NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Southwest Research Institute, 6220 Culebra Rd, San Antonio TX 78238-5166 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that Southwest Research Institute is the sole provider of "Approximate Characterization of Anomaly Populations in Additively Manufactured Materials for Fracture Risk Assessment Through a DARWIN Framework."

NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Marshall Space Flight center.

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541511.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time on June 28, 2019. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions-Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items) (Mar 2016) is hereby incorporated by reference.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .