# NASA Ames Research Center - Aerospace Research Technology and Simulations (ARTS)

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/80arc024r0002

- Solicitation number: 80ARC024R0002
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Metis Technology Solutions, Inc. for $176,763,817.00
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Ames Research Center (80ARC0)
- NAICS: 541330 Engineering Services
- Product or service code: R425 Engineering and Technical Services
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- Place of performance: Moffett Field, California
- First posted: March 15, 2024
- Last posted: October 16, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/992c0b1d522940fe8cda44581b636878/view

## Description

NASA has awarded the Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations (ARTS) to Metis Technology Solutions Inc. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to provide engineering services as well as develop and maintain software and hardware used to conduct simulations for aerospace research and development across the agency.

Under this contract, the company will support the preparation, development, operation, and maintenance of future and existing simulators, integration laboratories, aircraft research systems, simulation work areas, and aircraft research systems. The scope of work also will include the development, testing, and validation of advanced air traffic management automation tools, including, but not limited to, advanced concepts for aviation ecosystems.

Work will primarily be performed at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, California and NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. The Aerospace Research, Technology, and Simulations (ARTS) contract is a hybrid cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price contract with an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity component and has a maximum potential value of $177 million. The performance period begins Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, with a one-year base period, and four separate 12-month options to extend performance through November 2029.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Metis Technology Solutions, Inc. (UEI NW6MYLMS2K38)
- Contract: 80ARC025D0002
- Obligated: $55,159,808.51
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 80ARC024R0002 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 80ARC0 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_80ARC025D0002_8000/

- Recipient: Metis Technology Solutions, Inc. (UEI NW6MYLMS2K38)
- Contract: 80ARC025DA005
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 1 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 80ARC024R0002 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 80ARC0 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_80ARC025DA005_8000/


## Publications

- March 15, 2024: Solicitation, due April 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 6b9e89b0bf89457680595d6c852d0cce. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6b9e89b0bf89457680595d6c852d0cce/view
- March 15, 2024: Solicitation, due April 15, 2024 at 5:00 AM EDT. Notice b5170fd183924f3b90c30d8873c9d1be. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b5170fd183924f3b90c30d8873c9d1be/view
- April 2, 2024: Solicitation, due April 15, 2024 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 2d617749f215448e8ae19420def2d4c5. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2d617749f215448e8ae19420def2d4c5/view
- October 16, 2024: Award notice. Notice 992c0b1d522940fe8cda44581b636878. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/992c0b1d522940fe8cda44581b636878/view

## Points of contact

- Erik Whitehill, erik.c.whitehill@nasa.gov
- Shane Chapman, shane.p.chapman@nasa.gov

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