Attachment H - IT Security Management Plan Cover TS.pdf

This document provides details on a federal solicitation for the NASA Balloon Operations Contract II. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center is seeking proposals for operation and maintenance of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas and Fort Sumner, New Mexico, including launching, tracking and recovering scientific balloons and payloads. Additional services include engineering support, quality control, and balloon research and development to be performed at multiple locations. The contract is anticipated to be a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement with a seven-year period of performance and maximum ordering value of $120.6 million. A draft request for proposal will be released in March 2020 followed by a pre-proposal conference, with the final request for proposal anticipated in April/May 2020 and a planned contract award date of April 1, 2021. Interested parties should monitor the website for schedule updates and amendments.