# SAM #JOFOC_FY26-09_16SEP2026

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

**Buyer:** NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center
**Posted:** September 16, 2026
**Identifier:** JOFOC_FY26-09_16SEP2026
**NAICS:** 481212, 927110, 541690

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.

### Description

<p>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.&nbsp;</p>

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