Parabolic Flight Services

2026-11-03

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) Armstrong Flight Research Center ( AFRC ) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for Parabolic Flight Services for the Flight Opportunities Program . The Flight Opportunities program is conducting this market research to gather information from industry regarding capabilities to deliver reduced gravity environments , including microgravity , through parabolic flight that meet NASA ' s technical and operational requirements , enabling the testing of new technologies and conducting of research experiments . Respondents are encouraged to submit capabilities statements with innovative approaches to delivering Parabolic Flight Services . This may include the use of aircraft platforms not traditionally used for parabolic fight services ( e . g ., business jets , experimental aircraft , supersonics , autonomous systems ). NASA is interested in flexible , scalable , and novel operational concepts with the potential to help NASA expand access to reduced - gravity environments and accelerate space technology readiness . 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 parabolic flight services . The Government reserves the right to consider a Small , 8 ( a ), Women - owned ( WOSB ), Service - Disabled Veteran ( SD - VOSB ), Economically Disadvantaged Women - owned Small Business ( EDWOSB ) or HUBZone business set - aside based on responses received . Information Sought : Programmatic Information : Please describe your business model and prior parabolic flight experience . Is your organization fully U . S owned and operated ? Aircraft : What aircraft brand ( s ) and model ( s ) does your organization have available to provide parabolic flight services ? Aircraft Airworthiness : What airworthiness standards , certifications , special permits , etc ., does your aircraft operate under ? Can your organization provide services on a fully commercial basis ? Parabolic Operations : Can you accurately achieve Martian , lunar , and microgravity profiles ? How will you verify and maintain reduced gravity accuracy ? Payload Safety and Integration : How does your organization ensure that payloads do not compromise the aircraft ’ s structural , operational , or electrical integrity , remains sound under off - nominal loads , and poses no hazards to other payloads or personnel during aircraft operations ? 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 solicitation or synopsis . Vendors having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to submit appropriate documentation , literature , brochures , and references . Please advise if the requirement is considered a commercial or commercial - type product . A commercial product and commercial service is defined in FAR 2 . 101 , Definitions . All responses shall be submitted electronically via email to afrc - flight - opportunities - procurement @ mail . nasa . gov no later than 2 : 00PM Pacific on March 2 , 2026 . Please reference 80AFRC26SS007 Parabolic Flight Services 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 .

California

2026-03-27