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EDGE Beryllium

Awarded

80GSFC24CA054Federal

Submission Closed09/29/2024, 12:00:00 PM UTC

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Agency

National Aeronautics And Space Administration → NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterView Agency

NAICS

212290 - Other Metal Ore MiningView NAICS

Place of Performance

MD, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

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JOFOC+-+EDGE+Beryllium+-+APPROVED_Redacted.pdf

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PhaseAwarded

PostedOct 31

Justification (J&A)

AwardedAug 29

Contract was awarded

Submission Closed

09/29/2024, 12:00:00 PM UTC

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AgencyNational Aeronautics And Space Administration → NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Contacts1 person available

OfficeGREENBELT, MD, 20771, USA

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National Aeronautics And Space Administration → NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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Office AddressGREENBELT, MD, 20771, USA

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Pavi Tumbapura

contact@example.gov

+1 (555) 000-0000

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NASA has awarded the Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) I-220-H grade Beryllium contract to Materion Brush Inc. This justification provides the rationale for contracting by other than full and open competition to award a sole-source firm fixed price contract to procure approximately 898 pounds of I-220-H instrument-grade Beryllium (Be) from Materion Brush to support the construction of the Earth Dynamics Geodetic Explorer (EDGE) 1.2 m diameter Beryllium telescope being built by General Dynamics (GD) as per the guidelines and criteria of the 2023 Earth System Explorers (ESE) Announcement of Opportunity (AO) # NNH23ZDA016O.

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