NASA has awarded Columbus Technologies and Services a potential five-year, $1.1 billion follow-on contract to provide electrical and electronic engineering support for the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
The agency said Wednesday the fourth iteration of the Electrical Systems Engineering Services contract, or ESES IV, will support various technical divisions at NASA Goddard, including the Electrical Engineering Division, Instrument Systems and Technology Division, Software Engineering Division and Mission Engineering and Systems Analysis Division.
ESES IV Contract Scope
ESES IV is a cost-plus-award-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that requires the vendor to manage the design, development, fabrication, testing and operations of spaceflight, airborne and ground system hardware, including the development and validation of new technologies to enable future space and science missions.
According to a request for proposals issued in May 2023, the contractor will also provide onsite and offsite engineering services in accordance with the task orders issued by the contracting officer.
The IDIQ contract includes services across nine function areas: pre-formulation and formulation services; implementation phase services; research and technology; parts and materials program services; documentation; maintenance; sustaining engineering services; education; and standards and process.
What Does Columbus Do?
Founded in 2001, Columbus Technologies and Services is an aerospace, health services and national security services provider headquartered in El Segundo, California.
The woman-owned small business supports government and commercial customers in the areas of IT, engineering, science, software development, research and development and professional services.
