Flight MLI blankets for the PILS component
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC26938760Q
- Agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing
- Place of performance
- Cleveland, Ohio 44135, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Shared Services Center issued a sole-source presolicitation synopsis on July 22, 2026, announcing its intent to award a contract for Flight Multi-Layer Insulation blankets for the Photovoltaic Investigation of the Lunar Surface (PILS) payload component, with responses due July 24, 2026. The contracting officer has designated Vantage Systems, Inc. as the sole provider based on established history with NASA on thermal engineering and flight-quality MLI blanket manufacturing; however, NASA invites written capability statements from other organizations to demonstrate whether the procurement should proceed on a competitive basis.
The requirement calls for design and manufacture of an MLI blanket replacement after the prior blanket was compromised during vibrational testing. Thermal performance specifications require total emissivity of 0.08 or lower and outer layer absorptivity of 0.44 or lower. The contractor must procure materials, conduct fit testing on a 3D-printed mockup, and deliver the blanket by the defined deadline. Performance occurs at Vantage Systems' Lanham, Maryland facility with fabrication scheduled between August 3, 2026, and February 3, 2027.
Interested organizations must submit written capabilities and qualifications by 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on July 24, 2026, to Shanna L. Patterson, Procurement Specialist, at Shanna.L.Patterson@nasa.gov. The procurement follows FAR Part 12 commercial acquisition procedures under NAICS 334511. Oral communications are not acceptable. NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84 (Ombudsman) applies.
Notice text
** THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT ** for Flight MLI blankets for the PILS component
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SATPC0041887 Tab 07 Capability Statement.pdf | ||
| SATPC0041887 Tab 06 RDSS..pdf | ||
| SATPC0041887 Tab 04 4 SOW.pdf |
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