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NASA Flight Crew Training

Solicitation 80AFRC27SS002 · Due 2026-11-23. NASA Flight Crew Training. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION in California · NAICS 611512.

Solicitation80AFRC27SS002
Notice typeSources Sought
PostedNovember 10, 2026
Response deadlineNovember 23, 2026
Place of performanceEdwards, California, USA
ClassificationNAICS 611512 · Flight Training
Set-asideUnrestricted

OFFICIAL NOTICE CONTENT

Opportunity description

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NASA AFRC is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for NASA Flight Crew Training. For these commercial aircraft, NASA is seeking Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) academic and simulator training services at vendor facilities for NASA flight crew and maintainers to maintain their proficiency. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) AFRC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses (SB) and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI) for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for Boeing Aircraft Training. Vendors are encouraged to demonstrate capabilities as a prime, subcontractor and/or teaming partner. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) business set-aside based on responses received. Respondents are requested to provide informed input on realistic and appropriate SB subcontracting and/or participation goals for the specific requirement. This type of feedback supports NASA�s market research and helps ensure the acquisition strategy is aligned with actual industry capability. Industry feedback is requested for: 1. SB Subcontracting goals; 2 Barriers that may limit SB participation, such as certifications, unique technical requirements, security needs, specialized tools, or high-risk performance areas and/or 3. Strategies to increase SB participation, including: � Breaking requirements into smaller components � Identifying areas appropriate for subcontracting � Considering teaming or mentor prot�g� approaches No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAM.gov. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring this website for the release of any presolicitation or solicitation notice. Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the above requirement described herein should submit a capability statement of no more than 10 pages indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort. Please advise if the requirement is considered a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial product and commercial service is defined in FAR Part 2. All responses must be submitted electronically via email to Nikki Terranova at nikki.terranova@nasa.gov and Jamill Richter at Jamill.m.richter@nasa.gov no later than November 23, 2026, at 12:00pm PST. Please reference 80AFRC27SS002 in any response. This sources sought notice is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. NASA intends to publicize a listing of respondents to facilitate teaming arrangements. Should your firm desire not to be included in this listing, clearly indicate this desire in your response.

FEDERAL BUYER

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Department / agencyNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Sub-tierNATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Contracting officeNASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHT RESEARCH CNTR
Office addressEDWARDS, CA, 93523, USA

Public points of contact

SecondaryNikki Terranovanikki.terranova@nasa.gov
PrimaryJamill Richterjamill.m.richter@nasa.gov

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First seen by GovBidFitNovember 11, 2026

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