Procurement of Fabric and Plastic Specimen Testing Services

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking a vendor to provide fabric and plastic specimen testing services. The goal of the project is to develop enabling technologies and potentially a turnkey solution for suit vendors for the outer shell fabric of a lunar suit environmental protection garment (EPG). The vendor will receive various test specimens, pre-cut to size, per specified ASTM standards, and will be required to perform tests using the United Testing System (UTS) STN100KN system at NASA-specified temperature conditions. The scope of work includes checking in samples, specimen preparation, specimen conditioning, and test procedures. The vendor will be required to provide a final report with table of test results and photos for each specimen and each test type. • The vendor will receive test specimens pre-cut to size per specified ASTM standards. • The vendor will perform tests using the United Testing System (UTS) STN100KN system at NASA-specified temperature conditions. • The vendor will provide a final report with table of test results and photos for each specimen and each test type.