URGENT-BP-1 Lunar Regolith simulant Compressibility Testing
Open Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC27948394Q
- Agency
-
Shared Services Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- R699 Support- Administrative: Other
- Place of performance
- Hampton, Virginia 23681, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Shared Services Center issued a Special Notice on October 30, 2026, declaring a sole-source requirement for URGENT-BP-1 Lunar Regolith Simulant Compressibility Testing, with capability statements due November 4, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time. The Set Aside line reads "No Set-Aside Used." Attachment summaries identify Applied Research Associates, Inc. as the intended awardee under FAR 12.102(a), with NASA Stennis Space Center (NSSC) as procuring center and performance at NASA Langley Research Center. The notice seeks written capability statements only, with no quotes or oral communications. Submissions go to Shanna L. Patterson (Shanna.L.Patterson@nasa.gov) or Morgan Mitchell (Morgan.a.mitchell-1@nasa.gov), referencing the notice ID. The Government will use them solely to decide whether to compete the procurement, a decision it reserves entirely.
The statement of work covers mechanical property testing of BP-1 simulant that NASA supplies in bulk. Required work includes minimum and maximum void ratio testing, direct shear tests at six densities with a minimum of three normal forces each, and a minimum of one hydrostatic compression test at 1.800 kg/m3 with at least five intermediate unloading cycles. Results will produce six MAT016 material models for LS-DYNA touchdown simulations of the Human Landing System. The attached justification ties the work to continuity with compressibility testing Applied Research Associates performed for NASA in 2005, using the same BP-1 batch, equipment, and procedures. Simulant must come from contract 6NSSC8P68G. The period of performance is 60 calendar days from contract initiation. The NAICS code is 541715 and the PSC is R699.
Notice text
** THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT ** for URGENT-BP-1 Lunar Regolith simulant Compressibility Testing
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| SATPC0043142 Tab 04 4 SOW..pdf | ||
| SATPC0043142 Tab 07 Capability Statement.pdf | ||
| SATPC0043142 Tab 06 RDSS..pdf |
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