ELS Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratory OLIMS Software Maintenance

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA NSSC) has issued a special notice regarding software maintenance services for the ELS Nutritional Biochemistry Laboratory OLIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) at NASA Johnson Space Center. The notice pertains to a potential sole source contract with E-LONESTAR, LLC for ongoing software support and maintenance of a proprietary laboratory system. This opportunity is classified under the Custom Computer Programming Services NAICS category (541511) and focuses on maintaining a specialized laboratory information management system. The contract is scheduled to cover the period from May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025, and will be performed at the Nutritional Biochemistry Lab in Building 21, Room 2121 at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

The special notice serves as a sources sought request, inviting interested organizations to submit their capabilities and qualifications by March 10, 2025, at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time. The government is seeking written responses to determine whether the procurement should be competitively bid, despite initially identifying E-LONESTAR, LLC as the sole provider of these maintenance services. Contractors must submit their responses in writing to the point of contact, Cara Craft, with oral communications explicitly not accepted. The procurement will be processed as a commercial item/service under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13. NASA reserves the right to make the final determination on whether to compete the procurement based on the responses received. Eligible contractors should be prepared to demonstrate their capabilities in providing specialized software maintenance services for a complex laboratory information management system.