02_Solicitation - 80ARC026R0007.pdf

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27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3

AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

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COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH

AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND

ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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DATED . . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

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AND ALLOCATIONS

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15. DELIVER TO CODE 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER

M/S 241-1

MOFFETT FIELD, CA 94035-0001

United States Taggart, Joshua D. (ARC-JAZ), Contracting Officer

Taggart, Joshua D. (ARC-JAZ), Contracting Officer

$25.0 Million

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Supplies or Services and Prices/Cost

Item Supplies/Service Dates Quantity Unit

Commercial Aviation Services - all services required by Attachment J-1, including aircraft hourly services, aircraft daily services (at-base and deployed), and other direct costs (fuel, per diem and travel, shop fees, and engineering/fabrication /certification support).

Indefinite quantity, firm-fixed-price.

Product Service Code: V999 Severability: No Firm Fixed Price

Period of Performance From

31 AUG 2026

To

30 JUN 2031

1.0 Job

Description/Specifications/Statement of Work

Requirements

Snow4Flow Earth Venture Suborbital-4 (EVS-4) mission, a NASA airborne mission to improve the ability to interpret ongoing and future changes in Northern Hemisphere glaciers.

Additional Information/Notes

Item Miscellaneous Text

Contract Minimum and Maximum. The maximum quantity of all services that may be ordered under this contract is $9,000,000.00. The guaranteed minimum quantity is $75,000.00, which shall be satisfied by the issuance of Task Order 0001 at contract award and, if the awarded price of Task Order 0001 is less than the guaranteed minimum, by subsequent orders. These amounts constitute the "maximum" and "minimum" referenced in FAR 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity.

Ordering Office. The Contracting Officer, NASA Ames Research Center, Research Centers Office of Procurement (Code SG), is the sole individual authorized to issue task orders under this contract.

Period of Performance. The period of performance extends beyond the ordering period solely to permit completion of orders issued during the ordering period and any services continued under FAR 52.217-8; no new orders may be issued after the ordering period ends. See FAR 52.216-22(d).

Packaging and Marking

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Inspection and Acceptance

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Deliveries or Performance

Party to Pay Transportation Cost FOB Point Type

Contractor Destination

Line Item 0001

Performance

Period of Performance

Period of Performance From

31 AUG 2026

To

30 JUN 2031

Deliveries

Delivery Schedule Ship to Address

Delivery Type Schedule Address Point of Contact

Schedule Delivery Schedule

1.0 Job Yearly

Duration: 5 Calendar Year Expected Number of Shipments: 1

Ship To NASA Ames Research Center M/S 241-1 Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001 United States

Taggart, Joshua D.

Email: joshua.d.taggart@nasa.

gov Telephone:

Contract Administration Data

Additional Information/Notes

Invoice Submission. The Contractor shall submit invoices electronically in accordance with FAR 52.212-4(g) (DEVIATION) and the payment instructions in each task order. Each invoice shall identify the contract number, the task order number, and the completed milestone or catalog-rate items billed in accordance with the payment milestone schedule of the applicable task order.

Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). A COR may be designated by separate letter at the task order level. The COR is not authorized to issue orders, modify the contract, or obligate funds.

Accounting and Appropriation Data. Funds are obligated at the task order level. Accounting and appropriation data will be provided on each task order.

Special Contract Requirements

NFS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

1852.226-71 Safety and Health Measures and Mishap Reporting Feb 2026

1852.226-73 Major Breach of Safety or Security Feb 2026

1852.226-73 Major Breech of Safety or Security Alternate I Feb 2026

NFS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

1852.225-70 Export Licenses (Dec 2025) (DEVIATION)

(a) The contractor shall comply with all U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 CFR Parts 120 through 130, and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR Parts 730 through 799, in the performance of this contract. In the absence of available license exemptions/exceptions, the contractor shall be responsible for obtaining the appropriate licenses or other approvals, if required, for exports of hardware, technical data, and software, or for the provision of technical assistance.

(b) The contractor shall be responsible for obtaining export licenses, if required, before utilizing foreign persons in the performance of this contract, including instances where the work is to be performed on-site at ,NASA where the foreign person will have access to export-controlled technical data or software.

(c) The contractor shall be responsible for all regulatory record keeping requirements associated with the use of licenses and license exemptions/exceptions.

(d) The contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that the provisions of this clause apply to its subcontractors.

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Contract Clauses

Additional Information/Notes

Note regarding SF 1449 Blocks 27a and 27b: FAR 52.212-3 and FAR 52.212-5 are Reserved under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul class deviations and do not apply to this solicitation or any resulting contract.

References to those provisions and clauses in the preprinted text of SF 1449 Blocks 27a and 27b are inoperative.

Offeror representations and certifications are completed in the System for Award Management and are incorporated by paragraph (u) of FAR 52.212-4 (DEVIATION).

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.

Alternate I

Nov 2021

52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct. Nov 2021

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. Nov 2023

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements.

Jan 2017

52.204-13 System for Award Management - Maintenance (Deviation) Nov 2025

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded (Deviation)

Nov 2025

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Deviation)

Nov 2025

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Deviation)

Nov 2025

52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons (Deviation) Nov 2025

52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons Alternate I (Deviation) Nov 2025

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (Deviation)

Apr 2026

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving.

May 2024

52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements - Notice and Representation (Deviation)

Jul 2025

52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (Deviation) Jul 2025

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management.

Oct 2018

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.

Mar 2023

52.233-3 Protest after Award (Deviation) Nov 2025

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Nov 2025

52.240-93 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems

Nov 2025

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (Deviation)

Nov 2025

NFS Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

1852.215-84 Ombudsman. Nov 2023

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-4 Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2025)

(DEVIATION)

(a) The clause at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.202-1, Definitions, is incorporated by Definitions.

reference.

(b) The Contractor shall only tender for acceptance those items that conform to the Inspection/Acceptance.

requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. If repair/replacement or reperformance will not correct the defects or is not possible, the Government may seek an equitable price reduction or adequate consideration for acceptance of nonconforming supplies or services. The Government must exercise its post acceptance rights—

(1) Within a reasonable time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and

(2) Before any substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item.

(c) The Contractor or its assignee may assign its rights to receive payment due as a result of Assignment.

performance of this contract to a bank, trust company, or other financing institution, including any Federal lending agency in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3727). However, when a third party makes payment (e.g., use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card), the Contractor may not assign its rights to receive payment under this contract.

(d) Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of theChanges.

parties.

(e) This contract is subject to 41 U.S.C. chapter 71, Contract Disputes. Failure of the parties to thisDisputes.

contract to reach agreement on any request for equitable adjustment, claim, appeal, or action arising under or relating to this contract shall be a dispute to be resolved in accordance with the clause FAR 52.233-1, Disputes, which is incorporated in this contract by reference. The Contractor shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any dispute arising under the contract.

(f) E . The Contractor shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by anxcusable delays occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence. Examples of occurrences include acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. When an excusable delay occurs, the Contractor shall—

(1) Notify the Contracting Officer in writing as soon as possible;

(2) Remedy the delay as quickly as possible; and

(3) Notify the Contracting Officer when the occurrence is over.

(g) . The Government will handle invoices according to the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. 3903) andInvoice 5 CFR part 1315. The Contractor shall submit invoices to the address designated in the contract to receive invoices. An invoice must include the information required by 5 CFR part 1315.9(b).

(h) The Contractor shall indemnify the Government and its officers, employees, and agentsPatent indemnity.

against liability, including costs, for actual or alleged direct or contributory infringement of, or inducement to infringe, any United States or foreign patent, trademark, or copyright, arising out of the performance of this contract, provided the Contractor is reasonably notified of such claims and proceedings.

(i) —Payment

(1) . Payment shall be made for items accepted by the Government that have beenItems accepted delivered to the delivery destinations set forth in this contract.

(2) The Government will make payment in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act ( 31Prompt payment.

U.S.C. 3903) and prompt payment regulations at 5 CFR part 1315.

(3) In connection with any discount offered for early payment, time shall be computed from theDiscount.

date of the invoice. For the purpose of computing the discount earned, payment shall be considered to have been made on the date that appears on the payment check or the specified payment date if an electronic funds transfer payment is made.

(4) . If the Contractor becomes aware of a duplicate contract financing or invoice payment orOverpayments that the Government has otherwise overpaid on a contract financing or invoice payment, the Contractor shall—

(i) Remit the overpayment amount to the payment office cited in the contract along with a description of the overpayment including the—

(A) Circumstances of the overpayment (e.g., duplicate payment, erroneous payment, liquidation errors, date(s) of overpayment);

(B) Affected contract number and delivery order number, if applicable;

(C) Affected line item or subline item, if applicable;

(D) Contractor point of contact; and

(ii) Provide a copy of the remittance and supporting documentation to the Contracting Officer.

(5) . (i) All amounts that become payable by the Contractor to the Government under this contractInterest shall bear simple interest from the date due until paid unless paid within 30 days of becoming due. The interest rate shall be the interest rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury as provided in 41 U.S.C.

7109, which is applicable to the period in which the amount becomes due, as provided in (i)(6)(v) of this clause, and then at the rate applicable for each six-month period as fixed by the Secretary until the amount is paid.

(ii) The Government may issue a demand for payment to the Contractor upon finding a debt is due under the contract.

(iii) Final decisions. The Contracting Officer will issue a final decision as required by FAR part 33 if–

(A) The Contracting Officer and the Contractor are unable to reach agreement on the existence or amount of a debt within 30 days;

(B) The Contractor fails to liquidate a debt previously demanded by the Contracting Officer within the timeline specified in the demand for payment unless the amounts were not repaid because the Contractor has requested an installment payment agreement; or

(C) The Contractor requests a deferment of collection on a debt previously demanded by the Contracting Officer (see FAR part 32).

(iv) If a demand for payment was previously issued for the debt, the demand for payment included in the final decision shall identify the same due date as the original demand for payment.

(v) Amounts shall be due at the earliest of the following dates:

(A) The date fixed under this contract.

(B) The date of the first written demand for payment, including any demand for payment resulting from a termination for cause.

(vi) The interest charge shall be computed for the actual number of calendar days involved beginning on the due date and ending on-

(A) The date on which the designated office receives payment from the Contractor;

(B) The date of issuance of a Government check to the Contractor from which an amount otherwise payable has been withheld as a credit against the contract debt; or

(C) The date on which an amount withheld and applied to the contract debt would otherwise have become payable to the Contractor.

(vii) The interest charge made under this clause may be reduced under the procedures for interest credits prescribed in FAR part 32 in effect on the date of this contract.

(j) Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss or damage to the suppliesRisk of loss.

provided under this contract shall remain with the Contractor until, and shall pass to the Government upon—

(1) Delivery of the supplies to a carrier, if transportation is f.o.b. origin; or

(2) Delivery of the supplies to the Government at the destination specified in the contract, if transportation is f.o.b. destination.

(k) The contract price includes all applicable Federal, State, and local taxes and duties.Taxes.

(l) . The Government reserves the right to terminate this contract,Termination for the Government’s convenience or any part hereof, for its sole convenience. In the event of such termination, the Contractor shall immediately stop all work and shall immediately cause any and all of its suppliers and subcontractors to cease work. Subject to the terms of this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a percentage of the contract price reflecting the percentage of the work performed prior to the notice of termination, plus reasonable charges the Contractor can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Government using its standard record keeping system, have resulted from the termination. The Contractor shall not be required to comply with the cost accounting standards or contract cost principles for this purpose. This paragraph does not give the Government any right to audit the Contractor’s records. The Contractor shall not be paid for any work performed or costs incurred which reasonably could have been avoided.

(m) The Government may terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for cause in the Termination for cause.

event of any default by the Contractor, or if the Contractor fails to comply with any contract terms and conditions, or fails to provide the Government, upon request, with adequate assurances of future performance.

The Government will send a cure notice to the Contractor, unless the reason for the termination is late delivery.

In the event of termination for cause, the Government shall not be liable to the Contractor for any amount for supplies or services not accepted, and the Contractor shall be liable to the Government for any and all rights and remedies provided by law. If it is determined that the Government improperly terminated this contract for default, such termination shall be deemed a termination for convenience.

(n) Unless specified elsewhere in this contract, title to items furnished under this contract shall pass to the Title.

Government upon acceptance, regardless of when or where the Government takes physical possession.

(o) The Contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered under this contract are merchantable Warranty.

and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract.

(p) Except as otherwise provided by an express warranty, the Contractor will not be liable Limitation of liability.

to the Government for consequential damages resulting from any defect or deficiencies in accepted items.

(q) The Contractor agrees to comply with 31 U.S.C. Compliance with laws unique to Government contracts.

1352 relating to limitations on the use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracts; 40 U.S.C.

chapter 37, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards; 41 U.S.C. chapter 87, Kickbacks; 49 U.S.C. 40118, Government-financed air transportation; and 41 U.S.C. chapter 21 relating to procurement integrity.

(r) Any inconsistencies in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving Order of precedence.

precedence in the following order:

(1) The schedule of supplies/services;

(2) The Disputes, Payments, Invoice, Compliance with Laws Unique to Government Contracts, and Unauthorized Obligations paragraphs of this clause;

(3) Other contract clauses incorporated in the solicitation or contract;

(4) Addenda to this solicitation or contract;

(5) Solicitation provisions incorporated in the solicitation;

(6) Other paragraphs of this clause;

(7) Other documents, exhibits, and attachments; and

(8) The specification.

(s) Unauthorized obligations.

(1) Except as stated in paragraph (s)(2) of this clause, when any supply or service acquired under this contract is subject to any End User License Agreement (EULA), Terms of Service (TOS), or similar legal instrument or agreement, that includes any clause requiring the Government to indemnify the Contractor or any person or entity for damages, costs, fees, or any other loss or liability that would create an Anti- Deficiency Act violation (31 U.S.C. 1341), the following shall govern:

(i) Any such clause is unenforceable against the Government.

(ii) Neither the Government nor any Government-authorized end user shall be deemed to have agreed to such clause by virtue of it appearing in the EULA, TOS, or similar legal instrument or agreement. If the EULA, TOS, or similar legal instrument or agreement is invoked through an “I agree” click box or other comparable mechanism (e.g., “click-wrap” or “browse-wrap” agreements), execution does not bind the Government or any Government authorized end user to such clause.

(iii) Any such clause is deemed to be stricken from the EULA, TOS, or similar legal instrument or agreement.

(2) Paragraph (s)(1) of this clause does not apply to indemnification by the Government that is expressly authorized by statute and specifically authorized under applicable agency regulations and procedures.

(t This paragraph applies if this contract was awarded using) Comptroller General examination of record.

other than sealed bid procedures and is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold on the date of award of this contract.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices, at all reasonable times, the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR part 4, longer period required by statute, or periods specified in other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This clause does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(u) . The Contractor’s representations and certifications, including those completed Incorporation by reference electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM), are incorporated by reference into the contract.

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ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-4 (DEVIATION)

1. Taxes (tailoring paragraph (k) of FAR 52.212-4 (DEVIATION)). If the Contractor is a foreign concern, the contract price includes all taxes and duties, except taxes and duties that the Government of the United States and the government of the country in which the services are performed have agreed shall not be applicable to expenditures in such country by or on behalf of the United States, and except United States taxes from which the Contractor is exempt. The Contractor is responsible for taxes imposed by its country of establishment on its own income and operations.

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52.216-18 Ordering. (Aug 2020)

(a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from through .August 31, 2026 August 30, 2030

(b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

(c) A delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when—

(1) If sent by mail (includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery service), the Government deposits the order in the mail;

(2) If sent by fax, the Government transmits the order to the Contractor's fax number; or

(3) If sent electronically, the Government either—

(i) Posts a copy of the delivery order or task order to a Government document access system, and notice is sent to the Contractor; or

(ii) Distributes the delivery order or task order via email to the Contractor's email address.

(d) Orders may be issued by methods other than those enumerated in this clause only if authorized in the contract.

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52.216-19 Order Limitations. (Oct 1995)

(a) . When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in anMinimum order amount of less than , the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated$2,500.00 to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

(b) . The Contractor is not obligated to honor-Maximum order

(1) Any order for a single item in excess of ;$4,500,000.00

(2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of ; or$4,500,000.00

(3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within days that together call for quantities30 exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

(c) If this is a requirements contract ( includes the Requirements clause at subsection of thei.e., 52.216-21 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor’s intent not to ship the item (or5 items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

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52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity (Nov 2025) (DEVIATION)

(a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

(b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum."

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(c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

(d) Any order issued during the ordering period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order, which may include order options to be exercised after the ordering period of this contract but before the end of the period of performance of the order.

The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order, including options exercised, to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's ordering period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after . June 30, 2031

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52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. (Nov 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within .30 days of contract expiration

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52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Nov 2025) (DEVIATION)

United States law will apply to resolve any claim of breach of this contract.

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52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide https://www.acquisition.gov/nfs

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52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (Nov 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any (48 CFR ) clause and(NASA FAR Supplement) Chapter 18 with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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NFS Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

1852.216-80 Task Ordering Procedure (Dec 2025) (DEVIATION)

(a) Only the contracting officer may issue task orders to the contractor, providing specific authorization or direction to perform work within the scope of the contract and as specified in the schedule. The contractor may incur costs under this contract in performance of task orders and task order modifications issued in accordance with this clause. No other costs are authorized unless otherwise specified in the contract or expressly authorized by the contracting officer.

(b) Prior to issuing a task order, the contracting officer shall provide the contractor with the following data:

(1) A functional description of the work identifying the objectives or results desired from the contemplated task order.

(2) Proposed performance standards to be used as criteria for determining whether the work requirements have been met.

(3) A request for a task plan from the contractor to include the technical approach, period of performance, appropriate cost information, and any other information required to determine the reasonableness of the contractor's proposal.

(c) Within calendar days after receipt of the contracting officer's request, the contractor shall submit a five (5) task plan conforming to the request.

(d) After review and any necessary discussions, the contracting officer may issue a task order to the contractor containing, as a minimum, the following:

(1) Date of the order.

(2) Contract number and order number.

(3) Functional description of the work identifying the objectives or results desired from the task order, including special instructions or other information necessary for performance of the task.

(4) Performance standards, and where appropriate, quality assurance standards.

(5) Maximum dollar amount authorized (cost and fee or price). This includes allocation of award fee among award fee periods, if applicable.

(6) Any other resources (travel, materials, equipment, facilities, etc.) authorized.

(7) Delivery/performance schedule including start and end dates.

(8) If contract funding is by individual task order, accounting and appropriation data.

(e) The contractor shall provide acknowledgment of receipt to the contracting officer within calendar five (5) days after receipt of the task order.

(f) If time constraints do not permit issuance of a fully defined task order in accordance with the procedures described in paragraphs (a) through (d), a task order which includes a ceiling price may be issued.

(g) The contracting officer may amend tasks in the same manner in which they were issued.

(h) In the event of a conflict between the requirements of the task order and the contractor's approved task plan, the task order shall prevail.

(End of clause)

1852.216-80 Task Ordering Procedure. (Apr 2018)-Alternate I

(i) Contractor shall submit progress reports, as required. When required, the reports shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) Contract number, task order number, and date of the order.

(2) Total estimated dollar amount of task order(s).

(3) Cost and hours incurred to date for each issued task order.

(4) Costs and hours estimated to complete each issued task order.

(5) Significant issues/problems associated with a task order.

(6) Cost summary of the status of all task orders issued under the contract.

(7) Invoice number.

1852.240-76 Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources (Jan 2026)

(DEVIATION)

(a) The contractor must protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of NASA Electronic Information and IT resources and protect NASA Electronic Information from unauthorized disclosure.

(b) This clause is applicable to all NASA contractors and sub-contractors that process, manage, access, or store unclassified electronic information, to include Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) information or Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), for NASA in support of NASA's missions, programs, projects and/or institutional requirements. Applicable requirements, regulations, policies, and guidelines are identified in the contract. Specific implementation requirements will be addressed in the contract data requirements description.

For policy information considered sensitive, the documents will be identified as such in the contract and made available through the Contracting Officer.

(c) Definitions.

(1) IT resources means any hardware or software or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, that is used to process, manage, access, or store electronic information.

(2) NASA Electronic Information is any data (as defined in the Rights in Data clause of this contract) or information (including information incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information) that is processed, managed, accessed or stored on an IT system(s) in the performance of a NASA contract.

(3) Federal Information System (FIS). The term “Federal information system” means an information system used or operated by an executive agency, by a contractor of an executive agency, or by another organization on behalf of an executive agency (40 U.S.C. 11331)

(4) Information System Security Plan (i.e., System Security Plan, IT Security Plan, or Security Plan) means a formal document that provides an overview of the security requirements for an information system and describes the security controls in place or planned for meeting those requirements.

(d) Contractors that process, store, or transmit federal information or operate information systems on behalf of the federal government must meet the same security and privacy requirements as federal agencies. The contractor must develop and submit an Information Security Plan when operating a FIS or maintaining or collecting information for the purpose of processing, storing, or transmitting federal information, and those activities are not incidental to providing a service or product to the Government. Such FIS plans are to be accomplished in accordance with the current version of NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 2810.1 Security of Information and Information Systems. The security plan and Authorization to Operate (ATO) must be in place before any system may operate in the NASA environment. When the contractor does not operate a FIS but receives, process, transmits, or stores NASA information in performance of the contract, the contractor must attest to the ability to secure NASA information within its own IT/information system.

(e) The contractor must afford Government access to the Contractor's and subcontractors' facilities, installations, operations, documentation, databases, and personnel used in performance of the contract. Access must be provided to the extent required to carry out a program of IT inspection (to include vulnerability testing), investigation and audit to safeguard against threats and hazards to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of NASA Electronic Information or to the function of IT systems operated on behalf of NASA, and to preserve evidence of computer crime. The contractor must report immediately upon notification any incident involving NASA information on non-federal (contractor) systems.

(f) The contractor must provide the name and contact information for the contractor’s IT Security point of contact during phase in of the contract. Contractor employees requiring physical access to NASA facilities or electronic access to NASA systems must complete the NASA Cybersecurity and Privacy Awareness Training.

(g) The contractor must insert this clause, including this paragraph in all subcontracts that process, manage, access or store NASA Electronic Information in support of the mission of the Agency.

(End of clause)

List of Attachments

Additional Information/Notes

(a) The following documents, exhibits, and attachments are included in the solicitation and the resulting basic contract:

Attachment J-1 - Statement of Work, Commercial Aviation Services IDIQ Attachment J-2 - Contract Data Requirements List and Data Requirements Descriptions Attachment J-3 - Pricing Tables (as completed by the successful offeror and incorporated as the contract rate schedule at award)

(b) The following documents, exhibits, and attachments are included in the solicitation only and do not become part of the basic contract. These documents will be incorporated as the attachments to Task Order 0001, which will be issued under a separate order number (80ARC026FXXXX) concurrent with contract award:

Task Order 0001 Attachment 1 - Statement of Work Task Order 0001 Attachment 2 - Contract Data Requirements List Task Order 0001 Attachment 3 - Payment Milestone Schedule

Representations, Certification, and other Statements of Offerors

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.

Sep 2024

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements- Representation.

Jan 2017

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representation and Certifications

Nov 2025

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.209-12 Certification Regarding Tax Matters. (Oct 2020)

(a) This provision implements section 523 of Division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts.

(b) If the Offeror is proposing a total contract price that will exceed $5.5 million (including options), the Offeror shall certify that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, it

(1) Has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding the certification;_

(2) Has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and_

(3) Has not , more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax _ assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding.

(End of provision)

Instrs., Conds., and Notices to Offerors

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Number Title Effective Date

52.204-7 System for Award Management - Registration (Deviation) Nov 2025

52.222-56 Certification Regarding Trafficking and Persons Compliance Plan (Deviation)

Nov 2025

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2025)

(DEVIATION)

(a) Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before Submission of offers.

the exact time specified in this solicitation. As a minimum, offers shall include—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The name, address, telephone number of the Offeror;

(3) The Offeror’s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and, if applicable, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator;

(4) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the provision at 52.212-2 or as described in the solicitation;

(5) Responses to provisions that require Offeror completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management (SAM)); and

(6) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments.

(b) . The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days Period for acceptance of offers from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(c) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers and any modifications or revisions to the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation.

(2) Any offer, modification, or revision received after the time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition. However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer that makes its terms more favorable to the Government will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(4) Offerors may withdraw their offers by written notice to the Government received at any time before award.

(d) The Government intends to evaluate offers and Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids).

award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest, accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(e) If a postaward debriefing is given to requesting Offerors, the Government will disclose the Debriefings.

following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed Offeror’s offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful Offeror and the debriefed Offeror and past performance information on the debriefed Offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all Offerors when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award.

(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful Offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed Offeror as to whether the agency followed source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities.

ADDENDUM TO FAR 52.212-1 (DEVIATION) - PROPOSAL SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS(End of provision)

1. Offers are due by the date and time specified in Block 8 of the SF 1449. Submit offers by email to joshua.d.

taggart@nasa.gov. Email attachments shall not exceed 25 MB per message; multiple messages are permitted and shall be identified as "message X of Y" in the subject line, which shall also include the solicitation number.

Questions must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer by August 7, 2026.

2. Offers shall consist of two volumes:

Volume 1 - Technical. A capability statement, not to exceed 15 pages, demonstrating: (a) the ski-equipped aircraft proposed, including type, registration, configuration, and suitability for the instrument suite and Arctic geophysical survey operations described in Attachment J-1; (b) the offeror's approach to supporting instrument integration, operation, and deintegration; and (c) the offeror's experience conducting airborne survey operations in Arctic environments, including a current air operator certificate or equivalent authorization to conduct the proposed operations.

Volume 2 - Price. Completed Attachment J-3, Pricing Tables (including the TO 0001 Pricing sheet), and completed Task Order 0001 Attachment 3, Payment Milestone Schedule, with firm-fixed rates and amounts for all items and all ordering periods. Do not alter the structure of the tables.

3. The offeror shall complete and return the certifications set forth in the Representations, Certification, and other Statements of Offerors section of this solicitation, and shall be registered in the System for Award Management at the time of offer in accordance with FAR 52.204-7.

4. Offers shall remain valid for 60 calendar days from the offer due date.

(End of addendum)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer.

Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide https://www.acquisition.gov/nfs

(End of provision)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. (Nov 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any (48 CFR Chapter ) provision with an (NASA FAR Supplement) 18 authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of provision)

Evaluation Factors for Award

FAR Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2025) (DEVIATION)

(a) Evaluation factors. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

Factor 1 - Technical Acceptability. The Government will evaluate whether the offeror demonstrates the capability to perform the Statement of Work, including provision of a ski-equipped aircraft suitable for the instrument suite and Arctic survey operations in Attachment J-1, support of instrument integration, operation, and deintegration, and Arctic airborne survey experience. Rated Acceptable or Unacceptable; an Unacceptable offer will not be considered for award.

Factor 2 - Price. The total evaluated price is the sum of…