NISC Enterprise Support Tasking (NEST)
- Client
- Department of Transportation
- RFP Number
- SW-118824
- Posted
- —
- Category
- Software, System and Application
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
- 541511
- Set-aside
- SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)
- Contact
- FAA AAQ 410 Contracting Office
Description
AI GeneratedThe buyer requires an enterprise support tasking solution. The requested scope includes providing system architecture, software recommendations, system design, development, testing, deployment, and documentation for a new system. The vendor must perform Contract Management Information System operations and maintenance to manage the task order and financial lifecycles, develop solutions and fix bugs using the existing technology stack, and provide system and platform administration support. Additional duties include producing financial data reports, maintaining database and access tools, and coordinating yearly system scanning with cybersecurity personnel. The buyer requires vendors to hold security certifications to operate the software and server hardware. Only onshore United States organizations are eligible to apply, and the vendor will perform the work offsite. The buyer seeks proposals for the budget and accepts digital submissions via email or online. Vendors must submit all questions no later than September 18, 2026.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from Attachment L001 - PPQ.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
The buyer is seeking an enterprise support tasking solution to provide support with system architecture, software recommendations, system design, development, testing, deployment, and documentation for a new system. It also includes Contract Management Information System (CMIS) operations and maintenance, system administration, and bug fixes using the existing technology stack. Eligibility is restricted to onshore USA organizations only.
- Issued by
- FAA
- How to submit
- Digital via Email or Online
- Submission details
- Offerors must include copies of all requested questionnaire forms with their proposal. References must email completed questionnaires directly to [email protected].
- Place of performance
- Offsite
How proposals are evaluated
| Technical Performance / Quality of Service | |
| Complexity of Service | |
| Timeliness of Performance | |
| Experience Writing Code |
Scope of work
- System architecture, software recommendations, system design, development, testing, deployment, and documentation
- Security certifications for software and associated server hardware
- Contract management information system (CMIS) operations and maintenance
- Solution development and bug fixes using existing technology stack
- System and platform administration support including OS and database management and upgrades
- Producing financial data reports and maintaining database and access tools
- Coordinating yearly scanning of systems with cybersecurity personnel
Minimum qualifications
- Onshore (USA Organization Only)
- Security certifications required to operate the software and its associated server hardware
- Three relevant projects referenced in Technical Proposal in progress or completed in past 48 months from SIR release date
- At least two Past Performance references must be for PRIME contract work
Documents to include with the bid
- Technical Proposal
- Attachment L001 - Past Performance Questionnaire forms
Official SAM.gov notice
- Solicitation number
- 693KA9-26-R-00003
- Agency
- Department of Transportation
- Buying office
- Federal Aviation Administration › 693KA9 Contracting for Services
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Responses due
- Oct 15, 2026, 10:00 AM ET
- Posted on SAM.gov
- Aug 28, 2026
- NAICS
- 541511 · Custom Computer Programming Services
- Product/service code
- DA01
- Set-aside
- SBA Certified Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)
- Place of performance
- Washington, DC, 20591
- Contracting contact
- FAA AAQ 410 Contracting Office
9-AWA-AAQ410-Contracting-Team@faa.gov
Read the official notice description
***THIS OPPORTUNITY IS SET-ASIDE FOR WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB) CONCERNS*** **A LIVE NIMS DEMONSTRATION WILL OCCUR 09 SEP 2026, SEE L.8 FOR DETAILS** The AJW-2 Directorate, AJW-2131 Implementation Services Group, provides technical, engineering, financial, budget, and management support to Technical Operations programs using the NAS Integration Support Contract (NISC IV Contract) and Technical Support Services Contract (TSSC).These are task order contracts that present contract managers with the task of managing the entire Task Order Management lifecycle, the Financial Management lifecycle encompassing the obligation and de-obligation of funds by integrating with FAA’s financial systems, PRISM and Delphi and the Invoice/Payments lifecycle. The NISC IV contract will also be transitioned to NISC V contract during the award period, which will require a new system to support the NISC V contract, while maintaining the NIMS system to close out the NISC IV contract. This work requires a support contractor that will provide Operations and Maintenance services for the NIMS systems that is used to manage the current NISC IV contract using the existing technology stack and will provide quality assurance and quality control to ensure uninterrupted system availability. In addition, the vendor should maintain and run reports if required from CMIS system that was used to support the NISC III contract and is currently not active. The work also requires the vendor to serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) capable of providing design, development, testing, deployment and documentation of the new software that will be required to support the NISC V contract when required. This includes, but is not limited to, making recommendations regarding the selection of software architecture and software development tools that will be required to develop the new system. The Contractor must provide operations and maintenance support for the NIMS/CMIS system, provide quality assurance and quality control, provide security compliance and ensure uninterrupted system availability. This effort also requires the vendor to serve as a SME and provide support with system architecture, software recommendations, system design, development, testing, deployment, and documentation for a new system to support NISC V contract requirements when required. Contractor will maintain NIMS/CMIS security certifications required to operate the software and its associated server hardware. The Contractor must also provide transition support to any potential new vendor at the contract’s end. ***THIS OPPORTUNITY IS SET-ASIDE FOR WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (WOSB) CONCERNS*** **A LIVE NIMS DEMONSTRATION WILL OCCUR 09 SEP 2026, SEE L.8 FOR DETAILS**
Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).
Incumbent
No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.
Market context
Awards in the same category (Custom Computer Programming Services). This is not this requirement's award history.
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