Commercial Aviation Services Airborne Science Tender - 143438297

Procurement Summary

Country: USA

Summary: Commercial Aviation Services Airborne Science Support Idiq Snow4flow Evs4 Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Deadline: 01 Jul 2026

Posting Date: 17 Jun 2026

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 143438297

Document Ref. No.: 80ARC026R0007

Competition: ICB

Financier: Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership: Public

Tender Value: Refer Document

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NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) has a requirement for commercial aviation services in support of the Snow4Flow Earth Venture Suborbital-4 (EVS-4) mission, a NASA airborne mission to improve the ability to interpret ongoing and future changes in Northern Hemisphere glaciers. The requirement is for the provision, modification, and operation of a Basler BT-67 aircraft in a science configuration, including aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI) services; engineering and aircraft modification support for integration of the Snow4Flow instrument suite; compliance with FAA/Transport Canada Civil Aviation airworthiness standards and the NASA airworthiness review process under NAII 7900.3; and check, transit, and science flights supporting three planned Snow4Flow Arctic campaigns (2027 through 2029) across Alaska, the Yukon Territory (Canada), Svalbard, Greenland, and the Canadian High Arctic, plus additional airborne science task orders as required.
NASA anticipates award of a single firm-fixed-price (FFP) indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five (5) year ordering period, a six (6) month option to extend services, and task orders issued at pre-priced annual catalog rates. The first task order is anticipated to cover instrument integration support and the start of the 2027 Alaska Arctic campaign with a period of performance of 23 February 2027 through 2 March 2027.
NASA/ARC intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire these services from ALCI Aviation Ltd., doing business as Enterprise Aviation Group, of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 3204(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.103-1, Only One Responsible Source. Market research determined that only the Basler BT-67 aircraft type can execute this mission in the remote arctic operating environment with the endurance required, that only two commercial operators offer the Basler BT-67 in a suitable science configuration, and that Enterprise Aviation Group is t...
Notice ID: 80arc026r0007

Department/Ind. Agency: national aeronautics and space administration

Sub-tier: national aeronautics and space administration

Office: nasa ames research center

Product Service Code: v999 - transportation/travel/relocation- other: other

NAICS Code: 481219 - Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation

Inactive Dates: jul 16, 2026

Inactive Policy: 15 days after response date

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