JBK-75 additive manufacturing powder

NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center seeks procurement of JBK-75 additive manufacturing powder, with capability statements due July 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. This is a sole source procurement; NASA/NSSC has determined that Homogeneous Metals, Inc., located at 2395 Main Street, Clayville, New York 13322, is the sole provider of JBK-75 additive manufacturing powder and intends to award under FAR 12.102(a) authority using FAR Part 12 commercial items procedures.

Place of performance is NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). The procurement requires 2,635 pounds of JBK-75-AM1 powder with particle size distribution of −140 mesh/+325 mesh (105 micrometers/45 micrometers). The powder must be produced using vacuum or inert induction melting with gas or rotary atomization in argon or helium, utilizing virgin melt stock, master alloys, or controlled purity solid revert. Chemical composition must conform to AMS 5811 standards with iron 48.01–54.24 weight percent, nickel 29.0–31.0 percent, chromium 13.5–16.0 percent, and specified limits for molybdenum, titanium, vanadium, aluminum, and trace elements including sulfur, phosphorus, carbon, silicon, boron, manganese, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen. Verification methods are ASTM E1019 for carbon, sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen; ASTM E354 or ASTM E2594 for other elements; ASTM B214 and ASTM B822 for particle size distribution. The powder must be primarily spherical with smooth surfaces, free of significant satellite particles, and packaged in air-tight, inert gas-filled containers no larger than 20 kilograms each. Delivery is required within six months of award. Vendors must submit Certificates of Conformance specifying lot number, production date and facility location, and verification of specification compliance. NAICS code is 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing; PSC is 6810, Chemicals. Primary point of contact is Cody Guidry, Procurement Specialist II, Cody.d.guidry@nasa.gov. The government will evaluate capability statements solely to determine whether to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis; the decision to remain sole source is at the government's discretion.