Evaluations, Assessments, and Support Services (EASS)
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80LARC27R0003
- Agency
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Langley Research Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Hampton, Virginia 23681, United States
- Points of contact
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- Lindsey Leso larc-easss@mail.nasa.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Langley Research Center intends to solicit Evaluations, Assessments, and Support Services (EASS), Solicitation 80LARC27R0003, as a Total Small Business set-aside IDIQ contract, with industry questions and comments due November 3, 2026. The final RFP is planned for release in November 2026, with proposals due 30 days after final RFP release and Volume II (Past Performance) due 15 days after release. The requirement supports the Science Office for Mission Assessments (SOMA) at NASA Langley, which serves NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate. Work covers proposal and Phase A report evaluations, assessments of SMD Announcements of Opportunity flight investigations and programs, and analysis and logistics support, ordered through firm-fixed-price task orders. The contractor must hold a Top Secret facility clearance without safeguarding requirements by award, and TS/SCI personnel access is required at the individual level for evaluation tasks. Offerors with active facility clearances may provide CAGE codes for DCSA verification. The contract requires staffing up to approximately 200 panel positions simultaneously, many of whom may be non-U.S. Persons, and compliance with ITAR and EAR. The maximum contract value is $99.75 million with a minimum of $100,000. The ordering period runs five years from June 1, 2027 through May 31, 2032, with an option to extend up to six months, and award is anticipated in April 2027. EASS replaces the incumbent EASSS 3 contract (80LARC20D0007). Prime past performance references must total at least 12.5% of the maximum contract value (approximately $12.47 million), and major subcontractor references must total at least 25% of their proposed work value. Evaluation uses Mission Suitability (1,000 points), Past Performance, and Price, with a Model Task Order requiring a 25-page technical response and separate pricing. The pre-solicitation conference was held October 19, 2026, and the October 26, 2026 update added conference charts and questions and answers.
Notice text
3 versions
Update #3 · Latest ·
Opportunity updated October 26, 2026, to attach Pre-solicitation Conference Charts and Received to date Questions and Answers.
Version 2-The purpose of Draft RFP 80LARC27R0003 Version 2 is to document changes to Provision L.9 1852.215-77 Preproposal/Pre-Bid Conference, to add the date/time and update Registration Details as noted below and in the attached Draft RFP Version 2 dated 10.8.26:
L.9 1852.215-77 Preproposal/Pre-Bid Conference
- A preproposal/pre-bid conference will be held as indicated below: The conference will be unclassified.
Date: October 19, 2026
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Location: NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) Virtual conference
Other Information, as applicable:
Registration Details:
- Prospective vendors shall register via email no later than October 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time in advance of the conference by sending an email with a list of all planned attendees to Lindsey Leso at larc-easss@mail.nasa.gov.
- The Contract Specialist will send an email invite to each participant no later than the day of the conference.
Prospective vendors are advised to frequently monitor the https://sam.gov web site for any changes to the date or time of the conference, including other changes to the solicitation.
Prospective vendors are requested to submit any written questions to Lindsey Leso via email at larc-easss@mail.nasa.gov no later than TBD so that NASA can answer as many questions as possible at the conference. Questions, responses, conference attendees, and conference materials presented at the conference will be transmitted/communicated by amendment to the solicitation on sam.gov.
- Attendance at the preproposal/pre-bid conference is recommended; however, attendance is neither required nor a prerequisite for proposal/bid submission and will not be considered in the evaluation.
- The Government will respond to questions regarding this procurement provided such questions have been received at least five (5) working days prior to the conference. Other questions will be answered at the conference or in writing at a later time. All questions, together with the Government's response, will be transmitted to all solicitation recipients via the government-wide point of entry (GPE). In addition, conference materials distributed at the preproposal/pre-bid conference will be made available to all potential offerors via the GPE.
(End of provision)
You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC)’s EASS draft solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to acquire support services for the Science Office for Mission Assessments (SOMA), located at NASA Langley Research Center. SOMA is responsible for the management and oversight of evaluations, assessments, analyses, and other support services for the NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate (SMD). The scope includes proposal/Phase A reports; evaluations for SMD Announcements of Opportunity (AO) flight investigations; assessments for independent reviews of investigations and programs; analyses related to assessment and evaluations; and other contractor support services as specified in individual TOs.
The EASS procurement is essential for the advancement of the NASA Science Plan, A Vision for Scientific Excellence. This contract directly supports SOMA and SMD. The contractor ensures that all work is objective and meets all requirements regarding organizational and personal conflicts of interest and limitations of future contracting as defined by this contract and as further defined in individual TOs where necessary. This contract supports NASA’s most urgent and important science needs, and without this contract, SMD would be unable to execute its extensive scientific commitments and achieve NASA’s science priorities.
See attached Draft RFP Cover Letter and attachments for full details.
Update #2 ·
Version 2-The purpose of Draft RFP 80LARC27R0003 Version 2 is to document changes to Provision L.9 1852.215-77 Preproposal/Pre-Bid Conference, to add the date/time and update Registration Details as noted below and in the attached Draft RFP Version 2 dated 10.8.26:
L.9 1852.215-77 Preproposal/Pre-Bid Conference
- A preproposal/pre-bid conference will be held as indicated below: The conference will be unclassified.
Date: October 19, 2026
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Location: NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) Virtual conference
Other Information, as applicable:
Registration Details:
- Prospective vendors shall register via email no later than October 16, 2026 at 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time in advance of the conference by sending an email with a list of all planned attendees to Lindsey Leso at larc-easss@mail.nasa.gov.
- The Contract Specialist will send an email invite to each participant no later than the day of the conference.
Prospective vendors are advised to frequently monitor the https://sam.gov web site for any changes to the date or time of the conference, including other changes to the solicitation.
Prospective vendors are requested to submit any written questions to Lindsey Leso via email at larc-easss@mail.nasa.gov no later than TBD so that NASA can answer as many questions as possible at the conference. Questions, responses, conference attendees, and conference materials presented at the conference will be transmitted/communicated by amendment to the solicitation on sam.gov.
- Attendance at the preproposal/pre-bid conference is recommended; however, attendance is neither required nor a prerequisite for proposal/bid submission and will not be considered in the evaluation.
- The Government will respond to questions regarding this procurement provided such questions have been received at least five (5) working days prior to the conference. Other questions will be answered at the conference or in writing at a later time. All questions, together with the Government's response, will be transmitted to all solicitation recipients via the government-wide point of entry (GPE). In addition, conference materials distributed at the preproposal/pre-bid conference will be made available to all potential offerors via the GPE.
(End of provision)
You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC)’s EASS draft solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to acquire support services for the Science Office for Mission Assessments (SOMA), located at NASA Langley Research Center. SOMA is responsible for the management and oversight of evaluations, assessments, analyses, and other support services for the NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate (SMD). The scope includes proposal/Phase A reports; evaluations for SMD Announcements of Opportunity (AO) flight investigations; assessments for independent reviews of investigations and programs; analyses related to assessment and evaluations; and other contractor support services as specified in individual TOs.
The EASS procurement is essential for the advancement of the NASA Science Plan, A Vision for Scientific Excellence. This contract directly supports SOMA and SMD. The contractor ensures that all work is objective and meets all requirements regarding organizational and personal conflicts of interest and limitations of future contracting as defined by this contract and as further defined in individual TOs where necessary. This contract supports NASA’s most urgent and important science needs, and without this contract, SMD would be unable to execute its extensive scientific commitments and achieve NASA’s science priorities.
See attached Draft RFP Cover Letter and attachments for full details.
Update #1 ·
You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC)’s EASS draft solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to acquire support services for the Science Office for Mission Assessments (SOMA), located at NASA Langley Research Center. SOMA is responsible for the management and oversight of evaluations, assessments, analyses, and other support services for the NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate (SMD). The scope includes proposal/Phase A reports; evaluations for SMD Announcements of Opportunity (AO) flight investigations; assessments for independent reviews of investigations and programs; analyses related to assessment and evaluations; and other contractor support services as specified in individual TOs.
The EASS procurement is essential for the advancement of the NASA Science Plan, A Vision for Scientific Excellence. This contract directly supports SOMA and SMD. The contractor ensures that all work is objective and meets all requirements regarding organizational and personal conflicts of interest and limitations of future contracting as defined by this contract and as further defined in individual TOs where necessary. This contract supports NASA’s most urgent and important science needs, and without this contract, SMD would be unable to execute its extensive scientific commitments and achieve NASA’s science priorities.
See attached Draft RFP Cover Letter and attachments for full details.
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