Part 2 CSBF East Campus.mp4

This document provides details on a federal contract opportunity for NASA Balloon Operations Contract II. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center is seeking proposals for services to operate and maintain the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas and Fort Sumner, New Mexico. Services will include launching, tracking, recovering scientific balloons and payloads as well as engineering support. The contract is anticipated to be a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement with a potential seven-year period of performance. The maximum ordering value is estimated at $100.5 million with a potential increase to $120.6 million. A draft request for proposal will be released in March 2020 followed by a pre-proposal conference and final RFP in April/May 2020. The contract award is scheduled for April 1, 2021. Interested parties should monitor the website for updates.