Justification
JOFOC - Marshall Engineering Technicians and Trades Support (METTS) III
MSFC_JOFOC_25-129
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).
Awarded
$182,141,009.19 obligated so far on USAspending, April 30, 2026, contract 80MSFC23CA004
Description
As published on SAM.gov.
MSFC JOFOC No.25-129 This JOFOC authorizes the MSFC Procurement Office to modify Contract number 80MSFC23CA004 (METTS III), for the purpose of:
Increasing the contract ceiling value in order to account for existing and future cost overruns expected to be incurred in performance of the Contract, due to higher?than?estimated expenses and increased work, driven by accelerated efforts to return Americans to the Moon under the Artemis program, which are within the scope of the existing METTS III contract; and Extending the contract for 12 months, structured as two 6-month option periods.
JUSTIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT NOTES:
NOTE 1: This JOFOC is being publicized in advance of contract modification(s) for the requirements noted above. Because no pertinent contract modification has been awarded as of this announcement, the date shown in the ‘Contract Award Date’ field reflects the JOFOC approval date and is not the award date of any contract modification.
NOTE 2: The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. §3204(a)(1) as implemented by RFO 6.103-1, “Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy Agency requirements.” (FAR Equivalent: FAR 6.302-1 - Only one responsible source (except brand name)).
The contract, on USAspending
Federal procurement data the awarding office reported to FPDS, matched to this solicitation by its number.
- Recipient
- Rsi-Quantitech JV LLC
- UEI
- WGPCPHF95RY6
- CAGE
- 8DGN9
- Vendor location
- Huntsville, AL
- Contract
- 80MSFC23CA004, definitive contract
- Obligated
- $182,141,009.19, current value $270,393,129, potential $414,819,969
- Actions
- 66 between January 4, 2024 and September 1, 2026
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 3 offers received
- Set-aside reported
- 8A Competed
- Described as
- Marshall Engineering Technicians and Trades Support (Metts Iii) Covers a Wide Range of Engineering Technicians and Trade Skills to Perform Testing Ground and Space Based Research Test Operations Data Analysis Instrumentation Calibration
- Match
- award number 80MSFC23CA004 equals the contract number; same awarding office 80MSFC (high confidence)
- Record
- USAspending award page
Publications
Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.
May 21, 2026
Justification
SAM.gov, notice 9eabf424436342ce9cc928261807cd05
Points of contact
- Jose Piconjose.a.piconmartinez@nasa.gov
- Jane Thomas BushJane.Thomas.Bush@nasa.gov
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