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.
All agency playbooks
Agency Playbook · NASA
Proposal management software for NASA bids
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
VETR Proposal is proposal management software for technically dense bids. NASA work through SEWP V and the center-specific IDIQs is won on engineering substance, and small businesses usually need a team to reach it. VETR tracks teaming partners with their certifications and workshare, tests the split against the 13 CFR 125.6 limitations on subcontracting once the volume is priced, and drafts the technical narrative against the specific evaluation factors parsed from the solicitation.
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 Services541715R&D in Physical, Engineering, & Life Sciences541512Computer Systems Design Services334511Search, Detection, & Navigation Instruments541690Other 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%
government-wide goal: 5.0%
Pursuit pressure
High
Below the government-wide 5% benchmark
NASA obligated 1.5% less to SDVOSBs than the 5% government-wide statutory goal. NDAA FY24 raised that government-wide SDVOSB goal from 3% to 5%. NASA negotiates its own annual goal with SBA, which may differ — but OSBP offices tracking below the government-wide figure are under real pressure to surface eligible SDVOSB vendors, and that tends to favour a compliant SDVOSB bid.
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.
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 tracks each amendment through to the proposal sections it changes so the update cycle stays short.
Set-asides used at the NASA
Pair the agency playbook with the relevant program preferences
NAICS codes the NASA buys under
Industry-specific playbooks for this agency's most common procurement codes
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