Contractor services for the on-site videography support for the 2025 NASA Balloon Program Office's New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) launch campaign.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA/NSSC) has issued a Special Notice for a sole source contract to provide on-site videography support for the 2025 NASA Balloon Program Office's New Zealand Super Pressure Balloon (SPB) launch campaign. The notice specifically targets videography services to document balloon integration, scientific mission preparations, weather briefings, and launch operations for two SPB missions. Scheduled to take place at Wanaka Airport, New Zealand from February 15, 2025 through May 31, 2025, the contract is intended to be awarded to The Bill Rodman Production Shoppe based on their extensive specialized experience with balloon launches across multiple continents. The procurement will utilize commercial item procedures under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13, with the opportunity posted on December 19, 2024, and responses due by December 26, 2024. The contract falls under NAICS category 541990 for All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.

Contractors interested in this opportunity must demonstrate specific capabilities, including experience with hazardous operations photography, ability to capture wide-field views over 1000 feet in various lighting conditions, and expertise in documenting scientific balloon launches. The primary objective is to produce fully edited video coverage, including 1-minute launch videos and 5-7 minute summary videos in 4K format for each SPB mission. Potential contractors must meet strict safety requirements, including wearing steel toe shoes, high visibility vest, hearing protection, and hard hat during operations. Interested parties can submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing to the NASA Procurement Specialist Shanna Patterson by 9 a.m. Central Standard Time on the due date. While this is currently a sole source procurement targeting The Bill Rodman Production Shoppe, NASA reserves the right to evaluate submitted capabilities and potentially conduct a competitive procurement. The contract will reimburse travel expenses at government per diem rates, with vendors required to submit itemized invoices for compensation.