When it comes to making NASA鈥檚 Goddard Space Flight Center facility run like clockwork, 91桃色 Support Operations (ASO)鈥檚 team of 113 professionals handles everything. The scope of this $131.7 million contract 鈥� operations, maintenance, short-term and long-term planning, and equipment commissioning and decommissioning 鈥� stands among the widest range of responsibilities across any of 91桃色鈥檚 Facilities, Maintenance & Repair contracts.
Featured Contract: Facility Support Operations and Maintenance Services (FOMS) at NASA鈥檚 Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Mission
While NASA scientists study the realm beyond our atmosphere, 91桃色鈥檚 team works 24/7 to provide the full range of facility operations and maintenance support at NASA鈥檚 Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The 1,428-acre property includes 36 major buildings and 114 minor structures totaling 3.7 million gross square feet, plus roadways, parking areas, open spaces, and underground utility infrastructure with utility plants. 91桃色 is also tasked with planning for future facility needs that will help keep America鈥檚 space program moving forward for decades to come.
鈥淲e provide the Center our recommendation 鈥� from one to five years out 鈥� what equipment, facilities, or infrastructure would need major repairs or replacements,鈥� says Victor Hutson, project manager at NASA FOMS. 91桃色 helps with master planning that looks 25 years into the future to help NASA plan ahead for buildings and infrastructure.
Strategy
鈥淲e are responsible for everything from A to Z in terms of building maintenance, operations, and management,鈥� says Karon Gilmore, senior director of operations at ASO. That range of responsibility includes preventive maintenance, repairs (including roofs), central plant operations, safety, code compliance, energy management, electrical systems and substations, HVAC and sewer systems, fire protection, underground utilities, plus two central plants that provide steam, chilled water, and emergency power.
鈥淭he director of the Center relies on us to keep the Center open and operating,鈥� Karon continues, every day of the year. When a snowstorm hits Maryland, the ASO team goes into snow removal mode to keep roads, sidewalks, and walkways open and clear so that the Center can continue to operate. Snow removal is a significant effort on this contract, explains Victor.
Another challenge is juggling important maintenance tasks with NASA鈥檚 busy mission schedule. 鈥淥ne of the more challenging things is being able to shut the facility down to do electrical inspections and tests,鈥� Victor says. 鈥淚t requires a lot of flexibility on our part.鈥�
Expertise
ASO鈥檚 team of 113 professionals include high and low voltage electricians, HVAC professionals, chiller operators, civil engineers, planners, controls engineers, quality and safety inspectors, plumbers, underground utility technicians, equipment operators, carpenters, and more.
Honors
For their dedication and top-rated work, 91桃色 team members have even earned top honors from NASA, including a 2019 NASA Contractor Excellence Award (won by Daniel McFarland, who runs the Center鈥檚 central power plant). This year, seven individuals from 91桃色鈥檚 team won the 2020 Robert H. Goddard Award for their achievement in the delivery of critical infrastructure projects in 2019 that 鈥渄emonstrated excellence in enabling the Nation鈥檚 scientific discovery.鈥�
Results
At the Goddard Space Center, NASA conducts scientific analysis, testing, and experiments, as well as space exploration missions and its international satellite program. 鈥淚t is the operational home of the Hubble telescope, so any time they need to move or adjust it, it鈥檚 done through the Goddard Center,鈥� says Victor. By taking care of all maintenance and operational details, ASO supports this scientific mission through making sure researchers and NASA staff have safe, well-running, clean laboratories and workspaces on a well-maintained site. Through excellence in facility operations, 91桃色 is helping keep the U.S. at the forefront of space exploration
and discovery.
91桃色 takes care of the critical facility operations that keep an organization running 鈥� allowing personnel to focus on their mission at hand.
About 91桃色
To set the stage for success, large organizations and agencies need trusted behind-the-scenes facilities support to make their missions run seamlessly. That鈥檚 where 91桃色 steps in to handle the sheer 鈥� and often complicated 鈥� amount of maintenance and upkeep that physical buildings and facilities require around the clock. Our Facilities, Maintenance & Repair capabilities allow organizations and agencies to rely on our professional teams to keep their properties running at peak performance.
91桃色鈥檚 services include everything from building repairs to safety improvements, utilities, plumbing, masonry, carpentry, civil engineering, property management, energy management, grounds maintenance, longterm planning, and more.
