MLI blanket fabrication
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC26939087Q
- Agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- PSC
- AF11 Education, Training, Employment, & Social Svcs R&D Svcs; Education Svcs R&D; Basic Research
- Place of performance
- Orlando, Florida 32899, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Shared Services Center issued a sole-source Special Notice on July 21, 2026, announcing its intent to award a contract to Aerothreads Inc. for multi-layer insulation blanket fabrication, with a deadline of July 23, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time for interested organizations to submit written capabilities statements challenging the sole-source determination.
The procurement covers refabrication of MLI blankets originally designed for the MSolo-1 mission on an Astrobotic lunar lander. The blankets were damaged during integration testing and must be remade by the original vendor to satisfy flight project requirements for fabrication and certification compatibility. NASA asserts that competition is impractical because alternative vendors cannot be substituted without triggering recertification and compatibility impacts incompatible with the project timeline. Work will be executed at the Aerothreads facility in Riverdale, Maryland, with all build and testing activities completed by October 30, 2027, from contract award. The contractor shall conduct a System Requirements Review and Test Critical Design Review, execute flight testing, and deliver and install the completed blankets. The acquisition will be conducted under FAR Part 12 commercial procedures, NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services). Organizations may submit written qualifications only (oral communications are not acceptable) to demonstrate whether competitive procurement should proceed. NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84 (Ombudsman) applies. Contact Shanna L. Patterson, Procurement Specialist, at Shanna.L.Patterson@nasa.gov.
Notice text
** THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT ** for MLI blanket fabrication
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SATPC0041920 Tab 04 4 SOW.pdf | ||
| SATPC0041920 Tab 07 Capability Statement.pdf | ||
| SATPC0041920 Tab 06 RDSS..pdf |
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