Aerospace-grade electrical connectors for AirSAR-NG Aircraft PDU.

NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA/NSSC) issued this Special Notice on March 30, 2026, regarding the procurement of aerospace-grade electrical connectors for the AirSAR-NG Aircraft PDU. The agency intends to award a sole source contract to GLENAIR, INC, located in Glendale, California, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), having determined that GLENAIR is the sole provider capable of supplying the required connectors. Performance will be conducted at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC), with NASA/NSSC serving as the procuring center. The Government will acquire these commercial items and services using FAR Part 12 and Part 13 procedures. The procurement falls under NAICS Code 334417 (Electronic Connector Manufacturing) and PSC 1680 (Miscellaneous Aircraft Accessories and Components).

The purpose of this Special Notice is to solicit written capabilities and qualifications from interested organizations to determine whether the procurement should be conducted on a competitive basis rather than as a sole source award. Interested parties must submit their qualifications in writing to Laura Quave, Procurement Specialist, by 5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on April 1, 2026, with no oral communications accepted. The contractor must supply nine specific Glenair connector part numbers in defined quantities, with all connectors being new, aerospace-grade, military specification components and must comply with NASA Quality Document Q1-B for counterfeit prevention and provide a Q-1C Certificate of Conformance. Delivery is required to NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center by June 15, 2026. The Government reserves the sole discretion to determine whether to proceed with competitive procurement based on the capabilities submitted, and NASA Clause 1852.215-84 (Ombudsman) applies to this acquisition.