Center Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering (CMOE) Extension

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center (LaRC) intends to extend Contract NNL13AA14C with Jacobs Technology, Inc. (Jacobs) on a sole-source basis pursuant to 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The objective is to exercise FAR Clause 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, for a total of six (6) months.

The current Center Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering (CMOE) contract provides critical support services in the areas of research operations, maintenance, and engineering. These technical services include:

• Research facilities operations for highly specialized wind tunnels, laboratories, test stands, instrumentation calibration/repair;
• Central utilities operations (e.g., steam, compressed air, electrical power distribution, potable water);
• Technology development and administration for Facility Automation Systems (FAS) and Data Acquisition Systems (DAS);
• Research and institutional facility maintenance including preventive maintenance, trouble calls, Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM), and Integrated Operations Center (IOC) maintenance; and
• Facility engineering (e.g., design, construction, configuration management, tactical engineering, pressure system recertification, project management/planning support).

The extension will extend the period of performance of the current contract, NNL13AA14C for six (6) months. The period of performance will be extended from February 1, 2024 through July 31, 2024. The current contractor, Jacobs is considered the only contractor that can meet LaRC's needs given the short period of performance for the extension. Awarding a six-month contract to another source, at the same time as LaRC is conducting a competitive procurement for CMOE II (follow-on) contract would result in substantial duplication of costs and unacceptable delays in fulfilling the Government's requirements and not allow for a sufficient phase-in period, thereby affecting the continuity of services and causing unacceptable delays in fulfilling LaRC's requirements.

This notice of intent to extend services is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 3:00 p.m. eastern standard time on January 11, 2024. 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.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at: https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf