# GEM PhD Fellowship Sponsorship: Stipend & Tuition, Membership Fee & GRAD Lab Host

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/80nssc26937935q

- Solicitation number: 80NSSC26937935Q
- Notice type: Special notice
- Status: Closed. Deadline was July 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Shared Services Center (80NSSC)
- NAICS: 813211 Grantmaking Foundations
- Product or service code: R607 Word Processing/Typing Services
- Set-aside: 8(a) sole source
- First posted: July 27, 2026
- Last posted: July 27, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ed9eccb835324775adb8115141897e27/view

## Description

**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

## Publications

- July 27, 2026: Special notice, due July 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM EDT. Notice ed9eccb835324775adb8115141897e27. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ed9eccb835324775adb8115141897e27/view

## Points of contact

- McKenzie Hanson, mckenzie.m.hanson@nasa.gov
- Tiffany Neal, tiffany.neal@nasa.gov

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