Microgravity Flight Services
This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
This notice is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) under solicitation number 80AFRC21R0011 to solicit and award one or more Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract(s) for Microgravity Flight Services. The duration of the contract(s) period is anticipated to be 5 years.
This requirement is to provide space on commercial flights, including payload integration services, to fly technology payloads and human operators on flight platforms that provide reduced gravity required to test the technology in order to advance its readiness. The flights and other services solicited are for NASA internal use and for other Government Agencies only. This requirement is limited to Domestic sources. Proposals from foreign sources will not be accepted.
The provisions and clauses in the RFP are those in effect through FAC 2021-05 which can be obtained from https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.
This acquisition is a total small business set-aside.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 481219 and $16.5M, respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this acquisition.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.
Delivery shall be free on board (FOB) Destination.
The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at:
FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far
NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf
Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, (Jun 2020) which is incorporated by reference. Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 are as follows: See Attachment
FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, (Oct 2014)
The Government will award a single or multiple Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible lowest priced technically acceptable Offeror(s) whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical, Price.
Addenda to FAR 52.212-2 are as follows: See Attachment
All offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, (Feb 2021) Alt I (Oct 2014) [DEVIATION 20- 02A]) or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at SAM.gov with its offer. See Attachment
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, (Oct 2018) is applicable. Addenda to FAR 52.212-4 are as follows:
52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper. (May 2011)
52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)
52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020)
52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014)
52.242-13 Bankruptcy (Jul 1995)
52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug. 1989)
1852.204-76 Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology
Resources (JAN 2011)(Deviation 21-01)
1852.223-75 Major Breach of Safety Or Security. (Feb 2002), Alternate I (Feb 2006)
1852.225-70 Export Licenses (Feb 2000)
1852.237-72 Access to Sensitive Information (Jun 2005)
1852.237-73 Release of Sensitive Information (Jun 2005)
FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, (JAN 2021) [DEVIATION 20-02A]) [(DEVIATION 20-03A)] is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.203-6 Alt 1, 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.209-9, 52.219-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-50, 52.222-54, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.232-40, 52.242-5 See Attachment
See attachment for additional terms and conditions.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html
This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.Sam.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Andrea Basham at andrea.c.basham@nasa.gov not later than 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time on July 6, 2021. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via NASA’s Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box no later than 2:00 pm Pacific Time on July 23, 2021. See Attachment for full instructions in Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items Section 2
The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines.
Failure to submit a complete electronic proposal by the due date and time specified for this RFP shall result in the proposal being considered late, and shall be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jun 2020).
80AFRC21R0011 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center
6/23/21, 3:23 PM Microgravity Flight Services
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is interested in obtaining information to identify potential commercial capabilities for Microgravity Flight Services (MFS) to provide brief periods of near zero, partial gravity, and hyper-gravity conditions, collectively referred to here as microgravity, and associated capabilities for payload integration, safety, and airworthiness for various Government research, technology development, and training missions.
Details of the requirements for the Microgravity Flight Services (MFS_Requirements.pdf) are included.
Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the requirement should submit a capability statement indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein.
VIRTUAL INDUSTRY DAY
A virtual Industry Day (via WebEx and dial-in telecon) will be held from 12:30 pm to 4:00 pm (PDT) on May 05, 2020. The requirements will be discussed, as well as any questions that may be submitted in advance. To attend the Industry Day, you must notify Andrea Basham andrea.c.basham@nasa.gov by April 29, 2020 and provide your company information and the main point of contact. You will be provided with WebEx and dial-in access information once we have your company data. Please reference 80AFRC20SS015 Industry Day in email subject line.
Please submit all questions to Andrea Basham andrea.c.basham@nasa.gov by April 29, 2020 so they can be addressed during Industry Day referencing 80AFRC20SS015. During Industry Day, the questions period will re-open. Answers to all questions will be posted via an amendment to the RFI notice. Any questions received after May 19, 2020 may not be answered before the RFI submission date.
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY to identify sources that can support NASA-AFRC Microgravity Flight Services. The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding on the Government. NASA has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and release of this RFI should not be construed as such a commitment or as authorization to incur cost for which reimbursement would be required or sought. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. This is for information purposes only to allow industry the opportunity to submit ideas and recommendations on the feasibility of utilizing external NASA sources to provide microgravity flight support and/or other services for the NASA mission.
Interested parties who consider themselves qualified are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 4:00 pm (PDT) on June 9, 2020. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Andrea Basham andrea.c.basham@nasa.gov. Please reference 80AFRC20SS015 in any response.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
This data will not be shared outside the Government. The Government may use this data to refine requirements and develop a request for a proposal. Data submitted as part as part of industry response marked “Confidential Commercial or Financial Information" will be considered as voluntarily submitted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.
An Interested Parties List will be compiled and posted to allow potential offerors the opportunity to network. Companies that are interested in being included on the list should send the following information to Andrea Basham andrea.c.basham@nasa.gov: Company Name, Address, Contact Name, Phone and E-mail.
80AFRC20SS015 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center
4/20/20, 6:58 PM