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VETR for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA buys engineering, science, and IT services at scale through SEWP V and a portfolio of center-specific IDIQs (Goddard, Marshall, Kennedy, JPL). SDVOSB and small-business preferences are real but skew toward technical sophistication.

Bidding NASA contracts at a glance

Typical NAICS

  • 541330Engineering Services
  • 541715R&D in Physical, Engineering, & Life Sciences
  • 541512Computer Systems Design Services
  • 334511Search, Detection, & Navigation Instruments
  • 541690Other Scientific & Technical Consulting

Set-aside friendly

SDVOSB
8(a)
WOSB
HUBZone

Common vehicles

  • NASA SEWP V
  • OASIS+
  • GSA MAS
  • Center-specific IDIQs

Typical award size

$250K – $100M+ (center IDIQs run into the billions)

NASA SDVOSB performance · FY2026

1.5% under SDVOSB goal

SDVOSB obligations

$525M

of $15.0B total

SDVOSB %

3.50%

federal goal: 5.0%

Pursuit pressure

High

Under-goal agencies actively hunt eligible vendors

NASA is 1.5% below its statutory 5% SDVOSB obligation goal. NDAA FY24 raised the federal SDVOSB obligation goal from 3% to 5%, and OSBP offices at under-goal agencies are now under significant pressure to surface eligible SDVOSB vendors — that pressure translates into higher win-probability for compliant SDVOSB bids.

Source: USASpending.gov · last refresh 2026-05-28

The VETR Framework

How VETR applies to NASA pursuits

Four pillars, calibrated to how NASA contracting officers actually evaluate proposals.

V

Value

Applied to NASA

NASA evaluators reward mission-impact and technical innovation. VETR's win-themes library carries NASA-tuned framings around mission cost-per-kilogram and risk burn-down.

E

Experience

Applied to NASA

NASA past performance must demonstrate flight-grade or research-grade rigor. VETR's past-performance records carry the technical-rigor detail Section L expects.

T

Teaming

Applied to NASA

NASA programs almost always team primes with university research partners. VETR's teaming CRM supports research-institution partners alongside conventional subs.

R

Responsiveness

Applied to NASA

Center contracting officers respond to amendments quickly when the bidder mirrors their pace. VETR shaves entire days off the amendment-to-proposal-update cycle.

NAICS codes the NASA buys under

Industry-specific playbooks for this agency's most common procurement codes

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