National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage (NCCIPS) V3

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Shared Services Center (NSSC) is seeking qualified contractors to provide facility operations, maintenance, management, and data center power and network integration services for the National Center for Critical Information Processing and Storage (NCCIPS) located at NASA Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi. This is a pre-solicitation notice intended to gather information from potential sources regarding their capabilities to manage the 200,000 square foot secure federal shared services facility. Contractors must demonstrate expertise in managing Tier III equivalent data center facilities, providing 24/7/365 operations, managing data center power and cooling infrastructure, IT systems and infrastructure support, project management, logistics, procurement, energy management, and customer engagement. The evaluation criteria for this procurement will assess vendors' capabilities in these areas as documented in their responses. Interested parties were required to submit a capabilities statement worksheet limited to 15 pages by January 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST, with the NSSC planning to publicize respondents and host a Reverse Industry Day and Site Visit to facilitate teaming opportunities.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and is open to all qualified contractors, including small businesses and minority-owned institutions, with potential small business set-asides to be determined based on submitted responses. The draft Performance Work Statement indicates the contractor will manage 34 buildings spanning 232,600 square feet and maintain comprehensive Tier III equivalent data center operations with emphasis on physical and cybersecurity, occupational health, risk management, and technological integration. The SAM.gov respondent listing includes 16 companies that have expressed interest, including major contractors such as GDIT, Leidos Inc., NTT Data Services, SAIC, and others, indicating substantial industry interest. While the pre-solicitation does not specify award values or budget ranges at this stage, the complexity and scope of managing a critical federal infrastructure facility supporting multiple agencies suggests a significant contract value. NCCIPS serves as a shared services facility supporting collocated data centers for federal agencies through Interagency Agreements and was established pursuant to a 2005 Congressional initiative to provide secure processing and storage of nationally sensitive and classified data.