HR-2 additive manufacturing powder
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC26938234Q
- Agency
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Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 331492 Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum)
- PSC
- 6850 Miscellaneous Chemical Specialties
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA/NSSC issued a sole-source notice on July 27, 2026 for HR-2 additive manufacturing powder, with a July 30, 2026 capability-statement deadline; the agency intends to award to Powder Alloy Corp under FAR 12.102(a) authority. Interested vendors may submit written capabilities and qualifications by 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on July 30, 2026 to demonstrate whether the Government should conduct this procurement on a competitive basis; the Government retains sole discretion to compete or remain sole-source based on submitted responses. The requirement specifies 500 pounds of NASA HR-2-AM alloy powder (Formulation II Mod 2) to be delivered within 12 weeks of award, with strict composition tolerances including nickel as balance, iron 29.30–30.70%, chromium 14.90–16.10%, cobalt 3.80–4.20%, molybdenum 2.80–3.20%, tungsten 3.00–3.40%, titanium 2.60–3.00%, and aluminum 0.20–0.30%, plus defined impurity limits for sulfur, phosphorus, carbon, silicon, boron, manganese, hydrogen (under 50 ppm), oxygen (under 300 ppm), and nitrogen (under 200 ppm). Particle size distribution must range from +325 mesh to 1250 mesh (45 to 10+ micrometers) with particles greater than +325 mesh limited to 1.0 weight percent and sub-10-micrometer particles to 2.0 cumulative volume percent; powder must be primarily spherical with smooth surfaces and minimal satellite particles. Performance will be located at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The procurement uses FAR Part 12 commercial-item procedures; NAICS 331492 and PSC 6850 apply. Contact Cody Guidry, Procurement Specialist II, at Cody.d.guidry@nasa.gov; reference notice ID when submitting capability statements.
Notice text
VENDORS MUST REFERENCE THE NOTICE ID WHEN SUBMITTING A CAPABILITY STATEMENT.
Synopsis:
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for HR-2 additive manufacturing powder.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to POWDER ALLOY CORP: 101 NORTHEAST DR | LOVELAND, OH 45140 under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). It has been determined that POWDER ALLOY CORP is the sole provider of HR-2 additive manufacturing powder
NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).
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 331492.
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 7/30/2026. 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 .
Primary Point of Contact:
Cody Guidry
Procurement Specialist II
Cody.d.guidry@nasa.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SATPC0041801 TAB 07 SOW PRINTED.pdf |
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