MARKET RESEARCH · SOURCES SOUGHT
Sources Sought Special Notice 2026
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Ames Research Center
Market research. Sources sought: not a bid yet. The agency wants to know which businesses can do the work. Answering can put you on its radar and can lead to a small-business set-aside.
- Deadline
- Jan 1, 2027, 2:59 AM ET (70 days left)
- Who can bid
- Open to any business (no set-aside).
- Where the work is
- Moffett Field, California, 94035
- Industry (NAICS)
- 541715 · Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Solicitation number
- 80ARC026AOSS
- Posted
- Jan 7, 2026
- Product/service code
- AR12
From the notice
SOURCES SOUGHT SPECIAL NOTICE 2026 NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) is seeking partners interested in developing competitive proposals in response to NASA Announcements of Opportunity (AOs), Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs), Missions of Opportunity (MoOs) and proposal calls from other government age…
Open the official notice on SAM.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the notice on SAM.gov and read what the agency is asking.
- Send the short response it asks for (usually your capabilities, size status and past work) before the deadline.
- Mention your small-business status: enough small businesses answering can lead the agency to set the contract aside.
- Watch for the solicitation that may follow.
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