Custom Shipping Crate Fabrication

A custom wooden shipping crate must be designed and fabricated to securely transport sensitive water quality monitoring equipment from Ohio to Alaska, ensuring protection against extreme temperature fluctuations, moisture, and physical impacts during transit. The crate must meet rigorous structural and environmental standards to safeguard delicate instrumentation, with materials and construction techniques selected to withstand prolonged exposure to varied climates and logistical challenges inherent in long-distance Arctic shipping routes. The project is categorized under NAICS code 321920 for other wood product manufacturing and issued as a subcontract by the NASA Shared Services Center on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Responses are due by May 1, 2026, at 8:00 PM Eastern Time, with the solicitation posted on April 28, 2026. While no specific set-aside provisions or organization type restrictions are indicated, the work must be completed within the required timeframe and delivered to ensure seamless integration into the equipment’s transport chain. The place of performance and point of contact details are not provided, indicating that the contractor is expected to coordinate pickup and delivery logistics independently, with full responsibility for compliance, packaging integrity, and timely dispatch under stringent space agency standards for mission-critical hardware.