Annual Tool Performance Maintenance
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC257965
- Agency
- Shared Services Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- PSC
- R499 Support- Professional: Other
- Place of performance
- Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, United States
- Points of contact
-
- Tiffany Neal tiffany.neal@nasa.gov (228) 342-1775
- Katheryn Thomas katheryn.a.thomas@nasa.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's National Shared Services Center (NSSC) is seeking annual tool performance maintenance services for a 4Wave Ion Mill used in detector fabrication at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The agency intends to issue a sole source contract to 4WAVE, INC for comprehensive maintenance activities, including cleaning sputtered material from shields, refurbishing ion optics, and purchasing replacement spare parts. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing by March 26, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, with the government evaluating these submissions to determine whether to proceed with competitive or non-competitive procurement. The evaluation will assess whether organizations can meet the technical requirements outlined in the Statement of Work, with the ultimate determination of procurement approach being solely at the government's discretion. Oral communications are not acceptable, and the NASA Clause 1852.215-84 Ombudsman provision is applicable to this acquisition.
The contract is set aside for total small business participation and will be procured using FAR Part 12 and Part 13 procedures under NAICS Code 541690 for Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. The potential contract value is approximately $49,990, with costs distributed across four primary line items: $4,900 for cleaning and parts delivery, $16,940 for spare parts, $13,200 for annual performance maintenance, and $13,194 for ion optics refurbishment. The performance period is expected to be within 12 months of award, with services to be performed on-site at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. The primary point of contact is Kathi Thomas (Procurement Specialist), with Tiffany Neal serving as the Contracting Officer. The procurement specifically supports ongoing NASA programs, including the ATHENA project, and requires the vendor to provide a service engineer, safely transport and refurbish components, and ensure all parts are properly conditioned for reinstallation.
Notice text
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Annual Tool Performance Maintenance, the refurbishment of ion optics, the purchase of spare parts that has been identified as missing or damaged, and a cleaning service to removed sputter deposited material from shielding inside the 4Wave Ion Mill.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to 4WAVE, INC 22710 Executive DR Sterling, Virginia 20166-9589 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).
NASA has a requirement to maintain a 4Wave ion mill tool used in the fabrication of detectors and supporting technologies for ongoing programs such as ATHENA. The vendor inventoried and identified missing or damaged spare parts for the tool
and supplied a quote for NASA to purchase these spares.
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 5541690.
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. Eastern Standard Time on March 26, 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:
Kathi Thomas
Procurement Specialist
katheryn.a.thomas@nasa.gov
Secondary Point of Contact:
Tiffany Neal
Contracting Officer
Tiffany.neal@nasa.
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
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| SOW.pdf |
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