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Radiation Testing

Agency: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Location: College Station, TX
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Sep 11, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 541380 - Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (general category) look up NAICS codes
PSC code: W099

Timeline

Posted

Sep 11, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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What this contract is for

Agency: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Location: College Station, TX
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 541380 - Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (general category)
Scope: Federal

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has a requirement for engineering services and support to conduct ground-based accelerated radiation testing of microelectronic and photonic elements.

NASA conducts evaluations of candidate electrical, electronic, and electromechanical (EEE) parts for use in spacecraft and spaceflight instruments.

The specified analysis procedures sometimes require ground-based accelerated radiation testing, necessitating the use of particle accelerators to emulate the space environment.

These ground-based tests use particle accelerators to provide ion beams that can be employed to evaluate single-event effects (SEE), total ionizing dose (TID), and displacement damage dose (DDD).

Understanding these effects is critical for mission success.

The period of performance is anticipated to be up to five (5) years from the date of award.

NASA/GSFC intends to issue a sole source blanket purchase agreement (BPA) and calls placed against the BPA in accordance with FAR Part 12.201-1(e)(3) to acquire these services from the Cyclotron Institute at Texas A&M University (TAMU) under the statutory authority of 41 U.S.C.

1901, Simplified acquisition procedures.

TAMU is the only known facility that can provide the necessary tuned beam energies of 15, 25, and 40 MeV/u, uniform particle fluxes up to 1e5/(cm2.s), an in-air testing/positioning system, and the required ease of access.

The Government intends to acquire a commercial product or service using FAR Part 12.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Stephanie Stephens at [email protected] and Jason Lou at [email protected] not later than 6:00pm EST on September 25, 2026.

Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solel...

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