National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Kennedy Space Center (KSC) has a continuing requirement for base operations and spaceport services.

• The SOCS contract will succeed KSC’s Base Operations and Spaceport Services, or BOSS, contract; however, complete requirements under the performance work statement are to be defined. Requirements contemplated under the SOCS contract include, but are not limited to, the following, which are based on the best information available at the time of publication and is subject to revision:
  • Maintenance and operations of facilities, systems, equipment, and utilities (FSEU)
  • Management of an integrated operations center to include work control
  • Engineering and related support services
  • Center logistics services
  • Other services

  The SOCS contract is expected to support over 30 customers, including NASA, the United States Space Force, other government agencies, and commercial customers, across approximately 220 square miles, primarily at KSC, Florida, and CCSFS, Florida. Performance under the SOCS contract is anticipated to commence no earlier than April 2025.

  Maintenance and Operations:

  • Maintenance includes performing preventive maintenance (PM), predictive testing and inspection (PT&I), reliability centered maintenance (RCM), condition-based maintenance (CBM), and tiered maintenance (see NASA Interim Directive (NID) 8831 at https://nodis3.gsfc.nasa.gov/main_lib.cfm) on assigned FSEU in approximately 900 facilities of varying complexity, as well as repairs and replacement. Assigned FSEU includes, but is not limited to, high voltage/medium voltage power; low voltage power; electronic security systems; traffic signaling systems; oxygen deficiency monitoring systems; fire alarm systems; fire suppression systems; Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and compressed air systems; elevators and chairlifts; plumbing; water distribution; wastewater collection and pre-treatment; stormwater infrastructure; facility interiors and exteriors; structures and towers; transportation infrastructure; landfill, borrow pit, and disposal services; heavy equipment; and various control and monitoring systems.
  • Operations include those recurring activities required to maintain a facility so that it can reliably perform its intended function, but which are not considered PM, repairs, PT&I, RCM, CBM, and tiered maintenance. It includes watch standing or attendance type work requiring the presence of one or more qualified persons during a specified time period. Examples of these operations include adjusting equipment set points, resetting and restarting equipment, isolating and returning equipment to service, recording equipment status, monitoring generators and replenishing fuel levels, and hurricane preparation activities. Operations also encompass control and monitoring systems, which include system-specific control systems such as a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system that provides central control and monitoring of various facility power systems, utility systems, and energy management systems throughout KSC, as well as multiple Building Automation Systems (BAS), which monitor and control HVAC equipment and monitor environmental conditions in unique processing facilities.

  Integrated Operations Center (IOC) and Work Control:

  • Operation of an on-site IOC, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to proactively coordinate, deconflict, integrate, and track planned and scheduled operations for all Spaceport customers. Planned and scheduled events are managed using a diverse suite of software integration tools to enable coordination among the Spaceport. Work control is another function within the IOC and encompasses workflow management, categorization, prioritization, and documentation of all work requests utilizing a computerized maintenance management system (i.e., Maximo); operation of a centralized trouble call system to immediately receive, screen, approve, classify, coordinate, and initiate responses to trouble calls; mission operations integration with Spaceport contractors; and launch readiness management.

  Engineering and Related Support Services:

  • Engineering and related support services include system engineering and engineering services which require the qualifications of registered professional engineering; environmental regulatory compliance for managed facilities and operations; configuration management on assigned FSEU; activation and turnover services; project management and design engineering services; construction support services, which include inspection services and coordination of shop support services; site planning and excavation support services, which include utility locating, surveying, Geographic Information System (GIS); and real property accountability and facility space utilization functions.

  Center Logistics:

  • Logistics services are comprised of supply and materials management, equipment management, disposal management, and transportation management.
  • Supply and materials management including shipping and receiving, cataloging, supply record administration utilizing internal NASA property systems, warehousing, supply inventory management, physical inventory management, spare parts inventory analysis, material storage and issue, and office supply program management.
  • Equipment management including shipping and receiving, cataloging, classification and control, equipment tagging, equipment record administration utilizing internal NASA property systems, warehousing, annual physical inventory management at KSC and Vandenberg Space Force Base, and custodial property responsibilities for installation accountable government property assigned under this contract.
  • Disposal management including disposal processing for all government property at KSC, reutilization of government property, disposal inventory management, disposal record administration utilizing internal NASA property systems, property screening activities and disposal warehouse management.
  • Transportation management including vehicle management, heavy equipment management, fuel services management, Intra-center transportation and delivery, bus services, outbound domestic and international freight/shipping services, and packing and crating services.

  Other Services:

  • Other requirements contemplated under the SOCS contract include construction (typically under $1 million per task), facility system launch readiness and mission support, and event support (e.g., event layout and design, event management, crowd control, traffic flow, transportation, event set-up and take down).