Flight Opportunities Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 (FO4) Ceiling Increase
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 481212 Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation
- Place of performance
- Edwards, California 93523, United States
- Points of contact
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- Kimberly Beck afrc-flight-opportunities-procurement@mail.nasa.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center is conducting a sole-source ceiling increase for the Flight Opportunities Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 (FO4) IDIQ contract, with a July 17, 2026 deadline for interested organizations to submit capabilities and qualifications. The FO4 IDIQ provides payload integration and flight test services across six flight profiles, enabling science and technology payloads to access environments necessary for technology readiness advancement and mission objectives. NASA intends to acquire services from Astro Digital Inc, Near Space Aerostar International Inc, Angstrom Designs Inc, Varda Space Industries Inc, World View Enterprises Inc, Space Exploration Technologies Corp, Momentus Space LLC, Spire Global Subsidiary Inc, Loft Orbital Federal LLC, Astrobotic Technology Inc, Galactic Enterprises LLC, Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inc, Rocket Lab USA Inc, and Blue Origin LLC. The statutory authority for other-than-full-and-open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), implemented under FAR 6.103-1(b) for one responsible source, permitting NASA to acquire from a limited number of responsible sources meeting agency requirements. The Government will use FAR Part 12 (commercial product or service acquisition). Organizations must submit capabilities and qualifications electronically to afrc-flight-opportunities-procurement@mail.nasa.gov by 12 p.m. PT on July 17, 2026; responses will be evaluated solely to determine whether to conduct this acquisition competitively. The Government retains sole discretion on the competition decision.
Notice text
NASA/AFRC has a requirement for the Flight Opportunities Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 (FO4) multiple award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract combined ceiling to be increased. The FO4 IDIQ is for payload integration and flight test services across six flight profiles to provide science and technology payloads access to relevant environments that are essential for advancement of technology readiness and to meet mission objectives.
NASA/AFRC intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire the services from:
Astro Digital Inc
Near Space
Aerostar International Inc
Angstrom Designs Inc
Varda Space Industries Inc
World View Enterprises, Inc
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
Momentus Space LLC
Spire Global Subsidiary, Inc
Loft Orbital Federal, LLC
Astrobotic Technology Inc
Galactic Enterprises, LLC
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, Inc.
Rocket Lab USA Inc
Blue Origin LLC
The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.103- 1(b) One Responsible Source. For NASA, this authority extends to situations where only a limited number of responsible sources can satisfy agency requirements.
The Government intends to acquire a commercial product or service using FAR Part 12.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to afrc-flight-opportunities-procurement@mail.nasa.gov not later than 12pm PT on July 17, 2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A decision by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at : https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf
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