NASA Postdoctoral Program-3 (NPP-3) - Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP)
NASA · NASA HEADQUARTERS
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 80HQTR27R0006 in this department, oldest first.
- Oct 16, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
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 ma… (show all)
terials, 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 the final RFP is on or about November 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 October 30, 2026. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Who won similar work
3 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (NASA), same industry group (NAICS 5416).
Single-winner award sizes (3): middle half $26.5M to $58.1M, median $48.1M; range $4.9M to $68.1M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RED CEDAR MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS II LLC | 1 | $68.1M | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Bastion Technologies, Inc. | 1 | $48.1M | Nov 22, 2024 |
| THE BOEING COMPANY · $BA · $77.8B | 1 | $4.9M | Aug 14, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- $BA reported $77.8B revenue in FY2025. The median single-winner award in these 3 past awards, $48.1M, is under 0.1% of that. 10-K
One award's total value against one year of revenue; many awards are paid over several years.
- Aug 14, 2026THE BOEING COMPANY$4.9MBoeing - Santa Susana Field Laboratory
- Aug 26, 2025RED CEDAR MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS II LLC$68.1MJoint Safety Health Institutional Facilities Team (JSHIFT) 80LARC25R7001
- Nov 22, 2024Bastion Technologies, Inc.$48.1MCenter Occupational Safety, Health, Medical, System Safety and Mission Assurance Contract (COSMC)
Competitive landscape
For the 3 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 1 of these past winners lobbied Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) since 2024 (10 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) job
- $337K from their corporate PACs since 2024 to members of House Committee on Appropriations, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 8 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 16 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 1 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.