Evaluations, Assessments, and Support Services (EASS)

The Evaluations, Assessments, and Support Services (EASS) contract, solicitation 80LARC27R0003, is a small business set-aside procurement for the NASA Langley Research Center. The primary objective is to provide technical expertise and administrative support to the Science Office for Mission Assessments (SOMA) in its oversight of the NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate. The scope of work includes performing technical, management, and cost evaluations of spaceflight investigation proposals, assessing cost models for mission Phases A through E, and providing subject matter expert support. This effort is critical for executing the NASA Science Plan, A Vision for Scientific Excellence, and requires strict adherence to organizational and personal conflict of interest guidelines. This is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five-year period of performance from June 1, 2027, through May 31, 2032. The contract has a minimum work value of 100,000 dollars and a total maximum value of 99,750,000 dollars, with individual task orders utilizing a firm-fixed-price structure. Award will be determined using a tradeoff approach where mission suitability and past performance are combined and weighted as significantly more important than price. The contractor is responsible for delivering monthly progress reports and specific evaluation outputs, such as Forum C and Cost Evaluation Summaries, while maintaining compliance with NASA cybersecurity and sensitive information protocols.