High Temperature Flexure Test Stand Furnace

NASA LaRC is hereby soliciting information for potential sources to provide design, development and delivery of a High Temperature Flexure Test Stand Furnace that must fit inside a MTS Criterion Model C45.504 Wide test stand. An inert gas furnace for high temperature mechanical testing of carbon and metal-carbide based composites is required. The estimated general scope and high-level specification of the deliverables are outlined below (for full specification description – see attachment SOW – Specification Sheet)

Interested sources shall provide capabilities/product information on meeting the scope of the request and show prior experience in building a High Temperature Flexure Test Stand Furnace. Please limit responses to no more than 20 pages in length. Please provide a brief outline of the company’s business sector(s) including business size (e.g. Small Business, Other Than Small Business), Primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code, DUNS Number or System for Award Management (SAM) registration number, if applicable. Also, please provide whether the likely products used have been sold in the commercial marketplace or only to Government entities.

This request for information is for market research and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of any results of information collected. The information provided will assist the Government in its assessment of the current market and help develop and define the request for proposal for these systems.

Please submit questions by September 28th, 2021 at 2:00 PM EST. Email responses to: jo.rolfe@nasa.gov and lakhassia.y.mccoy@nasa.gov.