NASA Flight Crew Training
Updated
Sources Sought from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for work in Edwards, California. Due Nov 23, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-8), 12 days left.
| Solicitation number | 80AFRC27SS002 |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Office | NASA Armstrong Flight Research Cntr |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Flight Training (611512) |
| Place of performance | Edwards, California |
| Posted | Nov 10, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 23, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC-8) (12 days left) |
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Description
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 protégé 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 [email protected] and Jamill Richter at [email protected] 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.
Contracting contact
- Jamill Richter · [email protected]
- Nikki Terranova · [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 611512, a business counts as small if it has no more than $34.0 million in average annual receipts (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 flight training work, who also hold NASA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Lockheed Martin Corporation $238.8 million in this trade
- KBR Wyle Services, LLC $28.2 million in this trade
- The University Of Iowa $344,728 in this trade
- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. $314,076 in this trade
- Airbus Helicopters, Inc. $44,700 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.
Flight Training contracts right now
There are 9 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 611512), 2 posted in the last 7 days; 11% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of the Air Force, Department of the Navy and Federal Aviation Administration. Most of the work with a stated place is in Arizona, California and Virginia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 14 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 13 days.
All open flight training contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.