Custom InRoDES Bearing Manufacturing

NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center has issued a Special Notice for Custom InRoDES Bearing Manufacturing. The agency intends to award a sole source contract to NES BEARING CO INC, located in Olean, New York, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). This procurement is classified under NAICS Code 332991 (Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing) and will be managed by NASA/MSFC as the procuring center. The government will treat the acquired items and services as commercial products under the provisions and procedures of FAR Part 12 and Part 13. Performance of the work will take place at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to solicit capabilities and qualifications from interested organizations to determine whether the procurement should proceed on a competitive basis rather than as a sole source award. Contractors wishing to respond must submit written proposals by March 6, 2026, at 12 p.m. Central Standard Time, demonstrating their ability to manufacture 16 custom InRoDES bearings to exacting specifications including ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100 Rev. D certifications, along with NADCAP certification for magnetic particle inspection. The work scope includes vendor approval, manufacturing of the bearings using specified materials (Armalon cages, Silicon Nitride rolling elements, and Cronidur 30 ring materials), performance of magnetic particle inspections per MIL-STD-1907 Grade A, and delivery of completed bearings with associated documentation by December 20, 2026. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete this procurement based on the responses received, and oral communications will not be accepted in response to this notice.