SAM #80NSSC26938760Q

Sole Source Procurement of Flight MLI Blanket for PILS Payload by NASA Shared Services Center

NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) is seeking to procure Flight Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) blankets for the Photovoltaic Investigation of the Lunar Surface (PILS) payload. - Sole source procurement to VANTAGE SYSTEMS, INC., identified as the only provider for this requirement - Requirement includes design, manufacture, and delivery of a replacement MLI blanket with specific thermal properties: - Total emissivity ≤ 0.08 - Outer layer absorptivity ≤ 0.44 - Blanket must be fitted to a 3D-printed mockup of the PILS payload - Work to be performed at Vantage Systems in Lanham, MD; managed by NASA/NSSC at NASA Glenn Research Center - NAICS code: 334511 (Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing) - Responses to capability requests are due by 7/24/2026 - Fabrication period is from August 3, 2026, to February 3, 2027 - No part numbers provided; quantity specified as one replacement blanket - Procurement follows FAR Part 12 for commercial items

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** THIS IS A SOLE SOURCE REQUIREMENT ** for Flight MLI blankets for the PILS component 

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