Fair Opportunity Exception for T0433 Geospace Dynamics Constellation Trailblazer (GDC-T) Implementation
Updated
Justification from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for work in Long Beach, California.
| Solicitation number | AFRC_FOP_FY26-02 |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Office | NASA Armstrong Flight Research Cntr |
| Notice type | Justification |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation (481212) |
| Product or service code | V126 |
| Place of performance | Long Beach, California |
| Posted | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Not stated |
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Description
Justification for exception to fair opportunity for the T0433 Geospace Dynamics Constellation Trailblazer (GDC-T) Implementation task order under the NASA Suborbital/ Hosted Orbital Flight and Payload Intergrations Services (FO IDIQ 4) is provided as an attachment to this posting.
Contracting contact
- Kimberly Beck · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 481212, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,500 employees (SBA size standard). This notice is not set aside, but the size decides your small business status on it. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Companies that win this kind of work
Federal contractors paid for nonscheduled chartered freight air transportation work, who also hold NASA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Space Exploration Technologies Corp. $1.6 billion in this trade
- Blue Origin, LLC $396.7 million in this trade
- United Launch Services, LLC $256.4 million in this trade
- Firefly Aerospace Inc. $173.7 million in this trade
- Intuitive Machines, LLC $96.1 million in this trade
About the buyer
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $17.0 billion in contracts in the last 12 months; its biggest suppliers were California Institute Of Technology, The Boeing Company and Blue Origin, LLC. See what NASA is buying now.
Nonscheduled Chartered Freight Air Transportation contracts right now
There are 3 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 481212), 3 posted in the last 7 days; 33% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Forest Service. Most of the work with a stated place is in California.
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