High temperature mechanical testing
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC26942105Q
- Agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- 8(a) Sole Source
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Shared Services Center issued a sole-source 8(a) justification notice for high temperature mechanical testing, with a capabilities submission deadline of August 27, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. The agency intends to award a sole-source contract to METCUT RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC under FAR 12.102(a), having determined that this vendor is the sole provider capable of performing the work. Performance will occur at NASA Glenn Research Center. The procurement seeks commercial items or services under FAR Part 12 procedures. NAICS 541715 applies. Interested organizations may submit written capabilities and qualifications by the deadline solely to enable the government to evaluate whether to conduct the procurement on a competitive basis; the government retains discretion to proceed as sole-source or to compete based on responses received. Oral submissions are not acceptable. NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84 (Ombudsman) applies; the Center Ombudsman contact information is available at the NASA procurement ombudsman listing.
Notice text
Synopsis:
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for High temperature mechanical testing.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to METCUT RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). It has been determined that METCUT RESEARCH ASSOCIATES INC is the sole provider of High temperature mechanical testing
NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Glenn Research Center (GRC).
The Government intends to acquire Commercialitems or services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 for Commercial
The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541715.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 8/27/2026. 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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