Notice of Intent to Negotiate Increase to Ceiling Price for Contract No. NNX16MB01C

Notice of Intent to Negotiate Increase to Ceiling Price for Contract No. NNX16MB01C

NASA/ITPOhas a requirement for application software services and maintenance to operate, maintain, and enhance key business and mission-supporting platforms, applications and infrastructure used across the Agency. The NAICS category is 541512, Computer Systems Design Services.

NNX16MB01C, Enterprise Applications Maintenance & Enhancements and Software License & Maintenance Agreements – 2 (EAST 2) is a Cost Reimbursement contract with Performance Fee & Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)/Firm Fixed Price Task Orders. NASA uses the EAST 2 contract as an Agency-wide contract to provide all services necessary to operate its Agency Applications Office (AAO). The AAO provides services to operate, maintain, and enhance key business and mission-supporting platforms, applications and infrastructure used across the Agency. The original potential Cost Reimbursement and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) estimated values for the contract were awarded based on known requirements. During performance of the contract, additional in-scope requirements were incorporated thus utilizing more estimated value than planned. Without an appropriate increase in ceiling price to the contract, it would cause significant disruptions to NASA’s critical application delivery services that Agency mission and mission support personnel rely on to execute their duties and meet Agency objectives.  This proposed contract action will provide for an increase in estimated Cost Reimbursement and IDIQ contract values to support ongoing and additional efforts.

The anticipated ceiling increase award date is July 30, 2021 and the remaining period of performance for contract NNX16MB01C, EAST 2 is as follows:

Award Term Option 1                  7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022

Award Term Option 2                  7/1/2022 to 6/30/2023

Pursuant to the authority in FAR 6.302-1, the NASA/ITPO intends to negotiate an increase of $225M, from $485M to $710M, under Contract NNX16MB01C, EAST 2 with the contractor, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), 12010 Sunset Hills Rd., Reston Virginia, 20190-5856, United States.

Within the next few months, the Agency intends to initiate competitive procedures to establish a follow-on contract for these services.

Interested organizations may submit their qualifications and capabilities to perform the effort electronically via email to Christy Moody at christy.r.moody@nasa.gov not later than 12pm on July 7, 2021.  Such qualifications and capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis.  A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition, at this time, on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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