Development Builds for Low Overhang Turbine Blades with Minimal Dross and Supports

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is seeking a vendor to provide development builds for low overhang turbine blades with minimal dross and supports. The vendor will be required to provide seven build plates of low overhang DOE samples with Inconel 718, three build plates of low overhang DOE samples with solid supports, and one build plate of turbine blade and shaft with DOE informed variable parameters. The vendor will also be required to provide two build plates with two final parts on each build plate using the optimal locally varying print parameters. The period of performance is from July 2026 to November 2026. • The vendor shall provide precision laser powder bed fusion additive manufacturing of turbine blades with minimal to no dross formation on low overhang surfaces. • The vendor shall provide build plates with DOE informed variable parameters to eliminate or minimize dross formation and improve surface finish. • The vendor shall provide a final build report and notify NASA of any errors or issues during manufacturing. • The vendor shall produce traceability of manufacturing process steps and initial the Manufacturing Travelers Log for each step in the manufacturing process.