Thruster Materials and Build
NASA · NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 80NSSC27945716Q in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 14, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
SPECIAL NOTICE: VENDORS MUST REFERENCE THE NOTICE ID WHEN SUBMITTING A CAPABILITY STATEMENT. NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Procurement of Thruster Materials and Build. NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to BENCHMARK SPACE SYSTEMS INC 128 Lakeside AVE Bldg 21 Burlington, Vermont 05401-4939, United States under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). It has been determined that BENCHMARK SPACE SYSTEMS INC is the sole provider of Procurement of Thruster Materials and Build NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Glenn Research Center (… (show all)
GRC). The Government intends to acquire Commercial items or services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 for Commercial The NAICS Code for this procurement is 334519. 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. Central Standard Time on 10/19/2026. 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. NOTE: Quotes received in response to this notice will NOT be considered and will not be evaluated by NASA�s Technical End User Team. We are currently only requesting Capability Statements. NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf . Primary Point of Contact: (Note from Tiffany on Teams: When posting on SAM.GOV make sure you are adding the Contracting Officer as an alternate point of contact. ****REMOVE THIS SENTENCE PRIOR TO POSTING****
Who won similar work
8 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NASA), same industry group (NAICS 3345).
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECHNO-SCIENCES, LLC | 1 | $9.8M | Apr 8, 2026 |
| BLUEHALO LLC · $AVAV | 1 | $843K | Sep 3, 2026 |
| FORCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 | $573K | Sep 11, 2026 |
| Bluefors Inc | 1 | $475K | Jul 15, 2026 |
| ZWICKROELL, LP | 1 | $384K | Dec 3, 2025 |
| ABSOLUTE EMC LLC | 1 | $316K | Dec 3, 2025 |
| neonsee GmbH Konstanz 78467 DEU | 1 | $305K | Apr 28, 2025 |
| TIC INTERNATIONAL, INC. | 1 | $293K | Apr 29, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Sep 11, 2026FORCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS, INC.$573KWSTF Test Stand 401 Thrust Measurement System
- Sep 3, 2026BLUEHALO LLC$843KBlueHalo Robo-Met.3D
- Jul 15, 2026Bluefors Inc$475KCryogen-free Dilution Refrigerator Test for Characterization of Superconducting Detectors and Devices
- Apr 8, 2026TECHNO-SCIENCES, LLC$9.8MNASA Search and Rescue System Support Contract
- Dec 3, 2025ABSOLUTE EMC LLC$316KBrand Name or Equal to Bolab Multipurpose Power Quality Test System
- Dec 3, 2025ZWICKROELL, LP$384KHigh Temperature Air Tension Tester
- Apr 29, 2025TIC INTERNATIONAL, INC.$293KABB MR304SC Series Spectroradiometer
- Apr 28, 2025neonsee GmbH Konstanz 78467 DEU$305KNASA GRC - AM0 Solar Simulator Purchase
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) since 2024 (4 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 2 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 16 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 4 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.