John H. Glenn Research Center (GRC) at Lewis Field, in Cleveland, Ohio. (via NASA)
Continuing our FY18 Forecast series, EZGovOpps is now focusing on some of the major opportunities due in 2018 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Multiple NASA locations will be seeking large construction contracts, and a number of these contracts will be set-aside for small businesses. Take a look below at the highlights of the NASA FY18 forecast:
Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) – California
At AFRC, “NASA’s primary center for atmospheric flight research and operations,” a Request for Information (RFI) was released in July 2017 seeking input from small businesses regarding a new “Regionalized Multiple Award Construction Contract (MACC).” This is planned as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for services involing “architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, civil, structural, roofing, building renovations, new building construction, demolition… and design/build projects,” which would be provided to California-based locations including AFRC, Ames Research Center (ARC), and the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL).
A similar contract was recently awarded in October 2017 through the Stennis Space Center (SSC). That Regionalized MACC-II contract, worth $3 billion over 8 years, was awarded to 24 contractors as a partial small business set-aside opportunity for construction services to locations ranging from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida to the White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico.
Until now, NASA was planning on a $300 million ceiling for the AFRC MACC, to be divided among 14 small business contractors with varying small business designations. However, according to the forecast, NASA is now evaluating the RFI responses and associated market research to decide on final set-aside designations for the opportunity. The MACC opportunity has a primary NAICS code of 236220, for Commercial and Institutional Building Construction.
Ames Research Center (ARC) – California
At ARC, NASA is planning on awarding the “SimLabs III” contract next quarter. SimLabs II was an over-$50 million contract awarded to Science Applications International Corporation in 2014. According to reporting data, SAIC has subcontracted to a number of contractors under SimLabs II. However, SimLabs III was planned from the start as a total small business set-aside worth $72 million, with a primary NAICS code of 541330 – Engineering Services. SimLabs III will be used “for R&D support services for the Simulation Laboratory Facilities located at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Ames Research Center.” The SimLabs III award is expected in March 2018.
Glenn Research Center (GRC) – Ohio
At GRC, a new requirement for construction of an “Aerospace Communication Facility,” NAICS code 333999 – All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing – is planned for the 3rd quarter of FY18. With a value between $25 million and $50 million, the opportunity will be awarded as a small business set-aside.
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) – Maryland
In FY18, GSFC is planning a re-compete for a Library Services contract currently held by Cadence Group Associates, Inc. The original contract, worth up to $31 million, was awarded in 2013 and is set to expire in August 2018. The follow-on will have a NAICS code of 519120 -Libraries and Archives- and is expected to have a value between $5 million and $25 million. The incumbent contract has racked up task orders worth less than half of the original contract ceiling, according to Federal date, which may explain the lower ceiling for the re-compete.
NASA Headquarters (HQ) – Washington, DC
EZGovOpps is still awaiting the final awards of NASA HITSS III, an opportunity we’ve been tracking for some time.
Johnson Space Center (JSC) – Texas
With an RFI released only this month, JSC is planning on re-competing $50 to $100 million worth of protective services for Johnson Space Center (JSC). Ellington Field (EF), the Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF), and White Sands Test Facility (WSTF). The opportunity is allotted as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, with a NAICS code of 561612 – Security Guards and Patrol Services. The Request for Proposal (RFP) is expected to be released at any time, after missing the schedule release date in mid-January. The incumbent on the contract is Chenega Security & Support Services, with a contract originally worth $76 million.
Kennedy Space Center (KSC) – Florida
KSC is planning multiple construction contracts, including architecture and engineering services, surrounding the famed complex’s launch capabilities. One of the bigger small business opportunities will be a new requirement for “Mobile Launcher Umbilical Fabrication.” NASA is estimating a 3rd Quarter FY18 award for the $25 million to $50 million contract, but the effort is in such an early stage that NASA has not yet decided on a primary NAICS code.
NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) – Mississippi
NSSC released a Draft RFP in December 2017 for an “Acquisition Support Services” re-compete worth $25 million to $50 million for both pre and post-award contracting support services. The contract will be awarded as a competitive 8(a) opportunity. The incumbent on the contract is Brandan Enterprises.
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