Opportunity

SAM #80NSSC26938583Q

NASA Sole Source Service Contract for Arclight Project Data Expansion and Innovation

Buyer

NASA Shared Services Center

Posted

August 25, 2026

Respond By

August 28, 2026

Identifier

80NSSC26938583Q

NAICS

541611

NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) is announcing its intent to award a sole source contract for the Arclight Project to Arclight Analytics, LLC. - The Arclight Project focuses on expanding and enriching NASA's data assets, driving innovation and commercialization, and providing evaluation and measurement services. - This procurement is classified under NAICS code 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services). - Services will be performed at NASA Ames Research Center. - NASA has determined Arclight Analytics, LLC is the only provider capable of meeting these requirements, but other organizations may submit qualifications for consideration. - No specific product part numbers or quantities are listed, as this is a service-based requirement. - The opportunity is not an award but a notice of intent for sole source procurement.

Key Details: - Agency: NASA Shared Services Center - Vendor: Arclight Analytics, LLC - Service: Expansion and enrichment of NASA data assets, innovation, commercialization, evaluation, and measurement - Location: NASA Ames Research Center - NAICS: 541611 - Sole source justification, but potential for other qualified organizations to respond

Description

Synopsis:

NASA/NSSC has a requirement for the Arclight Project are Expansion and Enrichment of Existing NASA Data Assets; Expanded Innovation and Commercialization Measures; and Evaluation and Measurement. 

NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to ARCLIGHT ANALYTICS, LLC under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that ARCLIGHT ANALYTICS, LLC is the sole provider of the Arclight Project are Expansion and Enrichment of Existing NASA Data Assets; Expanded Innovation and Commercialization Measures; and Evaluation and Measurement.

NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Ames Research Center (ARC).

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541611.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on August 28th, 2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions-Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items) (Mar 2016) is hereby incorporated by reference.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .

Primary Point of Contact:

McKenzie Hanson

Procurement Specialist

McKenzie.M.Hanson@nasa.gov

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