Amendment_to_Solicitation_80GRC019Q0005.pdf

80GRC019Q0005: Aqueous, Quick-charging Battery Integration for Electric Flight Research (AQUIFER) Rim Driven Motor Design and Motor Prototypes

Amendment to Combined Synopsis/Solicitation- Changed indicated in Red

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, which is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ); quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Offers for the items(s) described are due by 4:30 p.m. local time of Cleveland, Ohio, Friday, May 24, 2019 to rita.k.kizys@nasa.gov and must include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative.

NASA Glenn Research Center has a requirement for Aqueous, Quick-charging Battery Integration for Electric Flight Research (AQUIFER) Rim Driven Motor Design and Motor Prototypes. Please see Attachment 1: Statement of Work (SOW) for the details.

The Government intends to acquire commercial services using FAR Part 12 and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. The Government intends to execute a bi-lateral purchase order with the successful offeror.

The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC2005-26, this can be found via the internet at URL: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

This procurement is FULL AND OPEN.

The NAICS Code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 332999 and 750 Size Standard, respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer, their size status.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

Delivery of item(s) to NASA Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44135-3191. Delivery shall be FOB Destination.

Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (OCT 2018), Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference.

If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act - Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin.

FAR 52.212-5 (JAN 2019), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference:

• 1852.203-71 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (Aug 2014)

• 1852.211-70 Packaging, Handling, and Transportation (Sep 2005)

• 1852.215-84 Ombudsman (Nov 2011)

• 1852.216-78 Firm Fixed Price (Dec 1988)

• 1852.225-70 Export Licenses (Feb 2000)

• 1852.225-71 Restriction on Funding Activity with China (Feb 2012)

• 1852.227-14 Rights in Data – General (Apr 2015)

• 1852.227-72 Designation of New Technology Representative and Patent Representative

(Apr 2015)

• 1852.227-84 Patent Rights Clauses (Apr 2015)

• 1852.232-77 Limitation of Funds (Fixed Price Contract) (Mar 1989)

• 1852.232-80 Submission of Vouchers/Invoices for Payment (Apr 2018)

• 1852.233-70 Protest to NASA (Dec 2015)

• 1852.237-73 Release of Sensitive Information (Jun 2005)

• 1852.245-74 Identification and Marking of Government Equipment (Jan 2011)

• 1852.245-82 Occupancy Management Requirements (Sep 2017)

• 1852.246-71 Government Contract Quality Assurance Functions (Oct 1988)

• 1852.246-72 Material Inspection and Receiving Report (Apr 2015)

• 52.202-1 Definitions (Nov 2013)

• 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (Oct 2010)

• 52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements Or

Statements (Jan 2017)

• 52.203-3 Gratuities (Apr 1984)

• 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006)

• 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct

2018)

• 52.204-12 Unique Entity Identifier Maintenance (Oct 2016)

• 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018)

• 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016)

• 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016)

• 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014)

• 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (Jun 2016)

• 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal (Jan 2017)

• 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or

Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018)

• 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (May

2011)

• 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

• 52.207-1 Notice of Standard Competition (May 2006)

• 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

• 52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015)

• 52.211-8 Time of Delivery (Jun 1997)

• 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

1. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror 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 Merit

• Price

• Past Performance

2. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced.

Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

3. (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

• 52.212-3 ALT I Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items - Alternate I (Oct 2014)

• 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

• 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive

Orders – Commercial Items (Jan 2019)

• 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991)

• 52.214-35 Submission of Offers in U.S. Currency (Apr 1991)

• 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2017)

• 52.215-8 Order of Precedence—Uniform Contract Format (Oct 1997)

• 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

• 52.222-1 Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes (Feb 1997)

• 52.222-19 Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018)

• 52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000

(May 2014)

• 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)

• 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016)

• 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003)

• 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity Veterans (Oct 2015)

• 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014)

• 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016)

• 52.222-40 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec

2010)

• 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018)

• 52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019)

• 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015)

• 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015)

• 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017)

• 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction

Contracts (Sep 2013)

• 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug

2011)

• 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace (May 2001)

• 52.224-1 Privacy Act Notification (Apr 1984)

• 52.224-2 Privacy Act (Apr 1984)

• 52.225-1 Buy American – Supplies (May 2014)

• 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008)

• 52.225-18 Place of Manufacture (Aug 2018)

• 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent (Dec 2007)

• 52.227-14 Rights in Data – General (May 2014)

• 52.227-17 Rights in Data – Special works (Dec 2007)

• 52.227-23 Rights to Proposal Data (Technical) (Jun 1987)

• 52.229-3 Federal, State, and Local Taxes (Feb 2013)

• 52.232-1 Payments (Apr 1984)

• 52.232-11 Extras (Apr 1984)

• 52.232-17 Interest (May 2014)

• 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984)

• 52.232-29 Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002)

• 52.232-30 Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

• 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award Management (Oct

2018)

• 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013)

• 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Contractors (Dec 2013)

• 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment (Feb 2002)

• 52.233-1 Disputes (May 2014)

• 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sep 2006)

• 52.233-3 Protest After Award (Aug 1996)

• 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)

• 52.239-1 Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996)

• 52.242-13 Bankruptcy (Jul 1995)

• 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989)

• 52.242.17 Government Delay of Work (Apr 1984)

• 52.242-2 Production Progress Reports (Apr 1991)

• 52.243-1 ALT I Changes- Fixed Price Alternate I (Aug 1984)

• 52.243-7 Notification of Changes (Jan 2017)

• 52.245-9 Use and Changes (Apr 2012)

• 52.246-16 Responsibility for Supplies (Apr 1984)

• 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or

Design Criteria (May 2001)

• 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price (Aug 1996)

• 52.246-20 Warranty of Services (May 2001)

• 52.246-4 Inspection of Services- Fixed Price (Aug 1996)

• 52.247-68 Report of Shipment (REPSHIP) (Feb 2006)

• 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (Jan 1991)

• 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (FIXED-PRICE) (Apr 2012)

• 52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form) (Apr

1984)

• 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) (Apr 1984)

• 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

• 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

• 52.252-3 Alterations in Solicitation (Apr 1984)

• 52.252-4 Alterations in Contract (Apr 1984)

• 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Apr 1984)

• 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984)

• 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms (Jan 1991)

The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL:

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf

All contractual and technical questions must be in writing (email) to ian.park@nasa.gov no later than 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Telephone questions are NOT accepted, email is most preferred.

Selection and award will be made to that offeror whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical merit, price, and past performance. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer.

(SEE FAR 52.212-1(b)).

Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3 (OCT 2014), Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. The provision may be obtained via the internet at URL: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far. These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultant contract.

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 .

Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release of solicitation amendments (if any): https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgibin/nais/link syp.cgi . Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).