National center for critical information processing and storage (NCCIPS)

The National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage (NCCIPS), a Shared Services Center civilian facility, awarded a $131.096 billion definitive contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) on October 1, 2019, for infrastructure operations, facilities management, and critical IT systems support at John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, with ultimate completion September 30, 2027.

The contract is firm fixed price with no set-aside designation. SAIC, a large federal prime contractor headquartered in Reston, Virginia, holds no SBA certifications and competes exclusively on full-and-open procurement.

The originating solicitation describes the National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage (NCCIPS) facility—a Tier III equivalent data center—requiring comprehensive operations, maintenance, and management spanning equipment maintenance, power management, telecommunications support, engineering design and commissioning, facility upgrades supporting 1.5 megawatt water-cooled supercomputing infrastructure, electrical and mechanical infrastructure modernization, chiller and switchgear systems, and related technical and professional services.

Place of performance is John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, with subordinate component locations.

The contract carries a ceiling value of $131.096 billion and spans a base period through September 30, 2027. The underlying work includes facility operations and maintenance; IT infrastructure engineering, design, and operations; critical enterprise network infrastructure support; electrical design, arc flash testing, and commissioning for power distribution systems; and facility commissioning supporting advanced computing capability. Multiple subcontractors deliver specialized components: Dell Consulting LLC provides electrical design and commissioning services for infrastructure upgrades; Keysight Technologies and North Atlantic Industries supply test and measurement equipment; Dell Federal Systems and allied commodity IT vendors provide hardware and licensing; Teal Drones delivers uncrewed vehicle control systems integration; and a multi-vendor ecosystem including Plexsys Interface Products, Smartronix, Coherent Technical Services, and approximately 80 additional subcontractors provides systems engineering, software development, operations labor, and equipment sourcing.

Service Contract Inventory data shows this prime contract invoiced $49.9 million across FY2021, FY2024, and FY2025 combined (FY2021: $11.9 million, 65.9 FTEs; FY2024: $13.7 million, 64.6 FTEs; FY2025: $13.8 million, 70.7 FTEs). Derived government-paid hourly rates run $86.60/hr (FY2021), $101.49/hr (FY2024), and $93.67/hr (FY2025). Subcontractors performed 28 percent of contractor hours in FY2025 across 13 named subcontractors, signaling SAIC as systems prime and integrator rather than direct labor deliverer.