Maintenance on Heidelberg Lithography Machine

NASA/NSSC is soliciting maintenance services for a Heidelberg Lithography Machine at Goddard Space Flight Center through a sole-source contract to Heidelberg Instruments Inc. under FAR 12.102(a), as the company is the only qualified provider capable of performing this specialized maintenance. The acquisition is classified as a commercial item under FAR Part 12 and is designated as an 8(a) sole source procurement, indicating that the contractor is a certified small business participating in the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. The NAICS code for this effort is 811210, corresponding to office machinery repair and maintenance. The solicitation, numbered 80NSSC26932630Q, was posted on May 12, 2026, with a response deadline of May 15, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, and written submissions of capabilities and qualifications must be sent exclusively to McKenzie Hanson at McKenzie.M.Hanson@nasa.gov; oral communications are not permitted. This is a pre-award market research notice intended to confirm sole-source justification, and no competitive evaluation or formal contract pricing is being solicited at this stage. The NASA FAR Supplement clause 1852.215-84 on the Ombudsman applies, and the Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be accessed through the NASA procurement website. Performance will occur at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, while administrative oversight is managed by the NASA Shared Services Center in Stennis Space Center, Mississippi. No contract type, period of performance, invoicing instructions, packaging requirements, inspection criteria, or specific deliverables are detailed, as this notice precedes formal award and is focused solely on verifying the exclusivity of the contractor’s capability.