FY25 TruePlanning License Renewal

NASA's Shared Services Center has issued a Special Notice for the FY25 TruePlanning License Renewal, specifically targeting a sole source procurement for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. The notice concerns the acquisition of a 5-seat license for Unison CE TruePlanning Software, with a performance period from March 1, 2025, through February 28, 2026. The procurement is being conducted under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), which allows for sole source procurement when a single vendor is the exclusive provider. The opportunity is classified under NAICS code 513210 for Software Publishers and PSC category 7A20 for IT and Telecom Application Development Software. The notice specifically involves Unison Cost Engineering LLC as the sole potential contractor for this license renewal.

Interested contractors are invited to submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing to the point of contact, Tessa Martinez, by 9:00 a.m. CST on January 24, 2025. The government reserves the discretion to determine whether to compete the procurement based on responses received. NASA has justified the sole source procurement by highlighting TruePlanning's unique collaboration in developing specific cost estimating elements for spacecraft and space instrument components. Switching to an alternative software would require thousands of hours of validation and potentially compromise existing cost estimates. While NASA's Chief Financial Officer supports another software (SEER by Galorath) agency-wide, individual centers like Marshall Space Flight Center have specific tool requirements. Oral communications will not be accepted, and the procurement will utilize FAR Part 12 and 13 procedures for commercial items and services.