SAM #80JSC021DA005P00086

NASA JSC $18 million sole-source ceiling increase for GN&C and avionics engineering support

NASA Johnson Space Center is documenting an $18 million ceiling increase to its existing sole-source GN&C III contract. - Action: Increase the ceiling of contract 80JSC021DA005 by $18 million; this is a justification for an existing award, not a new open solicitation. - Contractor: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. NASA cites Draper’s specialized human-spaceflight experience and says transition could create schedule, cost, and knowledge-retention risks. - Work: Additional Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) and avionics technology development, analysis, maintenance, and application for the Johnson Space Center’s Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division. - Includes GN&C expertise, simulation tools, flight software, mission-specific analysis, architecture support, integration, testing, and verification. - Supports programs including the International Space Station, Orion MPCV, Gateway, Artemis, and the U.S. Deorbit Vehicle, as well as other NASA missions. - Competition: NASA reports that no industry responses followed its February 25, 2026 notice seeking interest and capability information. - Timing: The existing contract is stated to end May 31, 2026. The notice does not specify a separate performance period for the ceiling increase.

Description

This justification provides the rationale for contracting by other than full and open competition to increase the ceiling value by $18,000,000 of a sole-source contract, number 80JSC021DA005, with The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. (Draper) for additional development, maintenance, and application of Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GN&C) products and services for JSC’s Engineering Directorate’s Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division (AFMD). A notice of NASA’s intent to award this sole-source action was synopsized on the GPE website (sam.gov) per FAR Subpart 5. An intent to issue a sole-source work order was posted on February 25, 2026 and closed on March 12, 2026. The intent of the notice was to determine any interest and ability of industry to perform the effort. No responses were received from industry regarding this action. See attached JOFOC for further information. 

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