Upper Elevon Heater Carriage Fabrication

The contract titled "Upper Elevon Heater Carriage Fabrication," solicitation number 80NSSC26922577Q, is a total small business set-aside issued by the NASA Shared Services Center. Posted on January 14, 2026, with a response deadline of January 21, 2026, this contract involves the fabrication of heater carriages for upper elevons, which are critical flight control surfaces. The work is to be performed in Edwards, California, with NASA’s office located at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, overseeing the project. The Request for Quotation and Statement of Work, along with detailed fabrication drawings, provide technical guidance for the manufacturing process. Key contact for the contract is Tracy Bremer, who can be reached via email for inquiries and correspondence. The Statement of Work (SOW) dated March 2024 details stringent requirements for preservation, packaging, and marking to ensure compliance with a range of military and international standards, including MIL-STD 2073-1, MIL-STD 129, ASTM D3951, and ISPM 15. The contract mandates careful adherence to regulations governing the handling and shipment of hazardous materials, electrostatic sensitive devices, and reusable packaging, emphasizing safety and reliability during transportation. It specifies the use of Special Packaging Instructions and systems such as SPIRES for managing packaging data. These requirements ensure the fabricated components will be properly preserved, packaged, labeled, and documented to meet NASA’s high-quality standards and regulatory compliance for secure delivery. The contract is managed under NAICS code 333998, indicating specialized machinery manufacturing, consistent with the technical and precision fabrication involved in the project.