SAM #80NSSC27943792Q

NASA capability-statement notice for InRoDES Supplemental RDRE TCA hardware fabrication

NASA is assessing supplier capability for specialized InRoDES thrust-chamber hardware and related additive manufacturing services. - Agency and location: NASA Shared Services Center (NASA/NSSC), for work at Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC). - Requirement: Fabricate, post-process, quality-check, and deliver NASA-designed InRoDES chamber and injector hardware for the Supplemental RDRE TCA effort. - Planned source: NASA identifies Additive Manufacturing Engineering as the sole provider and plans a sole-source award. This notice requests capability statements only; quotes will not be considered. Responses may inform whether the requirement should be competed, and submissions must reference the notice ID. - Manufacturing and material requirements: Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) in a machine with a 400 × 400 × 400 mm standard build volume; GRCop-42 powder sourced from Linde Advanced Materials Technologies Inc. and Powder Alloy Corporation, with full traceability. - Processing and acceptance: Perform powder removal, wire EDM, vacuum nucleation, and hot isostatic pressing (HIP) in the specified sequence. Requirements include traceability, density, cleanliness, surface finish, quality documentation, and ITAR compliance. - Quantities and specifications: The notice and SOW excerpt provide no itemized models, quantities, or part numbers. Hardware details are not specified in the notice, and quotes are not being accepted through this capability-statement request.

Description

 SPECIAL NOTICE:

VENDORS MUST REFERENCE THE NOTICE ID WHEN SUBMITTING A CAPABILITY STATEMENT.

NASA/NSSC has a requirement for INRODES Supplemental RDRE TCA Hardware 

NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Additive Manufacturing Engineering under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). It has been determined that Additive Manufacturing Engineering is the sole provider of INRODES Supplemental RDRE TCA Hardware

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 or services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 for Commercial

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 332999.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 11/11/2026. 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 .

Primary Point of Contact:

Cody Guidry

Procurement Specialist II

Cody.d.guidry@nasa.gov

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