ABAR Vacuum Furnace Calibration Services

NASA Langley Research Center requires an annual, on‑site calibration and certification service for two legacy ABAR vacuum furnaces (built 1973 and 1981) that support critical heat‑treatment of Class A spaceflight hardware. The contractor must use NIST‑traceable equipment, perform quarterly temperature‑uniformity surveys, calibrate control thermocouples and vacuum gauges, and provide full documentation and calibration stickers. The effort runs from 15 December 2026 to 27 September 2027 and is intended to be awarded to the existing accredited provider, Conrad‑Kacsik Instrument Systems, Inc., under a sole‑source justification. • Scope: Calibration of furnace controllers, thermocouples, vacuum gauges; quarterly Temperature Uniformity Surveys (TUS); delivery of reports and calibration stickers. • Requirements: NIST‑traceable standards supplied by contractor, NASA badge access, adherence to AMS 2750H standards, on‑site work at Hampton, VA. • Schedule: Four quarterly surveys per furnace (Dec 2026, Mar 2027, Sep 2027) with a 12‑month contract period. • Deliverables: Calibration reports, NIST certificates, stickers, and compliance documentation. • Vendor constraint: Only Conrad‑Kacsik is recognized as having the requisite expertise on these specific ABAR units, though the solicitation is collecting capability statements to assess competition.