NNC16ZL009R,_Amendment_2_package.zip

This sources sought notice from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Glenn Research Center provides an overview of the Glenn Engineering and Research Support (GEARS) acquisition. The GEARS contract represents a combination of two existing contracts, Glenn Engineering and Scientific Support-3 and Advanced Research & Technology Support, which provide support to NASA Glenn Research Center. The GEARS contract is expected to have a potential value of $300 million over five years, with the agency also considering a contract length greater than five years. The contract will provide engineering and research services across a range of disciplines, including communications and intelligent systems, power, materials and structures, systems engineering and architecture, and propulsion. Responses from interested parties are requested by June 1, 2016 and should include company information, capabilities statements, and recommendations to improve incentives and performance criteria. The information provided will be used to refine requirements for a potential future solicitation.