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

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Johnson Space Center is forecasting the procurement of over ten custom-designed glovebox systems under the Astromaterials Glovebox Systems – Design and Fabrication contract to support the Artemis campaign’s return of lunar samples. These gloveboxes will be engineered to Curation standards to preserve sample pristinity, featuring polycarbonate glass, Viton seals, and other specialized materials, with distinct configurations required for cold and non-cold sample handling as well as for preliminary examination versus general processing. The systems must accommodate diverse operational needs while ensuring contamination control and environmental stability for sensitive astromaterials. The solicitation is open to industry partners with a NAICS code of 334516, and all work is expected to be performed at an unspecified location, with primary point of contact for technical inquiries being Andrea D. Harrington and Romain Tumarrow serving as the Small Business Specialist.

General Info

Procurement of custom glovebox systems for lunar sample curation with contamination control and specialized configurations.

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National Aeronautics And Space Administration → Johnson Space CenterView Agency

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334516 - Analytical Laboratory Instrument ManufacturingView NAICS

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TBD, To Be Determined, United States

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AgencyNational Aeronautics And Space Administration → Johnson Space Center
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The gloveboxes will be of various custom designs and manufactured to Curation standards to main sample pristinity, including use of polycarbonate glass, Viton seals, etc. Different designs will be required for a cold versus non-cold sample gloveboxes and for preliminary examination vs. general processing.
To prepare for the return of lunar samples by the Artemis campaign, XI2 will need to procure numerous (10+) custom curation gloveboxes for multiple purposes, including preliminary examination and general processing of cold and non-cold Artemis samples.

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