NASA Ground Support Equipment 2019

The NASA Ground Support Equipment 2019 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract is a multiple-award vehicle designed to support NASA Kennedy Space Center's ongoing requirements for ground support equipment (GSE) fabrication and development. The contract covers the design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of mechanical, electrical, and fluids hardware necessary to support ground systems processing of flight hardware. Specifically, the contract enables NASA to procure specialized ground support equipment across three primary disciplines: mechanical GSE, fluids GSE, and electrical GSE, which are critical for supporting space launch infrastructure and spacecraft processing.

The contract has been primarily awarded to three prime contractors: JP Donovan Construction Inc., Precision Fabricating & Cleaning Company, Inc., and Met-Con, Inc., with task order values ranging from approximately $7,000 to over $10.8 million. Most task orders are firm-fixed-price delivery orders focused on fabricating specialized components for NASA's Artemis lunar program, Space Launch System, and Orion spacecraft, such as umbilicals, tow pins, access platforms, and support structures. The work is predominantly performed in Florida, specifically at the Kennedy Space Center in Cocoa and Rockledge. While most task orders do not utilize small business set-asides, one identified order (for Cabin Air Supply Panel Fabrication) was designated as a total small business set-aside. The contract, initially awarded in October 2018, has an ordering period through October 2023 and supports NASA's critical spaceflight infrastructure development and launch preparation efforts.