Comprehensive Survey of Commercially Available Powder Bed Fusion Metal Additive Manufacturing Systems.

Synopsis:NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Comprehensive Survey of Commercially Available Powder Bed Fusion Metal Additive Manufacturing Systems.NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to American Society for Testing and Materials 100 Barr Harbor Dr. West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that American Society for Testing and Materials is the sole provider of Comprehensive Survey of Commercially Available Powder Bed Fusion Metal Additive Manufacturing SystemsNASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Langley Research Center (LARC).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 519190Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 8/11/2022. 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:Dalonna PentonContract