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Special Notice from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for work in Moffett Field, California. Due Nov 9, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-6), 4 days left.
| Solicitation number | 80NSSC27948767Q |
|---|---|
| Agency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Office | NASA Shared Services Center |
| Notice type | Special Notice |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology) (541714) |
| Product or service code | AJ11 |
| Place of performance | Moffett Field, California |
| Posted | Nov 4, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 9, 2026, 1:00 PM (UTC-6) (4 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Bid documents (2)
- Tab 04 4 Statement of Work 101 KB
- Tab 07 Capability Statement 176 KB
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Federal prevailing wage rates for this place: California Davis-Bacon and SCA wage determinations.
Description
Please see the attached documents for details. Quotes will not be reviewed or accepted. If you feel your company can provide this service, submit a capability statement.
Contracting contact
- Cara Craft · [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 541714, a business counts as small if it has no more than 1,000 employees (SBA size standard, with exceptions in the notes). 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 research and development in biotechnology work, who also hold NASA contracts (last 12 months): possible competitors, or partners to team with.
- Battelle Memorial Institute $27.0 million in this trade
- STI Legacy, Inc. $12.3 million in this trade
- Trustees Of Boston University $10.9 million in this trade
- Applied Research Associates, Inc. $10.6 million in this trade
- The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. $9.8 million in this trade
About the buyer
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration awarded $16.8 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.
Research and Development in Biotechnology contracts right now
There are 37 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541714), 3 posted in the last 7 days; 46% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are National Institutes of Health, Defense Health Agency (DHA) and Office of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. Most of the work with a stated place is in Maryland, New Mexico and District of Columbia. A notice in this trade gives a median of 58 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 5 days.
All open research and development in biotechnology contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Red Duke Strategies LLC $1.5 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Sep 23, 2026
- Reagan-Udall Foundation For The Food And Drug Administration, Inc. $1.2 million · Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) · Sep 14, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.