ALLOY 754-NON-ODS Atomized Powder

NASA's Shared Services Center is seeking to procure 1,000 pounds of ALLOY 754-NON-ODS atomized powder for delivery to the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. The procurement is specifically for a high-performance metal powder with precise compositional requirements, including specific percentages of nickel, chromium, aluminum, iron, titanium, and carbon. The solicitation (RFQ 80NSSC895435Q) will be evaluated using a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) methodology, with quotes due by February 20, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. CT. Potential offerors must be registered in SAM.gov and complete specific provisions related to telecommunications equipment. Written questions about the solicitation must be submitted by February 18, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. CT to the designated NASA contact, Lindsey McLellan.

The contract is designated as a total small business set-aside under NAICS category 331492 for secondary smelting and alloying of nonferrous metals. The powder must be produced exclusively in the United States using vacuum or inert induction melting with specific gas or rotary atomization techniques in argon. Packaging requirements mandate air-tight, inert gas-filled containers with a maximum weight of 20 kg each. The material must meet stringent technical specifications, including a specific particle size distribution between 45 mm and +10 mm, and a spherical particle shape. Detailed chemical composition verification will be conducted using ASTM testing methods, and the powder must pass Hall flow testing. While no specific award value is mentioned, the procurement is for a precise technical material critical to NASA's aerospace engineering processes.