NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) is conducting market research through a sources sought notice for engineering support services—research, analysis, design, development, integration, verification, test, evaluation, and operations support—for Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C), systems engineering, and Rendezvous Proximity Operations and Capture (RPOC). The notice seeks capability statements from all interested parties, including small businesses and HBCU/MIs, to help determine the appropriate level of competition, potential small business set-aside, and small business subcontracting goals. Vendors may demonstrate capabilities as a prime, subcontractor, and/or teaming partner and are asked for input on small business subcontracting goals, barriers to participation, and strategies to increase participation. The original notice was dated October 14, 2026, and Amendment 1, dated October 15, 2026, clarified that the applicable NAICS code is 541330 – Engineering Services, Exception 1, with a $47.0 million size standard. This is a sources sought notice for market research only, not a solicitation, and responses are voluntary.

NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) is conducting market research via a Sources Sought Synopsis to identify potential sources for engineering support services—including research, analysis, design, development, integration, verification, test, evaluation, and operations support—for Guidance, Navigation and Control (GN&C), systems engineering, and Rendezvous Proximity Operations and Capture (RPOC). This notice is not an RFP/RFQ/IFB, does not guarantee a future solicitation, is voluntary, and will not reimburse response costs. NASA seeks capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic small-business categories and HBCU/MIs, to assess competition and small-business subcontracting goals; vendors may participate as prime, subcontractor, or teaming partner. Respondents are asked to provide input on realistic SB subcontracting goals, barriers, and strategies, and to submit a capability statement (max 5 pages) with company/contact/UEI/CAGE/business-size information, GSA vehicles, technical expertise, and up to five relevant customer references from the past five years. The applicable NAICS code is 541330 (Engineering Services) with a $25.5M size standard; any future solicitation would be posted on SAM.gov or GSA eBuy, and responses will inform acquisition strategy.