RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND LOGISTICS SERVICES 2 (RLLS2)

NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC) plans to extend the contract with TechTrans International (TTI) for the Russian Language and Logistics Services 2 (RLLS2) Contract. This is a requirement for Russian language and logistics services to support the International Space Station (ISS) Program operations and on-orbit vehicle for the life of the ISS Program.

Requirements include:

• Translation, interpretation, and language training for NASA and the ISS Program, including United States Crew Vehicle (USCV) as applicable with mixed-crewed missions, (primarily) the Russian and English languages and other International Partner/Participant (IP/P) languages as required, including real-time mission critical and expedited translations and interpretations;
   
  • Mixed-crew missions, in this context is defined as mission that include international crews. Normally a mission (e.g. operations on-orbit) the crew will consist of three to four US Operating Systems (USOS) crew and two or three Russian Segment (RS) crew. The USOS crew can be comprised of individuals from the US, Canada, Japan, and the European Union.
     
• International logistics in support of ISS operations in Russia and Kazakhstan, including office management and administration for NASA office locations, management of Government housing in Russia, inventory management functions for NASA assets in Russia, international shipping logistics, cargo integration at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, ground transportation, and management of the NASA vehicle fleet in Russia;
   
• International travel functions for ISS Program participants, including preparing, processing and completing all required physical and logistical access paperwork,  providing an “ISS International Visitor Access Specialist”, highly experienced in all aspects of ISS Program and NASA policies, requirements, procedures and tools, notifying travelers on current international travel related policies, regulations, processes, and resolving issues related to migration forms, lost or stolen passports, ISS Program contractor visas, and other travel requirements. 

This contract is subject to the Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act

The current period of performance of the RLLS2 contract expires on September 30, 2026, NASA intends to contract with TTI for the aforementioned services on a sole-source basis by extending this contract through at least September 30, 2028. The current estimated not-to-exceed of the CPFF/CPIF contract is $56,747,384. The estimated value of this extension period is $25 million (including an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite Quantity component), which will increase the contract value to $81,747,384.

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov. no later than 5:00 PM Central Time on August 16, 2025. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at : https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf