Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) 80JSC025D0064

The federal contract IDV award is a Government Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) titled "NASA Open Innovation Services 3" (NOIS3), with a ceiling value of $474,988,000 and a period of performance through May 31, 2027. The NOIS3 GWAC is administered by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center, and is intended to provide crowdsourcing services and products to support NASA's Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation across multiple NASA centers and other government agencies.

The original pre-solicitation notice indicated that the NOIS3 contract would utilize commercial approaches such as crowd-based challenges, prize competitions, freelance projects, micro-tasks, and other crowd-based methods to fulfill varied task orders. NASA sought capability statements from interested parties, including small businesses and underserved communities, and requested feedback on potential organizational conflicts of interest. The contract is designated as a commercial item acquisition with no set-aside, and allows for the consideration of small business set-asides based on the responses received. The prime contractor awarded the NOIS3 GWAC is Toffler Associates, Inc., a certified woman-owned small business strategic advisory firm.