NASA Balloon Operations Contract (NBOC) II
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- Solicitation number
- 80GSFC20R0031
- Agency
- Goddard Space Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541330 Engineering Services
- Place of performance
- Palestine TX 75803 USA
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Space Flight Center/Wallops Flight Facility is seeking proposals to provide operational and maintenance services for the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility located in Palestine, Texas and Fort Sumner, New Mexico under the NASA Balloon Operations Contract II. Services will include launching, tracking and recovering scientific balloons and payloads as well as engineering support for operations, quality control and balloon research and development. The contract is anticipated to be a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement with a potential seven-year period of performance and maximum ordering value of $120.6 million. A draft request for proposal will be released in March 2020 with the final solicitation expected in April/May 2020.
There is no set-aside designation. The NAICS code is 541330 with a small business size standard of $16.5 million. The incumbent contractor is expected to continue providing services which include balloon flight support, launching, tracking, recovery and engineering services. The contract has no set-aside designation and is a full and open competition. The estimated maximum contract value is $120.6 million over seven years of performance. A pre-proposal conference will be held after release of the draft RFP at the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility in Palestine, Texas.
Notice text
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Update #6 · Latest ·
Update - Due to restricted access to NASA facilities in response to COVID-19, a video/virtual site tour of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility will replace the on-site Industry Day. Two videos have been uploaded for the virtual tour for offerors to view. Please note if you are a MAC user and have difficulty with the audio, try downloading another audio player such as MP4.
Update to post Responses to Questions #2. Updated to post Responses to Questions #1.
Updated - All questions/comments/responses are due on or before June 14, 2020 by 3:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time
*Updated to post Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP)*
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Wallops Flight Facility (GSFC/WFF) has a follow-on requirement for the NASA Balloon Operations Contract (NBOC II). The principal purpose of the NBOC II is to acquire services for the operation and maintenance of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) and overall management of launch and operations, mission and engineering services, and potential hardware development to support the NASA Balloon Program. CSBF is a Government-owned facility located in Palestine, Texas, with a permanent balloon staging facility at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The Contractor will also be required to provide operational balloon flight support including launching, tracking and recovering scientific balloons and payloads, in addition to providing engineering services for operational support, quality control and balloon research and development.
NBOC II services will be performed at multiple locations including CSBF, NASA WFF, the Contractor’s facility and additional locations as specified in individual task orders.
It is anticipated that the NBOC II requirement will be a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Core with an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CPFF component. NBOC II will be a single-award contract with a seven-year potential period of performance. The maximum ordering value for the IDIQ portion will be $100.5M with a unilateral upward adjustment capability of 20% for programmatic uncertainties, if needed, for a potential Maximum Ordering Value of $120.6M.
The anticipated contract award date is approximately 04/01/2021. All responsible sources may submit an offer when applicable, which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement will be full and open competition. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $16.5M respectively.
The Government is releasing a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) in May 2020. This will be an opportunity for potential offerors to provide questions, comments or any concerns regarding the DRFP and attachments, which includes the Statement of Work (SOW). No proposal/offer is to be submitted during this posting. A preproposal/pre-bid conference may be scheduled and held after release of the Draft RFP at the location indicated below. Details for the preproposal/pre-bid conference will be provided as an update to this synopsis and/or in the eLibrary.
Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
1510 FM 3224
Palestine, Texas 75803
The Government anticipates the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the June/July 2020 timeframe. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the website at www.beta.sam.gov for schedule updates, the release of the solicitation, and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
An electronic library, or eLibrary, will be established for the NBOC II requirement, 80GSFC20R0031. The eLibrary can be accessed using the following link: https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/. Documents will be posted on the eLibrary as they become available. Offerors are responsible for monitoring this website for any updates.
All contractual and/or technical questions must be submitted in writing to Lisa Hall, Contracting Officer via e-mail at lisa.b.hall@nasa.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Update #5 ·
Updated to post Responses to Questions #2.
Updated to post Responses to Questions #1.
Updated - All questions/comments/responses are due on or before June 14, 2020 by 3:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time
*Updated to post Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP)*
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Wallops Flight Facility (GSFC/WFF) has a follow-on requirement for the NASA Balloon Operations Contract (NBOC II). The principal purpose of the NBOC II is to acquire services for the operation and maintenance of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) and overall management of launch and operations, mission and engineering services, and potential hardware development to support the NASA Balloon Program. CSBF is a Government-owned facility located in Palestine, Texas, with a permanent balloon staging facility at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The Contractor will also be required to provide operational balloon flight support including launching, tracking and recovering scientific balloons and payloads, in addition to providing engineering services for operational support, quality control and balloon research and development.
NBOC II services will be performed at multiple locations including CSBF, NASA WFF, the Contractor’s facility and additional locations as specified in individual task orders.
It is anticipated that the NBOC II requirement will be a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Core with an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CPFF component. NBOC II will be a single-award contract with a seven-year potential period of performance. The maximum ordering value for the IDIQ portion will be $100.5M with a unilateral upward adjustment capability of 20% for programmatic uncertainties, if needed, for a potential Maximum Ordering Value of $120.6M.
The anticipated contract award date is approximately 04/01/2021. All responsible sources may submit an offer when applicable, which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement will be full and open competition. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $16.5M respectively.
The Government is releasing a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) in May 2020. This will be an opportunity for potential offerors to provide questions, comments or any concerns regarding the DRFP and attachments, which includes the Statement of Work (SOW). No proposal/offer is to be submitted during this posting. A preproposal/pre-bid conference may be scheduled and held after release of the Draft RFP at the location indicated below. Details for the preproposal/pre-bid conference will be provided as an update to this synopsis and/or in the eLibrary.
Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
1510 FM 3224
Palestine, Texas 75803
The Government anticipates the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the June/July 2020 timeframe. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the website at www.beta.sam.gov for schedule updates, the release of the solicitation, and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
An electronic library, or eLibrary, will be established for the NBOC II requirement, 80GSFC20R0031. The eLibrary can be accessed using the following link: https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/. Documents will be posted on the eLibrary as they become available. Offerors are responsible for monitoring this website for any updates.
All contractual and/or technical questions must be submitted in writing to Lisa Hall, Contracting Officer via e-mail at lisa.b.hall@nasa.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Update #4 ·
Updated to post Responses to Questions #1.
Updated - All questions/comments/responses are due on or before June 14, 2020 by 3:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time
*Updated to post Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP)*
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Wallops Flight Facility (GSFC/WFF) has a follow-on requirement for the NASA Balloon Operations Contract (NBOC II). The principal purpose of the NBOC II is to acquire services for the operation and maintenance of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) and overall management of launch and operations, mission and engineering services, and potential hardware development to support the NASA Balloon Program. CSBF is a Government-owned facility located in Palestine, Texas, with a permanent balloon staging facility at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The Contractor will also be required to provide operational balloon flight support including launching, tracking and recovering scientific balloons and payloads, in addition to providing engineering services for operational support, quality control and balloon research and development.
NBOC II services will be performed at multiple locations including CSBF, NASA WFF, the Contractor’s facility and additional locations as specified in individual task orders.
It is anticipated that the NBOC II requirement will be a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Core with an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CPFF component. NBOC II will be a single-award contract with a seven-year potential period of performance. The maximum ordering value for the IDIQ portion will be $100.5M with a unilateral upward adjustment capability of 20% for programmatic uncertainties, if needed, for a potential Maximum Ordering Value of $120.6M.
The anticipated contract award date is approximately 04/01/2021. All responsible sources may submit an offer when applicable, which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement will be full and open competition. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $16.5M respectively.
The Government is releasing a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) in May 2020. This will be an opportunity for potential offerors to provide questions, comments or any concerns regarding the DRFP and attachments, which includes the Statement of Work (SOW). No proposal/offer is to be submitted during this posting. A preproposal/pre-bid conference may be scheduled and held after release of the Draft RFP at the location indicated below. Details for the preproposal/pre-bid conference will be provided as an update to this synopsis and/or in the eLibrary.
Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
1510 FM 3224
Palestine, Texas 75803
The Government anticipates the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the June/July 2020 timeframe. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the website at www.beta.sam.gov for schedule updates, the release of the solicitation, and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
An electronic library, or eLibrary, will be established for the NBOC II requirement, 80GSFC20R0031. The eLibrary can be accessed using the following link: https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/. Documents will be posted on the eLibrary as they become available. Offerors are responsible for monitoring this website for any updates.
All contractual and/or technical questions must be submitted in writing to Lisa Hall, Contracting Officer via e-mail at lisa.b.hall@nasa.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Update #3 ·
Updated - All questions/comments/responses are due on or before June 14, 2020 by 3:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time
*Updated to post Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP)*
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Wallops Flight Facility (GSFC/WFF) has a follow-on requirement for the NASA Balloon Operations Contract (NBOC II). The principal purpose of the NBOC II is to acquire services for the operation and maintenance of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) and overall management of launch and operations, mission and engineering services, and potential hardware development to support the NASA Balloon Program. CSBF is a Government-owned facility located in Palestine, Texas, with a permanent balloon staging facility at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The Contractor will also be required to provide operational balloon flight support including launching, tracking and recovering scientific balloons and payloads, in addition to providing engineering services for operational support, quality control and balloon research and development.
NBOC II services will be performed at multiple locations including CSBF, NASA WFF, the Contractor’s facility and additional locations as specified in individual task orders.
It is anticipated that the NBOC II requirement will be a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Core with an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CPFF component. NBOC II will be a single-award contract with a seven-year potential period of performance. The maximum ordering value for the IDIQ portion will be $100.5M with a unilateral upward adjustment capability of 20% for programmatic uncertainties, if needed, for a potential Maximum Ordering Value of $120.6M.
The anticipated contract award date is approximately 04/01/2021. All responsible sources may submit an offer when applicable, which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement will be full and open competition. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $16.5M respectively.
The Government is releasing a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) in May 2020. This will be an opportunity for potential offerors to provide questions, comments or any concerns regarding the DRFP and attachments, which includes the Statement of Work (SOW). No proposal/offer is to be submitted during this posting. A preproposal/pre-bid conference may be scheduled and held after release of the Draft RFP at the location indicated below. Details for the preproposal/pre-bid conference will be provided as an update to this synopsis and/or in the eLibrary.
Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
1510 FM 3224
Palestine, Texas 75803
The Government anticipates the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the June/July 2020 timeframe. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the website at www.beta.sam.gov for schedule updates, the release of the solicitation, and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
An electronic library, or eLibrary, will be established for the NBOC II requirement, 80GSFC20R0031. The eLibrary can be accessed using the following link: https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/. Documents will be posted on the eLibrary as they become available. Offerors are responsible for monitoring this website for any updates.
All contractual and/or technical questions must be submitted in writing to Lisa Hall, Contracting Officer via e-mail at lisa.b.hall@nasa.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Update #2 ·
*Updated to post Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP)*
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Wallops Flight Facility (GSFC/WFF) has a follow-on requirement for the NASA Balloon Operations Contract (NBOC II). The principal purpose of the NBOC II is to acquire services for the operation and maintenance of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) and overall management of launch and operations, mission and engineering services, and potential hardware development to support the NASA Balloon Program. CSBF is a Government-owned facility located in Palestine, Texas, with a permanent balloon staging facility at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The Contractor will also be required to provide operational balloon flight support including launching, tracking and recovering scientific balloons and payloads, in addition to providing engineering services for operational support, quality control and balloon research and development.
NBOC II services will be performed at multiple locations including CSBF, NASA WFF, the Contractor’s facility and additional locations as specified in individual task orders.
It is anticipated that the NBOC II requirement will be a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Core with an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CPFF component. NBOC II will be a single-award contract with a seven-year potential period of performance. The maximum ordering value for the IDIQ portion will be $100.5M with a unilateral upward adjustment capability of 20% for programmatic uncertainties, if needed, for a potential Maximum Ordering Value of $120.6M.
The anticipated contract award date is approximately 04/01/2021. All responsible sources may submit an offer when applicable, which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement will be full and open competition. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $16.5M respectively.
The Government is releasing a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) in May 2020. This will be an opportunity for potential offerors to provide questions, comments or any concerns regarding the DRFP and attachments, which includes the Statement of Work (SOW). No proposal/offer is to be submitted during this posting. A preproposal/pre-bid conference may be scheduled and held after release of the Draft RFP at the location indicated below. Details for the preproposal/pre-bid conference will be provided as an update to this synopsis and/or in the eLibrary.
Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
1510 FM 3224
Palestine, Texas 75803
The Government anticipates the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the June/July 2020 timeframe. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the website at www.beta.sam.gov for schedule updates, the release of the solicitation, and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
An electronic library, or eLibrary, will be established for the NBOC II requirement, 80GSFC20R0031. The eLibrary can be accessed using the following link: https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/. Documents will be posted on the eLibrary as they become available. Offerors are responsible for monitoring this website for any updates.
All contractual and/or technical questions must be submitted in writing to Lisa Hall, Contracting Officer via e-mail at lisa.b.hall@nasa.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
Update #1 ·
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center/Wallops Flight Facility (GSFC/WFF) has a follow-on requirement for the NASA Balloon Operations Contract (NBOC II). The principal purpose of the NBOC II is to acquire services for the operation and maintenance of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) and overall management of launch and operations, mission and engineering services, and potential hardware development to support the NASA Balloon Program. CSBF is a Government-owned facility located in Palestine, Texas, with a permanent balloon staging facility at Fort Sumner, New Mexico. The Contractor will also be required to provide operational balloon flight support including launching, tracking and recovering scientific balloons and payloads, in addition to providing engineering services for operational support, quality control and balloon research and development.
NBOC II services will be performed at multiple locations including CSBF, NASA WFF, the Contractor’s facility and additional locations as specified in individual task orders.
It is anticipated that the NBOC II requirement will be a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Core with an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) CPFF component. NBOC II will be a single-award contract with a seven-year potential period of performance. The maximum ordering value for the IDIQ portion will be $100.5M with a unilateral upward adjustment capability of 20% for programmatic uncertainties, if needed, for a potential Maximum Ordering Value of $120.6M.
The anticipated contract award date is approximately 04/01/2021. All responsible sources may submit an offer when applicable, which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement will be full and open competition. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $16.5M respectively.
The Government anticipates the release of a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) in the March 2020 timeframe. This will be an opportunity for potential offerors to provide questions, comments or any concerns regarding the DRFP and attachments, which includes the Statement of Work (SOW). No proposal/offer is to be submitted during this posting. A preproposal/pre-bid conference will be scheduled and held after release of the Draft RFP at the location indicated below. Details for the preproposal/pre-bid conference will be provided as an update to this synopsis and/or in the eLibrary.
Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF)
1510 FM 3224
Palestine, Texas 75803
The Government anticipates the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) in the April/May 2020 timeframe. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the website at www.beta.sam.gov for schedule updates, the release of the solicitation, and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
An electronic library, or eLibrary, will be established for the NBOC II requirement, 80GSFC20R0031. The eLibrary can be accessed using the following link: https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/. Documents will be posted on the eLibrary as they become available. Offerors are responsible for monitoring this website for any updates.
All contractual and/or technical questions must be submitted in writing to Lisa Hall, Contracting Officer via e-mail at lisa.b.hall@nasa.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
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| NASA Balloon Operations Contract (NBOC) II | Award Notice | |
| NASA Balloon Operations Contract (NBOC) II | Solicitation | |
| NASA Balloon Operations Contract (NBOC) II | Pre-Solicitation |
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