SATPC0043142 Tab 07 Capability Statement.pdf
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This is a Sources Sought notice for a sole source procurement of commercial items and services.
NASA's Stennis Space Center (NSSC) seeks capability statements from interested vendors regarding URGENT-BP-1 Lunar Regolith simulant Compressibility Testing services. The Government currently intends to award a sole source contract to Applied Research Associates, Inc. under FAR 12.102(a) authority, as it has determined this company is the sole provider capable of performing this specialized testing. Performance will be located at NASA Langley Research Center (LARC), with NASA/NSSC serving as the procuring center. The procurement is classified under NAICS Code 541715 and will be conducted using FAR Part 12 commercial acquisition procedures. Interested organizations must submit written capability statements and qualifications to either Shanna L. Patterson (Shanna.L.Patterson@nasa.gov) or Morgan Mitchell (Morgan.a.mitchell-1@nasa.gov), both Procurement Specialists, no later than 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on November 4, 2026. Submissions must reference the notice ID and may only include capability statements; quotes and oral communications are not acceptable. The Government will evaluate these capabilities solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis, with the final decision to compete remaining entirely within Government discretion. The NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84 regarding the Center Ombudsman is applicable to this acquisition.
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V4 – SEP 2026
SPECIAL NOTICE:
VENDORS MUST REFERENCE THE NOTICE ID WHEN SUBMITTING A CAPABILITY STATEMENT.
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for URGENT-BP-1 Lunar Regolith simulant Compressibility Testing.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). It has been determined that APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, INC. is the sole provider of URGENT-BP-1 Lunar Regolith simulant Compressibility Testing
NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Langley Research Center (LARC).
The Government intends to acquire Commercial items or services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 for Commercial
The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541715.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on 11/4/2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.
Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
NOTE: Quotes received in response to this notice will NOT be considered and will not be evaluated by NASA’s Technical End User Team. We are currently only requesting Capability Statements.
NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp- Advocate-Listing.pdf .
Primary Point of Contact:
Shanna L. Patterson Shanna.L.Patterson@nasa.gov Procurement Specialist
Primary Point of Contact:
Morgan Mitchell Morgan.a.mitchell-1@nasa.gov Procurement Specialist https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf mailto:Shanna.L.Patterson@nasa.gov mailto:Morgan.a.mitchell-1@nasa.gov
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