PLX-Benchtop Indentation Plastometer
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC25908029Q
- Agency
- Shared Services Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services
- Points of contact
-
- Cody Guidry cody.d.guidry@nasa.gov
- Shari Trigg shari.trigg@nasa.gov (228) 813-6110
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Shared Services Center (NSSC) has issued a Special Notice for the procurement of a PLX-Benchtop Indentation Plastometer, a specialized scientific instrument used to evaluate mechanical properties of small-volume metallic samples. The agency intends to award a sole source contract to PLASTOMETREX USA, INC of Houston, Texas, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), having determined that this company is the sole provider of the required equipment. The procurement is designated under NAICS Code 541519 and will utilize commercial acquisition procedures outlined in FAR Parts 12 and 13. Performance will be conducted at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, with NSSC serving as the procuring center. The acquisition includes the plastometer instrument with accessories, a 5-year software subscription, and replacement indenter tips.
The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide advance notification of the intended sole source procurement while allowing interested organizations to demonstrate their capabilities and qualifications to potentially compete for the contract. Contractors must submit their written capabilities and qualifications by 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on July 17, 2025, with oral communications not being acceptable. The government will evaluate these submissions solely to determine whether the procurement should be conducted on a competitive basis, though the final decision remains at the government's discretion. The procurement package includes specialized equipment for measuring flow stress, strain hardening, and yield strength characteristics of metallic materials at room and elevated temperatures. The performance period is specified as 6 weeks after receipt of order, and the solicitation falls under the scientific and technical services category with an emphasis on materials testing capabilities.
Notice text
Synopsis:
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for PLX-Benchtop Indentation Plastometer.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to PLASTOMETREX USA, INC: 6410 Langfield RD STE J; Houston, TX 77092-1017 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that PLASTOMETREX USA, INC is the sole provider of PLX-Benchtop Indentation Plastometer.
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 and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.
The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541519.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 7/17/2025. 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 Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .
Primary Point of Contact:
Cody Guidry
Procurement Specialist
Cody.d.guidry@nasa.gov
Secondary Point of Contact:
Shari Trigg
Contracting Officer
Shari.trigg@nasa.gov
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SATPC0038904 Tab 07 SOW_Redacted.pdf |
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