NASA Postdoctoral Program-3 (NPP-3)
Contract Overview
Solicitation details, issuing organization, response deadlines, documents, and interested companies for this government contract opportunity.
AI Contract Overview
NASA Headquarters is seeking a contractor to provide management and administration services for the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP-3). This initiative supports the Science Mission Directorates by providing research and management opportunities for talented individuals at NASA Centers, Headquarters, other NASA facilities, and designated universities. The selected contractor will be responsible for providing the expertise, administrative support, programmatic support, materials, and facilities necessary to operate both the NASA Postdoctoral Research Program and the NASA Postdoctoral Management Program. The acquisition falls under NAICS code 541612 with a size standard of 29 million dollars. A draft RFP is expected in September 2026, with the final RFP anticipated in October 2026 and offers due around December 2026. This is a full and open competition available to all responsible sources. Interested parties should monitor SAM.gov for the official solicitation and must submit all technical or contractual questions to the primary point of contact by September 17, 2026.
General Info
Agency
NAICS
Place of Performance
51595, MD, 20771, USASet-Aside
Documents
(0)AI Contract Breakdown
Uniform Contract FormatNo contract breakdown available.
Cannot generate Contract Breakdown because no documents were found from this contract's source.
Timeline
Response Deadline
Organization & Contact Information
Full Description
NASA/Headquarters (HQ) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP-3). The NPP-3 acquisition supports NASA’s Science Mission Directorates and is designed to advance NASA’s mission and vision by offering research and management opportunities to highly talented individuals who perform at NASA Centers, HQ, and other NASA facilities, as well as designated universities. The principal purpose of this contract is to acquire management and administration services for the NPP. The needs under this requirement include the ability of the contractor to provide the materials, facilities, supplies, administrative support, programmatic support, and expertise necessary to promote and administer the NASA Postdoctoral Research Program (NPRP) and the NASA Postdoctoral Management Program (NPMP).
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial product or commercial service using FAR Part 12.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541612 and $29M, respectively.
The anticipated release date of the Draft RFP is September 2026, and the anticipated release date of the final RFP is on or about October 2026 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about December 2026.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency.
NASA 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
If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on SAM.gov.
It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).
Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Leona D. Ellis at leona.d.ellis@nasa.gov not later than 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time September 17, 2026. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Similar Contracts
Same NAICS industry code
More opportunities from National Aeronautics And Space Administration → NASA Headquarters
Same awarding agency