new planetary prototype drill along with several option years covering supporting engineering updates and maintenance

Synopsis:

NASA/NSSC has a requirement for in 2016 my project procured a new planetary prototype drill from Honeybee Robotics, along with several option years covering supporting engineering updates and maintenance.  Post-pandemic we are looking to resume field testing with this drill and will need 4 years of troubleshooting and maintenance support (about $15K plus any parts, per year, with a base year plus 3 option years) and a couple of additional $50K options for future drill capability upgrades.. 

NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to Honeybee Robotics Building 128, Suite 121 under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). It has been determined that Honeybee Robotics is the sole provider of field testing with this drill and will need 4 years of troubleshooting and maintenance support (about $15K plus any parts, per year, with a base year plus 3 option years) and a couple of additional $50K options for future drill capability upgrades.

NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort.  Performance will be located at NASA/ Ames Research Center (ARC).

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 541715

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on May 12, 2023. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions-Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items) (Mar 2016) is hereby incorporated by reference.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .