SAM #80ARC026R0007

NASA Ames Solicitation for Ski-Equipped Aircraft Services for Snow4Flow Arctic Science Missions

NASA Ames Research Center is seeking commercial aviation services to support the Snow4Flow EVS-4 airborne science mission, focused on Arctic glacier surveys. - Government Buyer: - NASA Ames Research Center, Research Centers Office of Procurement (Code SG), and Goddard Space Flight Center Cryospheric Sciences Laboratory (Code 615) - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named; the solicitation references a ski-equipped, multi-engine turbine survey aircraft (e.g., Basler BT-67) as an example platform - Products/Services Requested: - Provision, modification, and operation of a ski-equipped survey aircraft in science configuration - Example aircraft: Basler BT-67 (OEM: Basler Turbo Conversions) - Flight crew, maintenance, insurance, and logistics support - Integration, operation, and deintegration of the Snow4Flow instrument suite (provided by universities) - Engineering, fabrication, and certification support - Fuel (estimated 2,240 gallons per campaign) - Per diem and travel support - Data deliverables: flight operations reports, flight and maintenance logs, safety and health plans, insurance certificates, airworthiness documentation, post-deployment reports, and IT security plans - Quantities (per year, as evaluated): - 100 flight hours - 15 at-base days - 30 deployed days - 2,240 gallons of fuel (per campaign) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Aircraft must be ski-equipped and capable of Arctic operations (Alaska, Yukon, Canadian High Arctic, Svalbard, Greenland) - Aircraft must be configurable for scientific instrument integration and support remote deployments - Contractor responsible for all operational, safety, and airworthiness documentation - Firm-fixed-price, single-award IDIQ contract with a $9 million ceiling over four years, plus a six-month extension option - Task Order 0001 covers the 2027 campaign startup, including instrument installation, integration, and initial science flights

Description

This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, as deviated by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul class deviations. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and no separate written solicitation will be issued; the solicitation document attached to this notice is part of this announcement.

This notice is being issued as a Request for Proposal under solicitation number 80ARC026R0007 for commercial aviation services in support of NASA airborne science. NASA Ames Research Center intends to award a single-award, firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract for the provision, modification, and operation of a ski-equipped survey aircraft in a science configuration, including flight crew, maintenance, and insurance; support for integration, operation, and deintegration of the Snow4Flow instrument suite; and check, transit, and science flight operations for Arctic geophysical survey campaigns planned in the 2027 through 2029 timeframe. The maximum ordering value is $9,000,000.00 over a four-year ordering period from the date of award, plus a six-month option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8. The guaranteed minimum is $75,000.00. Services are ordered by firm-fixed-price task orders. Task Order 0001 will be issued concurrent with contract award.

The provisions and clauses in this Request for Proposal are those in effect through FAC 2026-01 and the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul class deviations.

This acquisition is unrestricted. No set-aside applies.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 481219 and $25.0 million, respectively. The offeror must state in their offer their size status for this acquisition.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which must be considered by the agency.

Performance is at the Contractor's facilities and at deployed operating locations specified in individual task orders, anticipated to include Alaska (United States), the Yukon Territory and the Canadian High Arctic (Canada), Svalbard (Norway), and Greenland (Kingdom of Denmark). No performance occurs at a NASA installation. Data deliverables are provided free on board (FOB) Destination in accordance with the Contract Data Requirements List.

Offers for the services described above are due by 5:00 PM Pacific Time on August 14, 2026, by email to joshua.d.taggart@nasa.gov, and must comply with the Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 (DEVIATION) in the attached solicitation. Offers must include the solicitation number, proposed delivery/performance schedule, discount and payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), the offeror's taxpayer identification number, identification of any special commercial terms, and must be signed by an authorized company representative.

The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at: FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide ; NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf

Offerors must provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2025) (DEVIATION), which is incorporated by reference. Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 are as follows: Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 (DEVIATION), Proposal Submission Instructions, set forth in the attached solicitation.

FAR 52.212-3 and FAR 52.212-5 are Reserved under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul class deviations and do not apply to this acquisition. Offeror representations and certifications are completed in the System for Award Management and are incorporated by paragraph (u) of FAR 52.212-4 (DEVIATION). Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management at the time of offer.

FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2025) (DEVIATION), applies. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer. The evaluation factors are Factor 1, Technical Acceptability, rated Acceptable or Unacceptable, and Factor 2, Price, as set forth in the attached solicitation. There are no tradeoffs and no credit is given for exceeding acceptability standards.

FAR 52.212-4, Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2025) (DEVIATION), is applicable. Addenda to FAR 52.212-4 are as follows: Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 (DEVIATION), set forth in the attached solicitation.

Additional contract requirements, terms, and conditions are set forth in the attached solicitation and its attachments: Attachment J-1, Statement of Work; Attachment J-2, Contract Data Requirements List and Data Requirements Descriptions; and Attachment J-3, Pricing Tables. Task Order 0001 Attachments 1 through 3 (Statement of Work; Contract Data Requirements List; Payment Milestone Schedule) are included in this solicitation and will be incorporated into Task Order 0001 at award.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at: https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf

This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.SAM.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combined synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).

Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Joshua D. Taggart, Contracting Officer, joshua.d.taggart@nasa.gov, not later than 5:00 PM Pacific Time on August 7, 2026. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Answers of general applicability will be posted as amendments to this notice.

Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email no later than 5:00 PM Pacific Time on August 14, 2026.

The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines.

Failure to submit a complete electronic proposal by the due date and time specified for this Request for Proposal will result in the proposal being considered late and will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1 (DEVIATION), Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

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