Special NoticePosted Jul 23, 2026·Responses due Jul 28, 2026

Fused Silicide Coating of Refractory Alloy Specimens

NASA · NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER

Stage
Early notice (sources sought, presolicitation or special notice)
NAICS
336413
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
80NSSC26937435Q
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
9540
Place
USA
Contact
laura quave (laura.a.quave@nasa.gov)
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Where this opportunity stands

Every notice posted under solicitation 80NSSC26937435Q in this department, oldest first.

Early notice
  • Jul 23, 2026 · this notice
    Special Notice
Solicitation
None posted
Award
Not yet. Typical award: Sep 9, 2026 to Feb 25, 2027, middle of the range Nov 27, 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 23, 2026).

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

All correspondence should reference Notice ID 80NSSC26937435Q in the subject line. Synopsis: NASA/NSSC has a requirement for Fused Silicide Coating of Refractory Alloy Specimens. NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to HITEMCO LLC 160 Bethpage Sweet Hollow RD Old Bethpage, New York 11804-1315 United States under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). It has been determined that HITEMCO LLC is the sole provider of Fused Silicide Coating of Refractory Alloy Specimens. NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Glenn Research Center (GRC). T… (show all)

he 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 336413. Interested 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 7/28/2026. 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. 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: Laura Quave Procurement Specialist II laura.a.quave@nasa.gov

Who won similar work

13 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NASA), same industry group (NAICS 3364).

Single-winner award sizes (13): middle half $13.2M to $60.3M, median $24.3M; range $430K to $5.9B.

WinnerAwardsValueLast
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE San Antonio TX 78238 USA2$86.4MFeb 14, 2025
SIERRA SPACE CORP2$26.3MJan 8, 2026
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. · $SPCX1$5.9BSep 18, 2026
Multiple Awardees Orlando FL 32899 USA1$100.0MSep 9, 2026
AXIOM SPACE INC1$65.8MJul 31, 2026
Science & Technology Corporation1$25.0MAug 18, 2025
UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Durham NH 03824 USA1$24.3MNov 14, 2024
THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC1$20.5MJan 17, 2025
PRIORITY 1 AVIATION INC1$7.2MSep 25, 2025
AVENGER AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS INC1$3.7MJun 9, 2026

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. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.

Latest awards

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.

  • 4 of these past winners lobbied Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) since 2024 (40 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.

  • 8 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. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.

  • 1 of the past winners are listed companies
  • 0 insider buys and 0 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.