Elevated Temperature Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Alloy Fatigue and Tensile Testing.

NASA's Shared Services Center has issued a Special Notice for Elevated Temperature Oxide Dispersion Strengthened Alloy Fatigue and Tensile Testing services, with an intended sole source award to Product Evaluation Systems, LLC of Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The procurement is being conducted under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) authority, as NASA has determined that Product Evaluation Systems is the sole provider capable of performing these specialized testing services. The work will be performed at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, with the procurement utilizing commercial acquisition procedures under FAR Parts 12 and 13. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541380 (Testing Laboratories and Services), and the contract will support NASA's materials testing requirements for advanced alloys.

The primary purpose of this Special Notice is to determine whether the procurement should proceed on a sole source basis or be opened to competitive bidding based on industry responses. Organizations interested in demonstrating their capabilities must submit written qualifications to Procurement Specialist Laura Quave by 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on August 11, 2025, with oral communications not being acceptable. Eligible contractors must possess specific accreditations including Nadcap and A2LA (ISO/IEC 17025:2017) for ASTM E8/21 and E606/E466 standards, along with prior experience testing NASA oxide dispersion strengthened alloys. The statement of work requires comprehensive mechanical testing including tensile and fatigue testing of 315 specimens at elevated temperatures up to 2100°F, with all work to be completed within 20 weeks and no subcontracting permitted without NASA approval. The government retains full discretion to proceed with the sole source procurement regardless of any responses received to this market research effort.