High Fidelity Martian Regolith Simulant

NASA's Shared Services Center is soliciting quotations for the procurement of high-fidelity Martian regolith simulant through Request for Quotation 80NSSC26928490Q-1. The agency seeks research-grade Mars global regolith simulant engineered to replicate the physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics of Martian surface material for scientific, engineering, and biological studies. Key technical requirements include a particle size range from greater than 0.04 micrometers to 1,000 micrometers, bulk density between 1.3 and 1.4 g/cm³, angle of repose between 30 and 40 degrees, and mineralogy comprising at least 95% of total weight consisting of anorthosite, glass-rich basalt, bronzite, olivine, Mg-sulfate, ferrihydrite, hydrated silica, and magnetite. Award will be made to the responsible offeror submitting the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) offer that demonstrates the ability to satisfy all solicitation requirements. Quotations are due April 22, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. Central Time to Cody Guidry at cody.d.guidry@nasa.gov, with all technical and contractual questions due by April 21, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. CT.

This solicitation is designated as a Total Small Business set-aside under full and open competition with NAICS Code 325998. The procurement requires delivery of 1,000 kilograms of material no later than May 31, 2026 to Marshall Space Flight Center, Building 4605, Room 8, Huntsville, Alabama 35812, with delivery on an FOB Destination basis. Quotes must remain valid for 30 days and include two points of contact with name, phone number, and email address. All offerors must be registered at SAM.gov to be considered for award. No specific budget range or incumbent contractor information is provided in the solicitation documents.