Engineering Support and Fabrication of 777 Airborne Instrument Enclosures
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC26940146Q
- Agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334519 Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA/NSSC issued a Special Notice announcing a sole-source contract award intent to WELCH MECHANICAL DESIGNS, LLC for engineering support and fabrication of 777 airborne instrument enclosures, with a response deadline of August 19, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. The procurement will be conducted as a commercial item acquisition under FAR Part 12 and FAR 12.102(a), with WELCH MECHANICAL DESIGNS determined to be the sole qualified provider. Performance will occur at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
The requirement covers three microwave instrument enclosures—the Microwave Barometric Radar and Sounder (MBARS), the Configurable Scanning Submillimeter-wave Instrument/Radiometer (CoSSIR), and the Conical Scanning Millimeter-wave Imaging Radiometer (CoSMIR)—to be installed on a NASA Boeing 777 aircraft for airborne science missions. Each enclosure must be fully assembled, inspected, pressure tested to 12 psi, and accompanied by custom parts documentation and certificates of conformance. The performance period runs from task award through 12 weeks after award.
Interested organizations may submit written capabilities and qualifications to challenge the sole-source determination; responses will be evaluated only to determine whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis. Oral communications are not acceptable. NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84 (Ombudsman) applies.
Notice text
Synopsis:
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Engineering Support and Fabrication of 777 Airborne Instrument Enclosures.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to WELCH MECHANICAL DESIGNS, LLC 1200 Technology DR Suite N Aberdeen, Maryland 21001-1124, United States under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). It has been determined that WELCH MECHANICAL DESIGNS, LLC is the sole provider of Engineering Support and Fabrication of 777 Airborne Instrument Enclosures
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 or services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 for Commercial
The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334519.
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. Central Standard Time on 8/19/2026. 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 FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf .
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Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| SATPC0042213 TAB 04 4 SOW.pdf |
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