FY25 LaRC D2 Epsilon3 SW Renewal

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA NSSC) has issued a Special Notice for the FY25 LaRC D2 Epsilon3 SW Renewal, which is a sole source requirement for software maintenance at the NASA Langley Research Center. The notice concerns the procurement of Epsilon3 software renewal for the Engineering Integration Branch (D208) with a performance period from April 4, 2025 to April 3, 2026. The procurement will be conducted using FAR Part 12 and 13 procedures for commercial items and services, specifically within the Software Publishers NAICS category. The special notice is specifically targeted at Epsilon3, Inc., located in Redondo Beach, California, who has been determined to be the sole provider for this software renewal. The opportunity is categorized under the IT and Telecom End User Service product service code.

Interested contractors are invited to submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing to the point of contact, Shanna Patterson, by 7 a.m. CST on March 6, 2025. The government will evaluate submissions solely to determine if a competitive procurement is warranted, though the final determination remains at their discretion. The software renewal was selected after a comprehensive evaluation of multiple software tools, with Epsilon3 chosen for its digital Assembly, Integration, and Test (AI&T) process capabilities, authenticated NASA user credentials, and configuration management features. NASA determined that switching to an alternative solution would require significant transition time, labor, and potentially disrupt ongoing projects like GLIMR and LUCE. The procurement is valued at a lower cost compared to alternative solutions and represents a continuation of an existing software implementation that has already received substantial investment in training and system integration.