Contract

Astromaterials Glovebox Systems - Design & Fabrication (A-BOX)

Agency: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Location: HOUSTON, TX
Amount: Amount not listed
Deadline: Closes in 11 days (Jul 29, 2026)
Posted: Jul 15, 2026
Set-aside: None (open competition)
NAICS code: 334516

What this contract is for

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. This notice is issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/ Johnson Space Center (JSC) to post a draft Statement of Work (SOW)(Attachment I) and Capabilities Questions and Responses (Attachment II) to solicit responses from interested parties. This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. This SOW establishes the overarching technical and performance requirements for the design, fabrication, testing, delivery, and installation of single-unit, multi-unit, or modular controlled-atmosphere glovebox systems (GS) to be acquired for the Astromaterials Research and Exploration Science (ARES) Curation facility at NASA/JSC. ARES GSs support astromaterials sample processing, storage, and curation. Future and existing lunar and planetary sample returns — including but not limited to Artemis?related missions, as reflected in Section 10.0, Delivery Timelines and Milestones, in the SOW — will require custom GSs. Manufacturing and fabrication guidelines for the gloveboxes and operational systems shall follow the American Glovebox Society Guidelines for Gloveboxes document number AGS-G001-2007 3rd Edition, where required and applicable (further standard details in Section 2.0, Applicable Documents and Standards, of the SOW (Attachment I). NASA/JSC is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for the design, fabrication, testing, delivery, and installation of single-unit, multi-unit, or modular controlled-atmosphere GS to be acquired for the ARES Curation facility at NASA/JSC. 1. Small Business Utilization Considerations...

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