What types of professional services does NASA Headquarters primarily procure?

NASA Headquarters focuses on high-level advisory and assistance services, including strategic communications, program management, policy analysis, and scientific research support that guides the agency's long-term space exploration roadmap.

Are there specific set-asides for vendors looking to work with NASA Headquarters?

Yes, NASA Headquarters actively utilizes small business set-asides, including 8(a) Business Development, Women-Owned Small Business, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business programs to fulfill its mission requirements.

How does contracting at NASA Headquarters differ from other NASA centers?

Unlike field centers that focus on hardware manufacturing or flight operations, NASA Headquarters procurement is heavily weighted toward administrative, policy, and institutional support contracts that sustain the agency's executive leadership and mission directorates.

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · Contracting Office

NASA HEADQUARTERS

178 solicitations and awards tracked for this contracting office.

Contracting office178 solicitationsUnder NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

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Acquisition authority and contracting profile of NASA HEADQUARTERS.

NASA Headquarters serves as the central hub for agency-wide strategic planning, policy development, and oversight of mission-critical space exploration programs. Vendors compete for high-level professional services, scientific research support, aerospace engineering consulting, and specialized IT solutions that facilitate the agency's overarching aeronautics and space science objectives.

Hierarchy: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION · NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

Contracting officers at this office issue solicitations under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Vendors must be registered in the federal procurement system with a valid CAGE code to receive awards.

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Monthly posted opportunity volume from 2024 onward. Darker = more indexed records.

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