--- title: NASA Postdoctoral Program-3 (NPP-3) - Draft Request for Proposal… | Due Oct 30, 2026 - MatchAwards description: NASA Postdoctoral Program-3 (NPP-3) - Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP). NASA. NAICS 541612 - Human Resources Consulting Services. Deadline 2026-10-30. NASA/Headquarters (HQ) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP-3). The NPP-3 acquisition supports... canonical: https://matchawards.com/national_aeronautics_and_space_administration/posts/117451382020520917 og:image: https://matchawards.com/home_logo.png og:image:width: 130 og:image:height: 130 twitter:card: MatchAwards.com twitter:image: https://matchawards.com/home_logo.png og:site_name: MatchAwards og:type: article og:title: NASA Postdoctoral Program-3 (NPP-3) - Draft Request for Proposal… | Due Oct 30, 2026 og:url: https://matchawards.com/national_aeronautics_and_space_administration/posts/117451382020520917 og:description: NASA Postdoctoral Program-3 (NPP-3) - Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP). NASA. NAICS 541612 - Human Resources Consulting Services. Deadline 2026-10-30. NASA/Headquarters (HQ) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP-3). The NPP-3 acquisition supports... og:image: https://matchawards.com/system/accounts/avatars/000/000/025/original/9c5e834171f291cf.png?1638900500 og:image:width: 120 og:image:height: 120 twitter:card: summary --- # NASA Postdoctoral Program-3 (NPP-3) - Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) Agency NASA Office WASHINGTON, USA Solicitation number 80HQTR27R0006 NAICS 541612 - Human Resources Consulting Services Posted 2026-10-16 Deadline 2026-10-30 Place of performance 51595, Maryland 20771, UNITED STATES ## Description NASA/Headquarters (HQ) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP-3). The NPP-3 acquisition supports NASA’s Science Mission Directorates and is designed to advance NASA’s mission and vision by offering research and management opportunities to highly talented individuals who perform at NASA Centers, HQ, and other NASA facilities, as well as designated universities. The principal purpose of this contract is to acquire management and administration services for the NPP. The needs under this requirement include the ability of the contractor to provide the materials, facilities, supplies, administrative support, programmatic support, and expertise necessary to promote and administer the NASA Postdoctoral Research Program (NPRP) and the NASA Postdoctoral Management Program (NPMP). The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial product or commercial service using FAR Part 12\. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541612 and $29M, respectively. The anticipated release date of the the final RFP is on or about November 2026, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about December 2026. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. 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 If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on Sam.gov. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Leona D. Ellis at leona.d.ellis@nasa.gov not later than 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time October 30, 2026\. Telephone questions will not be accepted. ## Attachments * [Attachment 1](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/00291e06ea6c4cc583074e9a07bb9b40/download) * [Attachment 2](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/083bdcf56ea8461aa6ed9564739a7ccd/download) * [Attachment 3](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/2f100d6d7b3c4a53aa3c9feed231e65b/download) * [Attachment 4](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/3db2ee1b67b147db9210a16baa2d86c7/download) * [Attachment 5](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/49f4186a05f246a3a4fbb17254ef21ab/download) * [Attachment 6](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/543cc73f74574e46b5f1d0eb97a40c7a/download) * [Attachment 7](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/626331e82cf54b6783c1a6b7de1578b2/download) * [Attachment 8](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/6c246a42a1ba457cb30eda4ed2006358/download) * [Attachment 9](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/740f955e5a9d44998097032c58a9ef7d/download) * [Attachment 10](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/8c929b0ed8034ab18638671e06876927/download) * [Attachment 11](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/8d1f263d218648cd88a1bbe0f6d9e212/download) * [Attachment 12](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/8d92d89fbda84d6ebd148d5a1bcedc97/download) * [Attachment 13](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/9fea47edcbbc4228917ff6568bd0c17e/download) * [Attachment 14](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/a1c880a27ee140f699ae230bbf02db12/download) * [Attachment 15](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/b5f60ed3c343407fbeb3d3c91dbe6231/download) * [Attachment 16](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/c6a068895b6640c1a29e1d98aff3282e/download) * [Attachment 17](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/c9ca88fb507d4ed892c396f0fab82ae2/download) * [Attachment 18](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/d074790ff0114d13bb48e17a8fcf7129/download) * [Attachment 19](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/d3296b12d71e4c1c92ab4dc2a261e124/download) * [Attachment 20](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/d6193843d483479eb03858e8a8adf533/download) * [Attachment 21](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/dc47ea52bcbd4a3894e45600c3faa359/download) * [Attachment 22](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/e71803f0d016480db6ebf5adfd049c5f/download) * [Attachment 23](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/e7c1d1c114984447814d4257abdce501/download) * [Attachment 24](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/fb0fda2888e54b128e5e62aa36fd24e9/download) * [Attachment 25](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/fb1a5c86e6d34d22ac1ccd03027cf042/download) ## Contacts * Leona Ellis * Ricarda Mason Email and phone are in the source notice. 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