CENTER MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, AND ENGINEERING II (CMOE II) Contract Award

The Center Maintenance, Operations, and Engineering II (CMOE II) contract, awarded under solicitation number 80LARC23R001 by NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is a ten-year indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract valued at an estimated $527,800,206, with performance running from September 5, 2024, to September 5, 2034. The contract structure includes three Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) contract line item numbers (CLINs) for core mission support services and six IDIQ CLINs that will enable the issuance of task orders under Firm-Fixed-Price, Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, or additional CPAF pricing arrangements. Work encompasses comprehensive operations, maintenance, engineering, and technical support for NASA Langley’s high-performance research facilities, including wind tunnels, compressor stations, steam plants, chillers, air handlers, pressure systems, and metrology infrastructure, with a strong emphasis on reliability, innovation, and minimizing downtime. The award resulted from a full and open competition evaluated under a trade-off process consistent with FAR 15.3 and NFS 1815.3, prioritizing Mission Suitability and Past Performance over Cost/Price, though cost realism remained a critical factor. Amentum was selected despite KBR’s slight technical edge due to its superior past performance record and lower evaluated cost. The contract requires performance exclusively at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, and includes evaluation of small business utilization as a subfactor under Mission Suitability. No specific contract clauses, special requirements such as security clearances or key personnel restrictions, inspection criteria, packaging standards, or detailed line-item pricing are documented in the available materials, and no payment office, COR/COTR/PCO details, or accounting codes were provided. The solicitation was amended four times, with the final amendment removing DEIA-related evaluation criteria prior to final proposal submission. The contract does not specify FOB terms, invoicing methods, or exact task order ceilings, but the total value reflects the most probable cost based on cost realism analysis.