What the agency is buying
by RFPFinder from the notice and attachments; the solicitation governsNASA/NSSC intends to award a sole-source contract to Benchmark Space Systems Inc for thruster materials and build, with performance at Glenn Research Center. This is a special notice requesting capability statements to determine whether to compete the procurement; quotes will not be evaluated.
Scope
- Thruster materials and build procurement
- Sole-source justification review
How to get the bid documents
- Download the 2 documents below (no portal account needed)
- Check the submission requirements in the compliance checklist
- Submit as the notice directs before 12:00 PM CT on Oct 19
Details
- Place of performance
- STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Mississippi
- Buyer type
- Federal
- Notice type
- Special Notice
- Solicitation no.
- 80NSSC27945716Q
- Size standard
- 600 employees SBA table, NAICS 334519
- Local presence
- Not required
- Amendments
- None since Oct 13
- Contact
- Sara Jusino-Terry
- Office
- NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
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Thruster Materials and Build
SPECIAL NOTICE: VENDORS MUST REFERENCE THE NOTICE ID WHEN SUBMITTING A CAPABILITY STATEMENT. NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Procurement of Thruster Materials and Build. NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to BENCHMARK SPACE SYSTEMS INC 128 Lakeside AVE Bldg 21 Burlington, Vermont 05401-4939, United States under the authority of FAR 12.102(a).
It has been determined that BENCHMARK SPACE SYSTEMS INC is the sole provider of Procurement of Thruster Materials and Build NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Glenn Research Center (GRC). 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 334519.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 10/19/2026. 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.
NOTE: Quotes received in response to this notice will NOT be considered and will not be evaluated by NASA's Technical End User Team. We are currently only requesting Capability Statements. 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 .
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