Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) 80JSC025D0037

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) has awarded a $474,988,000 Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) titled "NASA Open Innovation Services 3" (NOIS3) to Blue Clarity LLC, a woman-owned small business based in Vienna, Virginia. The NOIS3 GWAC is an indefinite delivery vehicle that will provide crowdsourcing services and products to support NASA's Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation across multiple NASA centers and other government agencies. The contract has a period of performance through May 31, 2027 and was awarded on an unrestricted basis without any set-asides. The scope of the NOIS3 contract includes the ability to deliver crowd-based solutions through various methods such as challenges, prize competitions, freelance projects, micro-tasks, and other commercial approaches. This GWAC positions Blue Clarity as a versatile contractor capable of providing innovative technological and workforce solutions to federal agencies.

The original solicitation for the NOIS3 contract was issued by NASA JSC as a pre-solicitation notice, seeking capability statements from interested parties, including small businesses and underserved communities. NASA requested industry feedback on potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) that may arise from the NOIS3 effort. The contract is designated as a commercial item acquisition, and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541990 with a $19.5 million small business size standard. NASA plans to review the responses received to determine the appropriate level of competition and small business subcontracting goals for the NOIS3 acquisition.