Engineering Services and Science Capability Augmentation (ESSCA) II
Points of Contact
Name: Sadie Moulton
Title: Contracting Officer
Email: sadie.m.moulton@nasa.gov
Phone: 256-794-3470
Current Information
Request for Information/Sources Sought Synopsis and Related Documents
Background Information
ESSCA (Classic) Concept of Operations
Preliminary Acquisition Milestone Schedule
| Milestone Issuance of Sources Sought Synopsis Industry Day Release Draft Request for Proposal Release Final Request for Proposal Pre-Proposal Conference Proposals Due Contract Award Phase-In Begins Contract Start | Planned Date 10/2025 10/2025 11/2025 10/2025 01/2026 09/2026 TBD TBD | Actual Date 9/1/2023 |
News and Events
09/12/2025 Posted Modification 8 to the Request for Information to update the ESSCA II schedule, release draft background and historical information, release an updated list of interested parties, provide draft ATOMS requirements and other documentation, and request additional information from interested parties regarding ATOMS feasibility, cost and schedule estimates. ***Written responses to ATOMS RFI are due October 10, 2025 at 11:00AM Central Time. Interested parties may request one-on-one meetings related to ATOMS by following the instructions on the SAM.gov posting. ***
04/25/2025 Posted Modification 7 to the Request for Information to alert interested parties that the acquisition was entering a strategic pause.
12/04/2024 Posted Modification 6 to the Request for Information to provide clarifying context and a DRAFT Data Requirements Description Security Requirements for Unclassified IT Resources related to the ATOMS availability and capabilities request for information.
11/22/2024 Posted Modification 5 to the Request for Information to extend the deadline for the ATOMS availability and capabilities request for information.
11/07/2024 Posted Modification 4 to the Request for Information to request industry information on ATOMS availability and capabilities, update interested parties list, share an update to the anticipated ESSCA II schedule via the Acquisition Planning Tool page, and provide a link to the ESSCA II e-Library. ***Responses to the ATOMS availability and capabilities RFI are due November 25, 2024 by 11:00 a.m. Central Time. See the SAM.gov posting for additional details.***
07/15/2024 Posted Modification 3 to the Request for Information to update list of interested parties and share an update to the anticipated ESSCA II schedule via the MSFC Acquisition Planning Tool page.
05/13/2024 Posted Modification 2 to the Request for Information to update list of interested parties, publish anticipated NAICS code with exception, provide links to ESSCA II Marshall Small Business Alliance presentations, and provide an MSFC Center Strategy overview attachment.
10/13/2023 Posted Modification 1 to the Request for Information to release list of interested parties.
09/01/2023 Posted the Request for Information/Sources Sought Synopsis.
General Reference
Postings to sam.gov and to this website will be made if additional Requests for Information are released and as Industry Day or Pre-Proposal Conference dates are developed. Vendors are able to indicate interest in this opportunity by notifying the contracting officer via email.
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Curator: Bruce Donald Responsible NASA Official: Sadie Moulton
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