The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the Kennedy Space Center is seeking capabilities from small businesses for a Small Task Order Construction Contract focused on mechanical disciplines. This indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract will support minor mechanical projects, including plumbing, HVAC, and process piping, with individual task orders expected to range from $2,000 to $250,000, and an anticipated annual volume of 10-15 orders. Interested firms must submit a capabilities package demonstrating their qualifications by referencing the Sources Sought Synopsis number 80KSC025ZCS006L, with a submission deadline to be determined as the solicitation is expected to be released in August 2025. For further inquiries, interested parties can contact Benjamin Crafton at benjamin.p.crafton@nasa.gov or Jacqueline Brooks at jacqueline.a.brooks@nasa.gov.

Section 1:  Small Business Capabilities and Interest:

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is seeking capabilities from all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses for the purpose of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or Small Business subcontracting goals for an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for mechanical design and construction efforts at the John F. Kennedy Space Center, FL and NASA/KSC facilities located at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL.

The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), WOSB, EDWOSB, SDVOSB, or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses hereto.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 238220, Plumbing, Heating, and Air Conditioning Contractors, and the small business size standard is $19 million. 

Section 2:  Services/Scope:

Projects will be competed and awarded by individual task orders (TOs) on an as needed basis. TOs will be in support of minor mechanical discipline specialty projects. The Contractor will be required to furnish all materials, equipment and personnel necessary to plan, design, manage, and accomplish the mechanical specialty tasks. Individual TOs will vary in size with the majority expected to be between $2K and $250K.  It is anticipated that there may be 10-15 orders annually. The TOs will include mechanical tasks such as plumbing, process piping, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning / Refrigeration (HVAC/R).    

The contractors will be required to execute construction tasks initiated from Statement of Objectives to fully specified/designed plans and execution of the work can be from a fully designed requirement or the contractor may be asked to bid on a design build project. The mechanical firm(s) will be required to respond to requests for task order proposals within weeks and have the capacity to manage and work multiple projects/TOs at the same time.

3. Disclaimer:

This Sources Sought Synopsis is for planning purposes only, subject to FAR Clause 52.215-3, entitled “Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes”. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal, Invitation for Bid, or Request for Quotation, and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract.  Moreover, the Government will not pay for the information submitted in response to this Notice, nor will the Government reimburse an Offeror for costs incurred to prepare responses to this Notice. This invitation to submit capability packages is for the purpose of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for a potential KSC acquisition. NASA does not plan to respond to individual responses and does not intend to post information or questions received to any website or public access location.

No solicitation exists at this time; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation.

If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities Website, (https://sam.gov/). Interested firms are responsible for monitoring these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Failure to respond to this notice will not exclude any interested party from future consideration for proposals which may be announced or solicited by NASA.

Telephone calls will not be accepted.

4. Anticipated Solicitation/Award:

The Government is looking to establish a pool of three (3) to five (5) IDIQ awardees that will compete for future firm fixed price (FFP) construction task orders issued under this Contract. The IDIQ Contract is anticipated to include a five-year ordering period. The anticipated solicitation date is August 2025. Performance under this Contract would commence no earlier than June 2026 with a total potential period of performance through June, 2031.

5. Submission Information:

It is requested that interested business firms having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed all aspects of the effort described herein, submit to the contracting office a capabilities package demonstrating ability to perform the services listed above.

The capability package shall be no more than four (4) pages in length and printed in not smaller than 12 point type. The capability package shall reference this Sources Sought Synopsis and be titled: 80KSC025ZCS006L, Small Task Order Construction Contract II – Mechanical Discipline.

The capability package shall include, as a minimum, the following:

1.  Company name, Unique Entity ID; address, and a primary point of contact (E-mail address and phone number).

2.  Specifically state that your firm is a small business in NAICS Code 238220 and self performs the mechanical disciplines specified.  Description of principal business activity; number of employees; and specifically identify if you are a HUBZone small business, a service-disabled veteran owned small business, a woman owned small business, an economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, or an 8(a) small business.

3.  Company profile including: annual revenue history demonstrating financial stability, office location(s), a staffing plan demonstrating the ability to retain existing staff and hire/acquire qualified personnel, and a demonstration of the firm’s ability to provide continuity of operations at the beginning and the end of a contract.

4. Provide the construction bonding levels per contract (Task Order) and aggregate.

5.  Provide the number of years in business

List of customers covering the past five (5) years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact - address and phone number); relevant work for the purposes of this Notice is defined as, but not limited to, the following:

Performing minor mechanical, repair, and design-build projects ranging from $2K to $250K.

Managing projects involving plumbing, process piping, Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning / Refrigeration (HVAC/R).

Performing Design-Build services. i.e. Performing design services necessary to perform construction services initiated from statements of objectives (SOO), concept drawings, or preliminary specifications/design.

Managing multiple mechanical disciplined construction projects simultaneously.

NASA/KSC will review all responses that comply with the submission instructions using the following criteria: breadth, depth and relevancy of experience as it relates to the work described above.

All responses should be provided electronically in Microsoft Office compatible document format via e-mail, to Aaron Kelley, NASA Contracting Officer, at the following email address: Aaron.L.Kelley@nasa.gov and (cc) Benjamin.P.Crafton@nasa.gov and Jacqueline.A.Brooks@nasa.gov before the Response Date.

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