The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Operations Contract II (NOC II) is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Johnson Space Center to provide operational support services for the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL). The NBL is a key agency asset that supports human spaceflight training by simulating weightless and partial gravity environments.
The NOC II is anticipated to be a single-award, cost-plus-award-fee contract with an IDIQ component, which is expected to make up approximately 30% of the total contract value. The current NOC contract, valued at $160 million, is held by Raytheon Company and expires on September 30, 2024. The new NOC II contract has a ceiling value of $161,163,761 and a period of performance through September 30, 2033. The work under this contract includes operational support services for the NBL, as well as the Logistics and Mockup Facility, which provides fabrication, repair, and maintenance of spacecraft and lunar surface mockups. The contract aims to support NASA's human spaceflight programs, including the International Space Station and Artemis, while also potentially enabling the recruitment of external commercial customers if excess capacity becomes available.
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