Simulant for Micrometeoroid Impact Testing

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Shared Services Center (NSSC) has a requirement for simulant for micrometeoroid impact testing under solicitation number 80NSSC26935078Q. NASA intends to issue a sole source contract to KMZ Enterprises LLC for these commercial items, having determined that this entity is the sole provider for the required simulant. The procurement will support operations at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in the United States.

This opportunity is classified under NAICS code 327215 for glass product manufacturing made of purchased glass and PSC 6605 for navigational instruments. The notice includes an 8AN 8AN set-aside designation. Although NASA intends to pursue a sole source award, the government will consider written capability statements and qualifications from other organizations to determine if the procurement should be conducted on a competitive basis.

Responses to this notice must be submitted to procurement specialist McKenzie Hanson by June 11, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Oral communications are not accepted in response to this solicitation. The government maintains full discretion regarding the determination not to compete the effort based on received responses. NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, applies to this acquisition.