Space

October 3, 2012

NASA selects facilities operations, maintenance services contract

NASA has selected Chugach Federal Systems Inc., of Anchorage, Alaska, for facilities operations and maintenance services for the Management Operations Directorate at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.

This is a cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a technical performance incentive fee for the core services. It has an indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity provision for issuing task orders for services or construction. The period of performance is one year with four one-year options. The value of the contract, including all options is $83 million. The IDIQ ceiling is $30.5 million.

Chugach Federal Systems will provide operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment. Additional work will include preventive maintenance and predictive testing and inspection that involve routine, periodic maintenance, and incidental repair requirements associated with facilities, utility systems, and dynamic equipment.

All contracted services will be performed at Goddard.

 




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