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NASA Needs To Determine If Rabbit Fur Felt Can Be Bought Domestically

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
March 24, 2015
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NASA Needs To Determine If Rabbit Fur Felt Can Be Bought Domestically

NASA Proposed Rule: Federal Acquisition Regulation; List of Domestically Nonavailable Articles
“SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are considering amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to update the list of domestically nonavailable articles under the Buy American Act. DoD, GSA, and NASA are seeking information that will assist in identifying domestic capabilities and for evaluating whether some articles on the list of domestically nonavailable articles are now mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities and of a satisfactory quality. … The current domestically nonavailable listing at FAR 25.104 is as follow: … Beef, corned, canned … Cashew nuts … Fair linen, altar … Goat hair canvas … Hemp yarn … Rabbit fur felt …”

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8 responses to “NASA Needs To Determine If Rabbit Fur Felt Can Be Bought Domestically”

  1. Yale S says:
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    While I can understand the low availability of goat hair canvas, I am surprised that the US cannot source adequate canned oranges, or canned pinapple, or quartz crystals, or raw sugar, or wire glass, or rayon yarn, or pine needle oil, or even yeast?

    I do have bulk cobra venom and crude ergot if anyone in the procurement want to do some local sourcing.

  2. hikingmike says:
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    Great post.

    Just curious, what is rabbit fur felt used for?

    Also, what are “Swords and scabbards” used for? Regardless, surely someone in the US makes those in enough quantity. I know I saw a big huge swords TV show or something, lol.

    Lavender oil? They grow a ton of lavendar around Sequim, WA. Go there please.

    Here’s a kicker-
    Woods; logs, veneer, and lumber of the following species: Alaskan yellow cedar…

    What country do you get Alaskan yellow cedar from instead??!!?
    Ok I see it also grows in British Columbia and Washington and Oregon. Still plenty of US supply I’d imagine. Hey Pacific NW loggers… business opportunity! Someone in the gov’t is buying Alaskan yellow cedar products from another country. If you make enough, they are required to buy from you!

    • Yale S says:
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      I image the swords are ceremonial like for the Marines.
      What I think we are in shortage of is trebuchets.
      After Punkin’ Chunkin’ was cancelled, there is now a serious shortage.

      I suspect Lockheed can begin production for $348,000,000 each, along with a $1bill/year Catapult Readiness Fee.

      • hikingmike says:
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        It would seem strange to me if the Marine swords aren’t made in the US… not for nationalism, but just because that’s a lot of swords, surely someone would make them here.

        As an Age of Empires fan, you can never have enough trebuchets… but you had better have the protection otherwise they are worthless.

        • Yale S says:
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          Out of idle curiosity I looked up the Marine swords, and by gosh, they are imported.

          • hikingmike says:
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            Business opportunity.

          • Yale S says:
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            Which, swords or trebuchets?
            Or both – a full line of medieval warmaking accessories.

          • hikingmike says:
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            Probably just swords, though I’d like both. Swords because we actually used swords for battle during the time the USA has been in existence… hence the ceremonial usage. I’d love to hear of any possible trebuchet stories in the US’ history though if they are out there.