Day: December 14, 2023

The current Federal Business Opportunity (80JSC024R0001) under NAICS: 541330 is for the upcoming fourth iteration of this contract Cargo Mission Contract 4 (CMC4). Contracts have been awarded procuring these services starting in 2003.  The procurement is out of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Johnson Space Center (JSC).  The Solicitation Notice does not list any Set-Aside information (Full & Open). The Place of Performance is the International Space Station (ISS).

The resulting contract will consist increase in value through modifications by $40,000,000.00 since the December 2017 award.   Over the course of these services history, there was a change in contractor providing these services from Lockheed Martin Corporation to Leido, Inc. This was due to Lockheed Martin separated from it’s former business united Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS) which merged with Liedos Inc. (https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2016-08-16-Lockheed-Martin-Successfully-Closes-Transaction-to-Separate-and-Combine-IT-and-Technical-Services-Businesses-with-Leidos).

Per the RFP: “This competitive acquisition will result in a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) contract type for Core and Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) with the ability to issue CPAF or Firm-Fixed[1]Price (FFP) task orders. The contract will include a 60-day Phase-In period and will have a total core potential period of performance of 7 years, including a 2-year Base Period, a 2-year Option Period 1, a 2-year Option Period 2, and a 1-year Option Period 3. The IDIQ effective ordering period will align with the core period of performance. The anticipated contract award date is June 26, 2024, with an October 1, 2024, contract effective date. The contract will be performed offsite at the Contractor’s facilities with a portion of the requirements performed onsite at NASA JSC and other Federal facilities.”

Current 80JSC024R0001 Posting (sam.gov)

• Pre-Solicitation Notice: November 29, 2023
• Solicitation Released: December 14, 2023
• Pre-Proposal Conference: December 18, 2023
• Proposals Due: January 5, 2024 1:30pm CST
• Anticipated Contract Award Date: October 16, 2024

Point of Contact:

Primary point of contact (POC): Mr. Jon D. Aaron, Contracting Officer, Phone (951) 655-3724, e-mail: jon.aaron@us.af.mil.

Scope:

Per the RFP: “The Cargo Mission Contract 4 (CMC4) supports the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) International Space Station (ISS) Program; Artemis Exploration missions which are supported by the Orion, Human Landing System (HLS), and Gateway Program; the EVA and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP); as well as future Exploration and Commercial efforts by providing analytical and physical processing activities to support cargo requirements and providing sustaining engineering, maintenance and operations for Flight Crew Equipment (FCE), Environmental and Control Life Support (ECLS), and Crew Health Care System (CHeCS). CMC4 also develops, fabricates, and certifies hardware as required to execute contract scope. Integration with International Partners and Commercial Visiting and Exploration Vehicles (including Soyuz, Progress, HTV-X, Gateway Logistics Module, HLS providers), Commercial Resupply Services (CRS), U.S. Crew Vehicle (USCV), as well as the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is required to accomplish the required scope. The purpose of the ISS is to conduct physical, engineering, and life sciences research for the benefit of life on Earth and to advance exploration of our solar system and enable commerce in Space. NASA’s Orion spacecraft will serve as the exploration vehicle that will carry the crew to space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The HLS vehicle will serve as an exploration vehicle that will carry crew to and from the lunar surface. The Gateway space station will be an outpost orbiting the Moon that provides vital support for a sustainable, long-term human return to the lunar surface, as well as a staging point for deep space exploration.”