NASA Postdoctoral Program NPP-3 Services

NASA requires support services for the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) supporting research fellows at multiple NASA locations.

Solicitation Summary

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a continuing requirement for services in support of the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP).

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Details
Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Solicitation Number NNH26R95499
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 06/2026 (Estimate)
Award Date 10/2026 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $129,738,000
Competition Type  Full and Open / Unrestricted
Type of Award Other
Primary Requirement  Administrative, Logistics & Management
Duration  1 year(s) base plus 4 x 1 year(s) option(s)
Contract Type  Cost Plus Fixed Fee
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
541612

Human Resources Consulting Services
Size Standard: $29.0 million annual receipts
Place of Performance:
  • Pasadena, California, United States
    • Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • Wallops Island, Virginia, United States
    • Wallops Flight Facility
  • Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, United States
    • Stennis Space Center
  • Washington, District Of Columbia, United States
    • NASA Headquarters
  • Huntsville, Alabama, United States
    • Marshall Space Flight Center
  • Hampton County, Virginia, United States
    • Langley Research Center
  • Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States
    • Kennedy Space Center
  • Houston, Texas, United States
    • Johnson Space Center
  • New York, New York, United States
    • Goddard Institute for Space St
  • Cleveland, Ohio, United States
    • Glenn Research Center
  • Greenbelt, Maryland, United States
    • Goddard Space Flight Center
  • Edwards, California, United States
    • Armstrong Flight Research Cent
  • Moffet Federal Airfield, California, United States
    • Ames Research Center
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/04c2e7aa21584900b9aec31df212aa40/view

Background

The NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP) consists of the NASA Postdoctoral Research Program (NPRP) and the NASA Postdoctoral Management Program (NPMP). The NPP offers unique research opportunities to highly talented individuals who serve as guests at a NASA Center, Headquarters, and other NASA facilities. These one- to three-year appointments are competitive and designed to advance NASA’s Mission and Vision for Space Exploration. Content for the NPP is derived from NASA’s four Mission Directorates, namely: the Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate, the Science Mission Directorate, and the Space Operations Mission Directorate. The Mission Directorates work with the NASA Centers and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to provide challenging research topics for the postdoctoral program. The NPMP is an adjunct to the NPRP to provide valuable management experience for some of the NPP Fellows. The Contractor will be responsible for providing the infrastructure to facilitate meaningful professional experiences for the researchers during their tenure. References to Centers in the following contractual requirements include the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Requirements

In accomplishing the objectives of the NPP, the Contractor shall perform the following tasks for providing Fellows:

  • The contractor shall provide the necessary materials, facilities, supplies, administrative support, programmatic support, and expertise necessary to promote and administer the NPRP and NPMP
  • For Foreign Nationals, the contractor shall have expertise in relevant immigration and naturalization laws and have the demonstrated expertise and capability to facilitate processing of visas in a timely manner and to assist applicants from the international research community, for whom, as sponsor, they will be responsible
  • Contractor shall be approved by the Department of State as a sponsor of an exchange visitor program prior to contract award
  • For the efficient operation of the on-line services, the contactor shall have demonstrated expertise in process creation, improvement and design, and management of web sites to enable reliable, efficient, and effective program operation
  • For operation of the on-line system, the contractor shall have expertise in the development and maintenance of on-line applications with a web based front-end interface and an information system back-end
  • For financial accountability, the contractor shall have expertise in standard government financial accounting and individual financial accounting based on a Fellow’s program start date
  • For efficient operation of proposal reviews, the contractor shall have expertise in the organization and implementation of proposal reviews, and have evidence of access to a broad expert reviewer pool to serve on External Review and Peer Review Panels

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