Notice of Intent to Sole Source Technical Support for Legacy Aircraft Engine

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) has a requirement for subject matter expertise and technical services for legacy aircraft engine support. NASA/AFRC intends to award a sole-source contract to Atec, Inc., as they possess unique knowledge, experience, and technical expertise with the legacy aircraft engines necessary to satisfy the Government s requirements. Accordingly, the Government intends to award the contract under the authority of FAR 6.103-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency s requirements. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial product or service using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Jenni Schnarr at jennifer.schnarr@nasa.gov not later than 5:00 PM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time) on September 7, 2026. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A decision 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