Annual Tool Performance Maintenance

Agency: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
State: Maryland
Type of Government: Federal
FSC Category:
  • R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
NAICS Category:
  • 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Posted Date: Mar 24, 2025
Due Date: Mar 26, 2025
Solicitation No: 80NSSC257965
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Notice ID
80NSSC257965
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
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NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
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General Information
  • Contract Opportunity Type: Presolicitation (Original)
  • Original Published Date: Mar 24, 2025 10:29 am EDT
  • Original Response Date: Mar 26, 2025 12:00 pm EDT
  • Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date
  • Original Inactive Date: Apr 10, 2025
  • Initiative:
    • None
Classification
  • Original Set Aside: Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
  • Product Service Code: R499 - SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER
  • NAICS Code:
    • 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
  • Place of Performance:
    Greenbelt , MD 20771
    USA
Description

NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Annual Tool Performance Maintenance, the refurbishment of ion optics, the purchase of spare parts that has been identified as missing or damaged, and a cleaning service to removed sputter deposited material from shielding inside the 4Wave Ion Mill.



NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to 4WAVE, INC 22710 Executive DR Sterling, Virginia 20166-9589 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i).



NASA has a requirement to maintain a 4Wave ion mill tool used in the fabrication of detectors and supporting technologies for ongoing programs such as ATHENA. The vendor inventoried and identified missing or damaged spare parts for the tool

and supplied a quote for NASA to purchase these spares.



NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). 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 5541690.



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. Eastern Standard Time on March 26, 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:

Kathi Thomas

Procurement Specialist

katheryn.a.thomas@nasa.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:

Tiffany Neal

Contracting Officer

Tiffany.neal@nasa.


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Contracting Office Address
  • JERRY HLASS ROAD, BLDG. 1111
  • STENNIS SPACE CENTER , MS 39529
  • USA
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Secondary Point of Contact
History
  • Mar 24, 2025 10:29 am EDTPresolicitation (Original)
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