Battelle NEON Research Support Services (NRSS)

NASA/NSSC is proceeding with a sole-source procurement under FAR 12.102(a) to award Battelle Memorial Institute the Battelle NEON Research Support Services (NRSS) contract, identifying Battelle as the exclusive provider of these services. The contract will be administered by NASA Shared Services Center with performance located at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and at 36 NEON field sites across the United States, including locations such as Bartlett Experimental Forest, Harvard Forest, and Yellowstone National Park. The work involves the full operations and maintenance of 49 CIMEL CE-318N AERONET sun photometers under a Government-Owned, Contractor-Operated model, requiring continuous near real-time data transmission, instrument calibration, preventive and corrective maintenance, and annual or on-demand inventory reporting, all in compliance with NEON’s operational procedures and AERONET standards. The period of performance is one year, from May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2027, with data deliverables electronically submitted to AERONET, and acceptance authority vested in the AERONET Principal Investigator. This is a commercial item acquisition under FAR Part 12, utilizing the NAICS code 541611, and explicitly excludes pricing submissions at this stage; any price offers received will not be considered. Interested organizations may submit capability statements in writing to Monica Wilson at [email hidden] by 11:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on May 5, 2026, to assist the government in determining whether full and open competition is warranted, though no competition is anticipated. Oral communications are prohibited, and submissions must be electronic with no specified format requirements. The NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, applies, and no set-aside provisions or socioeconomic considerations are being used. No contract value, line items, pricing details, payment office, invoicing system, or specific contract clause numbers are disclosed in the solicitation. The Unique Entity ID, CAGE code, and size status of Battelle are not provided, and no formal contract administration details such as COR, COTR, or PCO designations are listed, though Monica Wilson serves as the primary point of contact. Packaging, marking, and FOB terms are not specified as the engagement is service-based, not delivery-based