NASA White Sands TEST4 Support Team

NASA Johnson Space Center White Sands Test Facility has a continuing requirement for Test Evaluation Support services (TEST4).

Solicitation Summary

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center (JSC), White Sands Testing Facility has a continuing requirement for test and evaluation support services. This requirement may be known as TEST or potentially TEST4.

Solicitation in a Nutshell

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Details
Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Johnson Space Center (JSC), White Sands Testing Facility
Solicitation Number  TEST4SourcesSought
Status Pre-RFP
Solicitation Date 04/2026 (Estimate)
Award Date 10/2026 (Estimate)
Contract Ceiling Value $480,000,000
Competition Type  Full and Open / Unrestricted
Type of Award  IDIQ – Agency Specific
Primary Requirement  Engineering, Scientific and Technical Services
Duration  2 year(s) base plus 3 x 1 year(s) option(s)
Contract Type  Firm Fixed Price,Cost Plus Award Fee,Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity
No. of Expected Awards N/A
NAICS Code(s):
541715

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Size Standard: 1000 Employees except 1500 Employees for Aircraft, Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts, 1250 Employees for Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment and 1300 Employees for Guided Missiles and Space Vehicles, Their Propulsion Units and Propulsion Parts
Place of Performance:
  • United States
    • Other NASA centers, private in
  • Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
    • NASA/JSC/White Sands Test Faci
  • White Sands, New Mexico, United States
    • White Sands Complex (WSC) and
  • El Paso, Texas, United States
    • White Sands Complex (WSC) and
Opportunity Website: https://sam.gov/opp/5af141d452d748c3937dd05429d0ee4a/view

Requirements

  • Test and Evaluation Support mainly under cost reimbursable with some fixed priced contract features
  • The TEST4 contract will be a follow-on effort to the current TEST3 contract to support WSTF in Las Cruces, New Mexico
  • The planned effort is anticipated to be similar in scope to the current TEST3 contract to fulfill requirements for providing:
    • Propulsion testing
    • Propellants
    • Aerospace fluids
    • Materials and components testing
    • Hypervelocity impact testing
    • Flight hardware processing
    • Technical services
    • Training
    • Facility maintenance
    • Construction management
  • This PWS is organized into products and services the Contractor is expected to provide:
    • Section 2 Management and Administration
    • Section 3 Test and Evaluation Services
    • Section 4 WSTF Enabling Services
    • Section 5 Facility and Test Systems Maintenance and Operations
    • Section 6 Safety and Mission Assurance
    • Section 7 Protective Services
  • Some aspects of needed support are provided under other contracts including, but not limited to, Information Technology (IT) services (desktop, networking, phones, radios), environmental compliance and restoration, facility security, and occupational safety and health (clinic personnel, supplemental industrial hygienist)
  • Some TEST4 services may also be performed at other locations, in addition to WSTF
  • Services include, but are not limited to, heavy equipment, logistic operations, emergency services, safety, facility maintenance, pressure systems support, precision cleaning, machining, welding, manufacturing, technical publications, and calibration
  • Other locations include, but are not limited to, White Sands Complex (WSC) and the Aerospace Data Facility – Southwest (ADF-SW) both located adjacent to WSTF and at remote locations such as the El Paso International Airport (EPIA) in support of NASA’s Forward Operating Location (FOL), and White Sands Missile Range Launch Complex 36 (WSMR/LC36) in support of NASA’s Sounding Rocket Program. In some instances, the Contractor shall be required to provide these services at other NASA Centers, private industry sites, and Government agency locations throughout the United States

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