# Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Research Facilities & Engineering Services (RF&ESS) Extension Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/80afrc26ss0015 - Solicitation number: 80AFRC26SS0015 - Notice type: Special notice - Status: Closed. Deadline was April 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT - Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Contracting office: NASA Armstrong Flight Research CNTR (80AFRC) - NAICS: 541513 Computer Facilities Management Services - Product or service code: DF10 IT Management tools and services delivered as a service, by subscription, or service contract. Includes Enterprise Architecture (EA), Financial Management, and Strategic Planning. EA includes services supporting business, information, application and technical architecture to drive standardization, integration and efficiency among business technology solutions. Financial Management includes services involved in the planning, budgeting, spend management and chargeback of IT expenditures and the costing of IT products and services. IT Management and Strategic Planning include senior professional and administrative support services facilitating centralized IT strategy and planning. - Set-aside: Total small business set-aside - Place of performance: Edwards, California - County: Kern County (FIPS 06029). https://abierto.us/counties/kern-county-ca-06029 - First posted: April 15, 2026 - Last posted: April 15, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8d8d185aae7d4127ada236e4b9023627/view ## Description NASA/AFRC has a requirement for Range Facilities and Engineering Support Services. The purpose of this effort is to provide effective operational and engineering support to Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (DATR). Support includes real-time and post-flight mission operations, data acquisition and processing, range communications, flight termination systems, video and tracking systems, configuration management, documentation, preventive/corrective maintenance and support in compliance with NASA standards and AFRC directives. NASA/AFRC intends to issue a sole source contract extension to 80AFRC21C0001 to continue services from ASRC Federal Systems Solutions (AFSS) under the authority of FAR 6.103-1(c)(2)(ii). The work and services covered by the current contract are vital to the NASA mission and must be maintained without interruption while the follow-on contract, Range Operations Support Services (ROSS), is competed. It has been determined that this requirement is available only from the incumbent source for the continued provision of highly specialized services and it is likely that award to any other source would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements. NASA AFRC must therefore ensure continuity of these services to avoid significant adverse impact to the mission. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial product or commercial service using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to jamill.m.richter@nasa.gov not later than 2:00 p.m. PT on April 29, 2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. 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 ## Publications - April 15, 2026: Special notice, due April 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 8d8d185aae7d4127ada236e4b9023627. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8d8d185aae7d4127ada236e4b9023627/view ## Points of contact - Jamill Richter, jamill.m.richter@nasa.gov, 6612763907 - Nikki Terranova, nikki.terranova@nasa.gov, 6612767029 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/80afrc26ss0015.