15 sets (30 individual plates) of MCP 18/32/25/12 D 60:1, MS Microchannel Plates.
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC25914526Q
- Agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334516 Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
- PSC
- 6640 Laboratory Equipment And Supplies
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Shared Services Center has issued a Special Notice for the procurement of 15 sets (30 individual plates) of MCP 18/32/25/12 D 60:1 Microchannel Plates intended for the HYPERION project at Goddard Space Flight Center. The agency plans to award a sole source contract to PHOTONIS SCIENTIFIC INC under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) authority, having determined that this company is the sole provider of these specialized laboratory instruments. The procurement falls under NAICS code 334516 for Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing and will utilize commercial item acquisition procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13. Performance will occur at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, with the National Space Science Center serving as the procuring center. The contract will support development of engineering test units and prototypes with no NASA NPR flight requirements.
The Special Notice serves as a market research tool to determine whether the procurement should proceed on a sole source basis or transition to competitive bidding. Interested organizations must submit written capabilities and qualifications statements by 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on September 10, 2025, with oral communications explicitly prohibited. The government will evaluate these submissions solely to determine whether to conduct the procurement competitively, though the final decision remains at the government's discretion. The technical requirements specify precise dimensional and electrical characteristics for the microchannel plates, including specific measurements for diameter, thickness, and electrode materials. Successful contractors must deliver the MCPs within four weeks after receipt of order, individually packaged with proper identification and handling instructions, to NASA Goddard's Heliophysics Science Division.
Notice text
Synopsis:
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for 15 sets (30 individual plates) of MCP 18/32/25/12 D 60:1, MS Microchannel Plates.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to PHOTONIS SCIENTIFIC INC: 660 MAIN STREET | FISKDALE, MA 01518 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that PHOTONIS SCIENTIFIC INC is the sole provider of 15 sets (30 individual plates) of MCP 18/32/25/12 D 60:1, MS Microchannel Plates.
NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC).
The Government intends to acquire commercial items and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.
The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334516.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 9/10/2025. 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.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .
Primary Point of Contact:
Cody Guidry
Procurement Specialist
Cody.d.guidry@nasa.gov
Secondary Point of Contact:
Tiffany Neal
Contracting Officer
Tiffany.neal@nasa.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SATPC0039707 TAB 07 SOW_REDACTED.pdf |
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