1 - Cover Letter RFP 80GSFC21R005.pdf

TO: All Prospective Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. 80GSFC21R005, for Space and

Earth Science Data Analysis (SESDA V)

You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC) Space and Earth Science Data

Analysis (SESDA V) solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide a broad range of services to support all the science disciplines within the GSFC Sciences and

Exploration Directorate (SED), Code 600. The resultant contract will also support other GSFC

Directorates such as the Flight Projects Directorate (Code 400), the Applied Engineering and

Technology Directorate (Code 500), and the Information Technology and Communications

Directorate (Code 700) when appropriate. In addition, this contract will support a broad range of science disciplines, including solar and space plasma physics, astrophysics and astronomy, planetary studies, atmospheric science and climatology, oceanography, land processes, geodynamics, and solid earth geographics. Further, this contract is to provide the development and use of scientific computer systems, engineering data analysis systems, as well as providing engineering efforts that develop new technologies for science instrumentation, software application development and implementation, and computer system management for Science

Exploration research. The Statement of Work (Attachment A) describes the scope of the requirement. NASA will conduct this acquisition as a small-business set-aside competition. The

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition 541715 and the small business size standard is 1000 employees.

This competitive acquisition will result in an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with the ability to issue Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) task orders. The contract will have an effective ordering period of 5 years from the contract effective date. A Phase-In will be conducted. The

Phase-in will be awarded under a separate contract and will include a 60-day period of performance.

The anticipated contract award date is July 25, 2022, with an October 1, 2022 contract effective date. The contract will be performed onsite at NASA GSFC (Greenbelt) and offsite at the

Contractor’s facilities.

Potential offerors should pay close attention to all solicitation instructions; however, the following requirements list is summarized to assist in proposal development. Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and the solicitation terms and conditions and provisions in sections L and M take precedence:

1. A Phase-in period will be conducted under a separate contract or purchase order during the 60- day period prior to the effective date of the contract.

2. The Government will make available existing Installation-Accountable Government

Property (IAGP) for onsite contract performance and Government Furnished Property

(GFP) for offsite use at the Contractor’s facility as described in the RFP.

3. NASA has determined that this acquisition may give rise to a potential organizational conflict of interest (OCI). Offerors should refer to clause H.8 1852.209-71 Limitation of

Future Contracting, for a description of the potential conflict(s) and any restrictions on future contracting. Offerors should also refer to clause L.22 GSFC 52.209-301 Notice of

Potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest for OCI plan instructions. The attention of prospective Offerors is invited to FAR Subpart 9.5 --Organizational Conflicts of Interest.

The Contracting Officer (CO) shall not award a contract until NASA determines any OCI is reasonably resolved. The proposed OCI Plan shall be consistent with all other areas of the proposal. Material inconsistencies between the OCI Plan and other proposal areas may render the proposal invalid, resulting in an unacceptable proposal that is ineligible for award.

4. NASA GSFC appreciates the comments received in response to the release of the Draft

RFP. These comments resulted in improvements to the quality and content of the overall

RFP. Offerors should review the RFP in its entirety, as its content has changed from the

Draft RFP version. The following list identifies some areas where significant changes or clarifications have been made from the Draft RFP to this final RFP that may not have been addressed in the Draft RFP questions and responses:

- Enclosure 6 has been included. (Sample Safety and Health Plan for GSFC Service or

Operations Contracts)

- Quality Assurance Plan is to be submitted 30 days after contract award

- Equity and Inclusion Plan is to be submitted 60 days after contract award

This list is not intended to cover all changes nor describe all RFP requirements. Offerors should carefully review the RFP in its entirety.

5. Be advised, in accordance with provision L.29, Offerors need to encourage their references to submit their Past Performance Questionnaires directly to the Contracting

Officer (Wanda.b.Moore@nasa.gov) prior to proposal due date.

6. Below is a list of the Source Selection Authority (SSA) and voting members along with their associated NASA Goddard Space Flight Center organizational codes, for the Source

Evaluation Board (SEB). The names provided are for informational purposes only and other than the Contracting Officer, Wanda Moore, these individuals shall not be contacted regarding this acquisition. The Government may change personnel associated with this acquisition at its discretion.

SSA

David Pierce, Code 1000

Voting Members

Miguel Polanco, Chair - Code 542

Wanda Moore, CO - Code 210S

Paul Romani - Code 693

Lawrence Olsen - Code 660

Steve R. Long - Code 610W

Errol Summerlin – Code 672

7. Offerors are required to have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code that matches the corporate address submitted with its proposal.

Offerors are encouraged to refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.215-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS–COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION, in particular paragraph

(f)(4) which discusses the Government’s right to award a contract without discussions.

In order to control and protect sensitive data owned by the Government and its Contractors, NASA policy required all acquisition-related documents be released in Adobe Portable

Document Format (PDF). While the RFP’s Cost Volume exhibits are in PDF format, the

Offeror’s Cost Volume proposal shall include completed Cost Volume exhibits in Microsoft

Office Excel format with working cell formulas. Instructions for converting from PDF format to

Excel format can be found in the Cost Volume Instructions Provision.

Documents related to this acquisition, including this letter, the solicitation, attachments, exhibits, any amendments and links to online reference/technical/bidders library will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Government-wide point of entry website at www.SAM.gov. Potential Offerors are requested to periodically monitor the websites for updates.

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) 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 RFP does not commit NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA Goddard Space Flight Center to procure or contract for these services. This request is not an authorization to proceed, and does not authorize payment for any charges incurred by the offeror for performing any of the work called for in this solicitation.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than 5:00 pm EST on

February 21, 2022.

Proposals for this solicitation are required to be submitted through NASA’s Enterprise File

Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box), a FedRAMP Moderate certified platform. Potential offerors, especially those that have not previously submitted a proposal utilizing NASA’s EFSS Box, are encouraged to review the solicitation instruction entitled “Electronic Proposal Delivery -

Proposal Marking and Delivery Through NASA’s EFSS Box” which provides instructions related to the submission of proposal via EFSS Box. Offerors are encouraged to check with their corporate IT staff to determine if there are firewall restrictions that would need to be addressed prior to the submission of proposal files through NASA’s EFSS Box.

In accordance with NFS 1815.201(f), a “Blackout Notice” has been issued to NASA personnel.

All inquiries/communications pertaining to this acquisition shall be directed only to the

Contracting Officer listed below.

All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Wanda Moore, Contracting Officer, at wanda.b.moore@nasa.gov on or before February 3, 2022. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to receiving your proposals.

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Wanda Moore

Contracting Officer