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Aeronautics and Space Programs and Policies Studies (ASPPS)

Agency: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Location: Washington, DC
Amount: Amount not listed
Posted: Jul 22, 2026
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS code: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services look up NAICS codes
PSC code: B539

Timeline

Posted

Jul 22, 2026
Status

Closing soon

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What this contract is for

Agency: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Location: Washington, DC
Set-aside: No Set aside used
NAICS: 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Scope: Federal

National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)/Headquarters (HQs) has a requirement for Aeronautics and Space Programs and Polices Studies (ASPPS) support.

This support provides the acquisition of technical, life and physical sciences, and engineering studies on questions on national importance relating to aeronautics and space programs and their technologies including policy and long-range plans.

NASA/HQs intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire the services from the National Academy of Science (NAS), under the authority of FAR 6.103-1- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

NAS can meet this requirement by maintaining the expertise of the nation’s foremost scientific scholars, researchers, and engineers.

It is from its extensive network that NAS derives its membership for the panels, committees, boards, and roundtables, consistent with its charter to examine NASA’s issues or challenges relating to aerospace technology programs and systems engineering and provides recommendations to ensure the viability of these activities.

In addition, NAS uses rigorous and independent review processes that guarantee the quality and integrity of its studies, evaluations, and reports.

As future missions develop, it is vital for NASA to maintain the best possible understanding of its challenges and the best ways to meet them.

The NAS provides NASA with a unique resource for meeting the need for expert research and guidance and for responding to inquiries pertaining to aeronautics and space policy and oversight for NASA.

Additionally, in accordance with 36 U.S.C. §?150303 the National Academy of Sciences is legally mandated to investigate, examine, experiment, and report on any subject of science or art at the request of the Un...

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