Salient Characteristics.pdf

The Salient Characteristics document is a specification sheet for a Sources Sought notice for GRX-810 powder, issued by the Army Research Laboratory. The document requires a contractor to provide 200 kilograms of Oxide Dispersion Strengthened (OSD), nickel-based alloy GRX-810 powder with specific technical parameters, including a Laser Powder Bed Fusion (L-PBF) size fraction of 15-45 micrometers. The powder must be shipped to the Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, with the delivery expected no later than eight weeks after contract award.

The associated Sources Sought notice (Solicitation Number W911QX-25-Q-A057) indicates this is a market research opportunity targeting small businesses, including HUBZone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned, and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses. Interested parties must submit responses by 5:00 PM Eastern Time on 07/28/2025, detailing their ability to meet specifications, business type, size, past performance, and country of origin. The contract is being managed by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command at Aberdeen Proving Ground, with the primary contact being Benjamin Krein, Contract Specialist.