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NASA Announces $450 Million in Upcoming Construction Contracts, Set Aside for Small Business

Written by Marshall Benveniste | Oct 18, 2024 7:24:11 PM

 

The US space agency NASA is preparing to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for $450 million in 5-year, small business construction project contracts, the agency said in a presolicitation announcement

Construction work for the repair or alteration of administrative facilities and service buildings will primarily occur at the following California facilities:

  • NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC)
  • Ames Research Center (ARC)
  • NASA Office of JPL Management and Oversight (NOJMO)
  • Edwards Air Force Base, United States Air Force (EAFB)

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Aerial view of Ames Research Center at Moffett Field in California’s Silicon Valley. Image: NASA

The projects are set aside for small businesses to help promote and support construction companies in the federal contracting process. NASA’s announcement classifies these as NAICS category 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, with revenue up to $36.5 million.

NASA’s Office of JPL Management and Oversight (NOJMO) in Pasadena, CA. Image: NASA

The RFP falls under the Western Regional Multiple Award Construction Contracts (WRMACC) for Northern and Southern California. NASA said the forthcoming RFP also calls for an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract, or IDIQ.


A section of the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex at NASA’s Ames Research Center, which studies rotor blade design. The area pictured measures 40-by-80 feet. Moffett Field, Ca. Image: NASA

Additional California locations expected in the RFP include Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex (GDSCC) in Fort Irwin and Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL) in Simi Valley, NASA stated.

The RFP is expected to be released around November 1, 2024, and proposals are anticipated due by December 13, 2024. NASA said the RFP will provide firm dates for receipt of bids.

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