Mission Enabling Services Contract (MESC) Industry Day Questions & Answers

This Special Notice from NASA's Johnson Space Center posted questions and answers from an Industry Day held on March 30, 2021 regarding the Mission Enabling Services Contract (MESC). The MESC aims to provide continued development, sustainment, and maintenance of applications and services for the Johnson Space Center, building upon requirements from the current JOIST contract.

The Industry Day Questions and Answers document provides context on the current state of the NAMIS software suite and practices, though requirements for products and services under MESC are not specified. MESC may include baseline contracts for software development as well as multiple IDIQ awards, with no planned significant changes to technical requirements and the NAMIS software suite not currently scheduled for replacement. The acquisition strategy is still under development. Cybersecurity requirements are referenced in the draft Statement of Work. Potential contractors must monitor this site for any updates and are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, with the opportunity set aside for partial small business participation and submissions due by July 21, 2022.