Notice of Sole Source Justification: Velo3D Sapphire Additive Manufacturing System 1-Year Lease
ID: 23-77Type: Justification
AwardedMar 31, 2023
Award #:80MSFC23CA012
Overview

Buyer

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONNASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTERHUNTSVILLE, AL, 35812, USA

PSC

LEASE OR RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT- METALWORKING MACHINERY (W034)

Original Source

https://sam.gov/opp/afd741a411554f30aab725a1eefe8ddb/view
Timeline
    Description

    NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is seeking to award a sole source contract for a one-year lease of the Velo3D Sapphire Metal Additive Manufacturing (AM) System from Velo3D Inc. This procurement is critical for NASA's evaluation and certification of flight components for the Human Landing System (HLS) and Space Launch System (SLS) vehicles, as hands-on experience with this specific machine is necessary to ensure safety and compliance in manufacturing processes. The Velo3D Sapphire system is uniquely positioned to meet the high-risk evaluation needs identified by the NASA Engineering Safety Center (NESC), which is managing this project. Interested parties can direct inquiries to Yong Castillo at yong.h.castillo@nasa.gov or Sadie Moulton at sadie.m.moulton@nasa.gov for further details.

    Point(s) of Contact
    Yong Castillo
    yong.h.castillo@nasa.gov
    Sadie Moulton
    sadie.m.moulton@nasa.gov
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