400 Kaymont Weather Balloons for SHADOZ Network
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC25909230Q
- Agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
- 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 400 Kaymont Weather Balloons for the SHADOZ Network. The agency intends to award a sole source contract to Kaymont Consolidated Industries, Inc. of Melbourne, Florida, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), having determined that this company is the sole provider of the required weather balloons. This procurement is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside with performance to be conducted at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. The acquisition will utilize commercial item procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13, with the procurement classified under NAICS code 334519 for Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing.
The Special Notice serves as a market research tool to determine whether the procurement should proceed on a sole source basis or be opened to full and open competition. Interested organizations have until 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on July 24, 2025, to submit written capabilities and qualifications statements demonstrating their ability to perform the work. Only written responses will be accepted, with oral communications explicitly prohibited. The government will evaluate submissions solely to determine if competitive procurement is warranted, though the final decision to maintain sole source procurement remains at the government's discretion. Small businesses are eligible to participate in this opportunity, which supports NASA's meteorological instrumentation requirements for the SHADOZ Network program.
Notice text
Synopsis:
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for 400 Kaymont Weather Balloons for SHADOZ Network.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to KAYMONT CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC., 1477 Guava AVE, Melbourne, Florida 32935-6510, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that KAYMONT CONSOLIDATED INDUSTRIES, INC. is the sole provider of 400 Kaymont Weather Balloons for SHADOZ Network.
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 334519
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 7/24/2025. 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:
Monica D Wilson
Procurement Assistant
Monica.d.wilson@nasa.gov
Secondary Point of Contact:
Tiffany Neal
Supervisory Contract Specialist
tiffany.neal@nasa.gov
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