DRFP Cover Letter

National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771

Reply to Attn of:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Headquarters Procurement Office, Code 173

TO:

All Potential Offerors

SUBJECT:

Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP), Solicitation No. 80HQTR27R0006, for NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP-3)

You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters’ (HQ) NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP-3) draft solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide program management and administration related services which supports NASA’s Science Mission Directorates and is designed to advance NASA’s mission and vision by offering research and management opportunities to highly talented individuals who perform at NASA Centers, HQ’s, other NASA facilities as well as designated universities. The requirements include providing: 1) Program-Level Services, 2) Website and Knowledge Management Services, 3) Soliciting Applicants, 4) Receiving and Reviewing Applications, 5) Enrolling New Fellows, 6) Supporting Fellows during their Tenure, 7) Financial Reporting and Program Effectiveness, 8) Operational Performance Plan and Metrics, and 9) Phase-In and Phase-Out Activities. The Performance Work Statement (PWS), Attachment A, describes the scope of the requirement.
Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches, any perceived safety, occupational health, security (including information technology security), environmental, export control, and/or other programmatic risk issues associated with performance of the work. Potential offerors should identify any unnecessary or inefficient requirements and are also encouraged to comment on the DRFP CLIN structure, any unique terms and conditions, and the Section M Evaluation Criteria. NASA will conduct this acquisition as a full and open competition. This competitive acquisition will result in a Hybrid Firm-Fixed Price and Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF) completion contract. The contract will have a total potential period of performance of (5) years, including a (12)-month Base Period, and four (1) month option periods. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541612, Human Resources Consulting Services and the small business size standard is $29M.

Rev.: 6/2026

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