SOLICITATION NOTICE
74 -- 3D PRINTER FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
- Notice Date
- 7/20/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 334118
— Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- NNC1557578Q
- Response Due
- 8/3/2015
- Archive Date
- 7/20/2016
- Point of Contact
- Syreeta J. Stewart, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-433-8673, Fax 216-433-8560, Email Syreeta.J.Stewart@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Syreeta J. Stewart
(Syreeta.J.Stewart@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NASA/GRC has a requirement for one (1) 3D Printer for Additive Manufacturing. NASA GRC intends to contract with nScrypt, located at 12151 Research Parkway Suite 150, Orlando, FL for a new open-source Additive Manufacturing machine, alternatively referred to as a 3-D printer. This machine will support materials research in Additive Manufacturing of Ceramic and Polymer Matrix Composites, as part of a new initiative in NASAs Aeronautics program. The open-source capability of the machine will allow the maximum possible flexibility in NASA GRCs research in the types of materials that are fabricated and characterized in NASAs research program. The open architecture of the nScrypt machine facilitates experimentation with material compositions and allows all of the deposition parameters to be individually tuned for the materials in use. The nScrypt machine is the only available solution for additive manufacturing that can meet NASAs requirements for fabrication capability and compatibility with its ongoing collaborative research programs with other government agencies. The Additive Manufacturing machine must have the ability to host up to four separate materials and to fabricate three-dimensional structures with accuracy of 5 microns and repeatability of 2 microns. The pump must be capable of handling a wide range of electronic pastes, adhesives, solders and ceramic pastes ranging from low (a few cP) to high (more than 1,000,000 cP) viscosity. The machine must be capable of extruding fine lines (20 microns) of highly viscous materials, and must have the ability to print thermoplastics with operating temperatures ranging from room temperature to 400C. The machine must have a camera that provides real time viewing of the printing process. The software must have the ability to control separate pumps under one software control and fabricate multilayer, multi-material structures. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on August 3, 2015. 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 Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html.
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