QSI Renewal

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center (NASA/NSSC) has issued a Special Notice for a sole source procurement related to QSI Software renewal. The notice involves a potential contract award to Qualtech Systems, Inc. (QSI), located in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). NASA intends to procure specific software maintenance and licensing products for their TEAMS software tools, with performance to be executed at NASA Ames Research Center. The procurement falls under the Custom Computer Programming Services NAICS category and will utilize commercial items and services under FAR Part 12 and Part 13. The agency has determined Qualtech Systems as the sole provider capable of meeting their specific technological requirements.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to renew critical software tools essential for NASA's Gateway project, Advanced Caution & Warning (ACW) work, and VIPER projects. Interested organizations are invited to submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing by 9:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on June 2, 2025, to Tessa Martinez at Tessa.m.martinez@nasa.gov. The submission will be evaluated to determine whether the procurement should be conducted competitively, with NASA retaining full discretion on competition decisions. The procurement includes multiple software items such as TEAMS-RT Developer licenses, a TEAMS Lifetime Site License, and TEAMS-RDS Professional Software License, covering performance periods between April 2024 and September 2025. NASA argues that alternative vendors would result in significant project delays, increased costs, and substantial rework, given the agency's extensive investment in developing systems using these specific tools. Contractors interested in this opportunity should carefully review the detailed requirements and understand the sole source nature of the procurement.