Sources SoughtPosted Sep 15, 2026·Responses due Sep 15, 2026

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

NASA · NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
334516
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
80JSC026A-BOX
Set-aside
No Set aside used
PSC
6640
Place
Houston, TX, USA
Contact
Victoria Miller (victoria.n.miller@nasa.gov)
CSV Email

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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 80JSC026A-BOX in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 15, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Jul 15, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Jul 28, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 8, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 11, 2026
    Sources Sought
    Open
  • Sep 15, 2026 · this notice
    Sources Sought
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 1, 2026 to Feb 17, 2027, middle of the range Nov 19, 2026.
Measured from 23 past early notices at National Aeronautics and Space Administration that later posted an award (middle half of cases, counted from Jul 15, 2026).
Responses are due Sep 15, 2026, so an award before then is unlikely; past cases include short solicitations.

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

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. This is Amendment 4 to the notice entitled "Astromaterials Glovebox Systems � Design & Fabrication (80JSC026A-BOX)" which was posted on July 15, 2026. You are notified that the following changes are made: 1. Posting of A-BOX Industry Day charts The due date for responses is not extended. __________________________________________________________________ THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. This is Amendment 3 to Notice 80JSC026A-BOX, poste… (show all)

d September 11, 2026, is issued by NASA/JSC to annouce Industry Day and One-on-One Meeting opportinuties. To facilitate open communications with industry, the Johnson Space Center (JSC) would like to invite interested parties or potential offerors interested in the Astromaterials Glovebox Systems � Design & Fabrication (A-BOX) to the A-BOX Industry Day presentation. A-BOX Industry Day will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, via Microsoft Teams Meeting, from 9:30 a.m. � 11:30 a.m. Central Time (CT). The Government will also provide one-on-one communication opportunities via Microsoft Teams Meeting, on Wednesday through Thursday, September 16 - 17, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. � 4:40 p.m. Central Time. Participation for the one-on-one is limited to four (4) individuals from each company/team. One-on-One meetings will occur via Microsoft Teams and will not exceed 40 minutes. The following topics may be discussed: The general purpose of the announced procurement; Any information about JSC that NASA has already made accessible to the public or is otherwise being made available to all potential offerors; Historical information about the general nature or scope of prior contracts whose requirements will be addressed in whole or in part under a follow-on procurement; Information that describes the federal procurement process as defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), NASA FAR Supplement (NFS), or other published procurement policy documents; and Procurement specific information already published such as information contained in the acquisition forecast, Statement of Work (SOW), and pre-solicitation synopses. Questions regarding the subjects below will not be discussed: Proprietary or confidential business information of incumbent contractor(s) or other business entities; Privacy Act protected information such as, incumbent contractor employees� personal data; Trade Secrets Act protected information; Speculation on what the Government might be looking for in proposals; Different technical and management approaches; Technical Efficiencies; Any particular Government Emphasis; and Incumbent�s performance. EMAIL RSVP Please RSVP for the Industry Day event, and one-on-one meetings by No Later Than Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m. Central Time by sending an email to the following point of contacts: Contracting Officer - Victoria N. Miller, Victoria.n.miller@nasa.gov Contract Specialist - Ealena Telson, Ealena.telson@nasa.gov The email RSVP must include the following information: Company Name, Address, main Point of Contact information (Name, Number, Email Adress), and System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity ID (UEI). An indication as to whether your company wishes to be added to the Interested Parties list, which will be publicly available after Industry Day on the A-BOX website. If a one-on-one meeting is desired, please indicate request and provide the names and position descriptions of the attendees (limited to four (4)), as well as contact information (name, position title, phone number, email address). NOTE: E-mail request(s): Due to the potential volume of e-mail requests, as well as to distinguish the requests from all other e-mails, please annotate in the subject line indicating: �A-BOX: Industry Day Participation.� Due to the potential volume of one-on-one meeting requests, meetings will be reserved on a First Come, First Serve basis. A confirmation email will be sent to confirm your Industry Day participation. For One-on-one meeting request the Government will provide potential offerors a MS Teams link with date, time, and further information. Appointment times will be contingent on the availability of each Director and/or Deputy Director, and Technical Leads (Division and/or Office Chiefs). However, we will attempt to schedule your meeting as quickly as possible to prevent unnecessary delays. Please email any questions regarding this posting to Contracting Officer, victoria.n.miller@nasa.gov and Contract Specialist, Ealena.telson@nasa.gov. For any questions submitted at Industry Day, the Government will officially respond to all questions by posting responses to SAM.gov and the A-BOX website after Industry Day. Note: Questions pertaining to the Industry Day content will be accepted via email through, September 21, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Central Time. Recording devices are prohibited. Offerors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov and the A-BOX website for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). One-on-One Meetings The following topics may be discussed: 1. The general purpose of the announced procurement; 2. Any information about JSC that NASA has already made accessible to the public or is otherwise being made available to all potential offerors; 3. Historical information about the general nature or scope of prior contracts whose requirements will be addressed in whole or in part under a follow-on procurement; 4. Information that describes the federal procurement process as defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), NASA FAR Supplement (NFS), or other published procurement policy documents; and 5. Procurement specific information already published such as information contained in the acquisition forecast, Statement of Work (SOW), and pre-solicitation synopses. Questions regarding the subjects below will not be discussed: 1. Proprietary or confidential business information of incumbent contractor(s) or other business entities; 2. Privacy Act protected information such as, incumbent contractor employees� personal data; 3. Trade Secrets Act protected information; 4. Speculation on what the Government might be looking for in proposals; 5. Different technical and management approaches; 6. Technical Efficiencies; 7. Any particular Government Emphasis; and 8. Incumbent�s performance. Notification of Recordings of Industry Day and One-on-One Meetings: The Government will be recording the Industry Day Presentation and any subsequent One-on-One Meetings that arise to ensure all questions are thoroughly and accurately recorded. Recording by other entities and other organizations IS NOT allowed. The Government will not be providing any copies of the recordings. Answers to all questions will be captured with official Government responses posted to SAM.gov at a later date. Anyone detected to be recording or using AI to take notes will be asked to cease that activity. If that activity is not ceased, that individual will be removed from the meeting. __________________________________________________________________ THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. This is Amendment 2 to Notice 80JSC026A-BOX, posted July 15, 2026, is issued by NASA/JSC to extend the Response Date from Wednesday, July 29, 2026, to Wednesday, August 5, 2026. __________________________________________________________________ THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE. This is Amendment 1 to Notice 80JSC026A-BOX, posted July 15, 2026, is issued by NASA/JSC to provide the A-BOX Technical Library Request Form information. The A-BOX electronic Technical Library, containing technical requirements documents regarding this posting, is available at t

Who won similar work

4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (NASA), same NAICS 334516.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
BLUEHALO LLC · $AVAV1$843KSep 3, 2026
Bluefors Inc1$475KJul 15, 2026
ABSOLUTE EMC LLC1$316KDec 3, 2025
neonsee GmbH Konstanz 78467 DEU1$305KApr 28, 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.

Latest awards

Competitive landscape

For the 4 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
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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
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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
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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.