Bravium Best Practice Engine (BPE) and Bravium Upgrade Assistant (BUA) Co-termed Renewal

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has issued a Special Notice for a co-term renewal of two ServiceNow third-party plugins: the Bravium Best Practice Engine (BPE) and Bravium Upgrade Assistant (BUA). The notice pertains to a potential sole-source contract with Carahsoft for these critical software tools used by the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC). The plugins provide automated code review, quality scanning, and instance governance capabilities for the agency's ServiceNow platform. NASA intends to award the contract directly under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), having determined Carahsoft as the sole provider of these specific products. The procurement will cover a 5-year performance period from June 4, 2025, through June 3, 2030, with the primary location at the NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to solicit potential competitive alternatives or verify the sole-source determination for the Bravium software renewal. Interested organizations are invited to submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing by 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on April 29, 2025. NASA will evaluate these submissions to determine whether to proceed with a competitive procurement, with the final decision remaining at the government's discretion. The contract falls under NAICS category 541519 for Other Computer Related Services and PSC category DA10 for IT and Telecom Business Application Software as a Service. Contractors must use agency-issued credentials, report issues through appropriate channels, and adhere to strict information safeguarding protocols. NASA emphasizes that non-renewal of these plugins would have an "incalculable" impact on their ServiceNow platform, potentially requiring complex reverse-engineering of highly-customized applications.