026, for advanced mechanical testing of fabrics and plastics at cryogenic temperatures. No set-aside applied. Work is performed in Corvallis, Oregon. The order requires mechanical characterization testing—puncture, tear, and tensile testing—of 166 pre-cut fabric and polymer specimens at -143°C in compliance with specified ASTM standards, using a United Testing System STN-100KN system. Deliverables include specimen inspection documentation, temperature conditioning records, test data with computed force and elongation values, stress versus strain curves, photographs and videos of testing, and a final report. Period of performance extends up to 12 months from Approved to Proceed. Work supports NASA's Mars GTU 2020 Project and establishes baseline mechanical properties for spacesuit material selection. The procurement originated from a Special Notice posted April 15, 2026, with a due date of April 20, 2026.
Name | Description | Solicitation Number | FederalAgency | Type | PostedDate |
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Advanced mechanical testing at cryogenics temperatures for fabrics and plastic | 80NSSC26930488Q | National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center | Special Notice 1/1 | 4/15/26, 8:27 AM |
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | Not listed | $45.2k | 4/20/26 |