NEST Kickoff.pptx

This is a kickoff presentation for the NISC Enterprise Support Tasking (NEST) contract. The presentation outlines contract number 693KA9-25-C-00020, which is a competitive "Best Value" procurement set-aside exclusively for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) concerns. The contract encompasses one base year with two six-month options, with a performance end date of September 10, 2027. The current contractor is Business Process and Automation Services (BPA Services), LLC, and the contract involves operation, maintenance, and upgrading of FAA databases, specifically the retired Contract Management Information System (CMIS) and the active NISC Information Management System (NIMS).

The presentation indicates that the FAA intends to award a single contract for up to five years total and includes a live demonstration scheduled for September 9, 2026. Technical questions regarding the Solicitation for Information Request (SIR) should be submitted in writing to 9-AWA-AAQ410-Contracting-Team@faa.gov, with citations to specific sections, paragraphs, or pages of the SIR. The work requires contractor expertise in operations and maintenance support, quality assurance and control, Subject Matter Expert services for design and development of systems supporting the NISC V contract transition, and management of the task order, financial management, and invoice/payment lifecycles.