SAM #JOFOC_FY26-09_16SEP2026

Justification for Limited Competition: Flight Opportunities Flight and Payload Integration Services 4

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center is announcing a justification for not using full and open competition for Flight Opportunities Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 (FO4). - The FO4 program provides commercial flight and payload integration services for technology testing on suborbital rockets, high-altitude balloons, and hosted orbital missions. - The justification supports a ceiling increase for the FO4 multiple-award IDIQ contracts, enabling approximately 50 additional flights over the next three years. - Services include payload reviews, integration, flight support, mission planning, launch/recovery logistics, and safety management. - The FO4 contracts have a 5-year period of performance, with an on-ramp provision to add new qualified commercial flight providers in FY27. - No specific OEMs, vendors, or product part numbers are listed; the opportunity is focused on service delivery by commercial flight providers. - The notice is informational, explaining the procurement approach and rationale for limited competition.

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Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition for Flight Opportunities Flight and Payload Integration Services 4 is provided as an attachment to this posting. 

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