KSC Ground Support System AE Services 2016-2022

NASA Kennedy Space Center established this Master IDIQ for architect-engineer services supporting facility rehabilitation, modernization, and new structural systems development at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Vandenberg Air Force Base, and other NASA assets, with the last date to order closing on January 16, 2022. The vehicle is now inactive; ordering closed nearly four and a half years ago.

The IDIQ supported ground support systems infrastructure work across multiple NASA and Air Force sites. Task orders covered design services, engineering-services-during-construction (ESDC), facility condition assessments, and infrastructure studies spanning electrical, mechanical, structural, and fire protection systems. Representative work included design of Vehicle Assembly Building modifications, roof replacements at the Booster Fabrication Facility, fire alarm system upgrades, crane control studies, and hurricane repair services. Orders were almost exclusively firm-fixed-price delivery orders with durations typically between six months and two years.

Competition was moderate but dominated by a single prime. Merrick & Co captured roughly 60 percent of awarded task orders and potential value, holding 17 orders valued at $11.5 million. Nelson Engineering CO. held the second position with 14 orders and $3.8 million in potential value. Brph Architects Engineers Inc. and Johnson, Levinson, Ragan, Davila, Inc. accounted for the remainder, with four distinct primes dividing the work. Customer concentration was absolute: all 46 task orders funded NASA Kennedy Space Center programs.

The vehicle's combined potential value totaled $19.1 million across 46 task orders awarded between December 2016 and September 2021. Obligated dollars reached $19.2 million, exceeding the stated potential value. Ordering momentum peaked between 2018 and 2021, averaging roughly 10 to 11 task orders per year. Individual task-order values ranged from $35,000 to $5.5 million, with typical orders falling in the $200,000 to $700,000 range. The largest single order was to design Vehicle Assembly Building High Bay 3 and High Bay 4 modifications, valued at $5.5 million.

Architect-Engineer (A-E) Services for the Design and Other Professional Services necessary to Rehabilitate, Modernize, and Develop New Structural Systems for Facilities, Equipment and Ground Support Systems (GSS) at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida; Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida; Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California; and other NASA assets.