Sources Sought Notice for Aircraft Painting and Wrap Application

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) AFRC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI) for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for the aircraft painting and wrapping effort. Vendors are encouraged to demonstrate capabilities as a prime, subcontractor and/or teaming partner. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) business set-aside based on responses received.

Respondents are requested to provide informed input on realistic and appropriate SB subcontracting and/or participation goals for the specific requirement. This type of feedback supports NASA’s market research and helps ensure the acquisition strategy is aligned with actual industry capability. Industry feedback is requested for:

1. SB Subcontracting goals;
2. Barriers that may limit SB participation, such as certifications, unique technical requirements, security needs, specialized tools, or high-risk performance areas and/or
3. Strategies to increase SB participation, including:
   • Breaking requirements into smaller components
   • Identifying areas appropriate for subcontracting
   • Considering teaming or mentor protégé approaches

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAM.gov. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring this website for the release of any presolicitation or solicitation notice.

Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the above requirement described herein should submit a capability statement. There is no page limit, but please keep your responses concise and focused only on the requested information for this Sources Sought.

Please provide the following information to the best of your ability in your response:

1. Company's name, address, primary point of contact (POC), and telephone number.
2. Company's SAM Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).
3. Indicate if your company is interested in performing as a prime contractor or subcontractor.
4. Description of the company's specific capabilities relevant to the Sources Sought requirements.

Please advise if the requirement is considered a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial product and commercial service is defined in FAR 2, Definitions.

All responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Jennifer Schnarr at [email protected] no later than 11:00AM Pacific Time on June 1, 2026. Please reference 80AFRC26SS017 in any response. 

This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.