Custom Containment Tent

NASA's Shared Services Center is procuring a custom containment tent designed for storing materials in a dark, dry-air environment at NASA Langley Research Center. This is a brand name or equivalent procurement requiring a freestanding soft goods structure with specific dimensional requirements: a main compartment measuring 10' wide x 18' long x 8' high externally (with 8' x 16' x 7' internal dimensions) and an attached 4' x 4' x 7' airlock vestibule. The tent must feature air-tight seams, air-tight zippers on multiple D-shaped doors, low-permeability material that blocks all visible light, and service sleeves for dry air purge systems and instrumentation. The contract will be awarded using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation method, with the government selecting the responsible offeror submitting the lowest price technically acceptable offer. The solicitation deadline is September 4, 2025, at 8:00 AM CST, with all contractual and technical questions due by September 3, 2025, at 3:00 PM CT.

This procurement is set aside exclusively for small businesses under NAICS code 314910 (Textile Bag and Canvas Mills), with no incumbent contractors identified in the documentation. While no specific contract value or budget range is disclosed in the available materials, the procurement involves manufacturing and delivering a single custom containment tent unit. The contractor must manufacture the tent at their own facility and deliver it to NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia within 120 calendar days of the agreement's effective date. Performance will occur at the contractor's manufacturing facility for production, with final delivery and installation support required at the Hampton, Virginia location. Vendors must reference the tracking number 80NSSC25914324Q in their email subject lines when submitting quotes and must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).