Commercial Aviation Services Airborne Science Support IDIQ (Snow4Flow EVS-4) Notice of Intent to Sole Source

NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) has a requirement for commercial aviation services in support of the Snow4Flow Earth Venture Suborbital-4 (EVS-4) mission, a NASA airborne mission to improve the ability to interpret ongoing and future changes in Northern Hemisphere glaciers. The requirement is for the provision, modification, and operation of a Basler BT-67 aircraft in a science configuration, including aircraft, crew, maintenance, and insurance (ACMI) services; engineering and aircraft modification support for integration of the Snow4Flow instrument suite; compliance with FAA/Transport Canada Civil Aviation airworthiness standards and the NASA airworthiness review process under NAII 7900.3; and check, transit, and science flights supporting three planned Snow4Flow Arctic campaigns (2027 th