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GEM PhD Fellowship Sponsorship: Stipend & Tuition, Membership Fee & GRAD Lab Host
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NASA/NSSC is seeking to award a sole source contract to the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science Inc. for the sponsorship of GEM PhD Fellows, covering stipends, tuition, membership fees, and graduate laboratory hosting services. The procurement is being conducted under FAR Part 12 as a commercial item acquisition, with NAICS code 813211, and is designated as an 8(a) Sole Source set aside, affirming the consortium's unique and exclusive role in delivering this specific support structure. Performance will be centered at NASA Headquarters, with the NASA Shared Services Center serving as the procuring entity. Interested parties may submit written capabilities and qualifications by 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on July 30, 2026, to assist the government in determining whether competition is warranted, though any decision not to compete remains at the government’s sole discretion. Oral communications are prohibited in response to this notice, and the NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, applies, with primary contact information provided through McKenzie Hanson at McKenzie.M.Hanson@nasa.gov and secondary contact through Tiffany Neal.
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MS, USASet-Aside
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Submission Closed
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Synopsis:
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for GEM PhD Fellowship Sponsorship: Stipend & Tuition, Membership Fee & GRAD Lab Host.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR GRADUATE DEGREES FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE INC. under the authority of FAR 12.102(a). It has been determined that NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR GRADUATE DEGREES FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE INC. is the sole provider of GEM PhD Fellowship Sponsorship: Stipend & Tuition, Membership Fee & GRAD Lab Host
NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Headquarters (HQ).
The Government intends to acquire Commercial items or services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 for Commercial
The NAICS Code for this procurement is 813211.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on 7/30/2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.
Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf .
Primary Point of Contact:
McKenzie Hanson
Procurement Specialist
McKenzie.M.Hanson@nasa.gov
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