GEARS_Source_selection_statement_9-11-19.pdf

This source selection statement describes the award of the Glenn Engineering and Research Support (GEARS) contract by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Glenn Research Center. The GEARS contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee award made to HX5, LLC of Ft. Walton Beach, Florida on January 10, 2018, with a two-year base period, three option periods including a one-year and two two-year options, and one two-year award term, for a total potential performance period through April 1, 2030. The initial contract award amount was $348,997,730.00 beginning April 1, 2020 following corrective actions taken in response to a Government Accountability Office protest of the initial award.