Flight Operations Support (FOS)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) has a requirement for Flight Operations Support (FOS).

Solicitation Summary

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) has a requirement for Flight Operations Support (FOS).

Solicitation in a Nutshell

Item

Details
Agency  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC)
Solicitation Number 80AFRC24SS002
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 04/2025 (Estimate)
Award Date 08/2025 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $200,000,000
Competition Type Undetermined
Type of Award  IDIQ – Agency Specific
Primary Requirement  Operations & Maintenance
Duration  5 year(s) base
Contract Type  Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
488190

Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
Size Standard: $40 million annual receipts
Place of Performance:
  • United States
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/6410cd34efba4cfd8d1fbbb82f13aa39/view

Background

N/A

Requirements

The objective of this requirement is to obtain:

  • Aircraft Sustainment Services which consist of:
    • Aircraft Support Services including critical/emergency and routine maintenance of ground equipment and mission support services
    • Service of aircraft batteries
    • Life support
    • Proof load testing
    • Fuel delivery
    • Aircraft fueling
    • N2 servicing
    • AGE equipment training
    • Equipment painting
    • Fire extinguisher inspection
    • Aircraft static display inspection
    • Ramp sweeping
    • Parts pickup and delivery
    • Hazardous/radioactive material services
    • Equipment and vehicle maintenance
    • Inventory control
    • Parts and supply acquisition services
  • Aircraft Operations Support (AOS) Services consist of:
    • Support the operations of all aircraft as assigned by NASA
    • Aircraft types include, but are not limited to, motor glider through large commercial, military and experimental one-of-a-kind research aircraft
  • Aircraft Flight Crew Support (AFCS) Services Consist of:
    • Support the flight crew operations of all aircraft assigned to NASA Centers
    • Requirements include, but are not limited to
      • Performing research, development and sustainment efforts across a broad spectrum of functional disciplines in order to effectively assist in the implementation of Government objectives
      • Supporting project design reviews, technical interchange meetings, program status reviews, flight readiness reviews
      • Attend meetings and be prepared to discuss activities or present data related to the contract as requested by the Government
      • Support surge demands in staffing or workloads dictated by mission deployments, operations or mission requirements by, for example, adjusting shifts, adding multiple shifts, or part time/temporary personnel
  • Scope:
    • The Contractor shall provide flight crew personnel to support all aircraft operations, aircrew, and flight-line operations
    • Aircraft types include, but are not limited to, motorglider through large commercial, military and experimental, manned and unmanned one-of-a-kind research aircraft
    • Some are FAA certified
    • The Contractor shall support all NASA assigned and NASA supported aircraft operations, including aircraft maintenance, aircraft modification, and flight-line operations
    • NASA aircraft are operated to meet both Center and Agency platform, research, and support aircraft requirements
    • During deployments, NASA may conduct aircraft operations from other facilities, including Contiguous United States (CONUS) and Outside Contiguous United States (OCONUS)

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