Cover_Letter_-_80GSFC18R0032_Version_3.pdf

TO: All Potential Offerors

SUBJECT: DRAFT Request for Proposal (DRFP), Solicitation No. 80GSFC18R0032, Flight Dynamic Support Services (FDSS) III

You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) FDSS III draft solicitation. The principle purpose of FDSS III is to provide flight dynamics support services and related service support for the

Engineering and Technology Directorate’s (ETD) Mission Engineering and Systems Analysis

(MESA) Division. FDSS III will provide flight dynamics analysis; analytic and operational support for spacecraft orbit determination; trajectory control; product generation; acquisition data generation and transmission; tracking data evaluation and testing and system development and technology. The Statement of Work, Attachment A, describes the scope of the requirement.

Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches. Potential offerors should identify unnecessary or inefficient requirements. Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on any perceived safety, occupational health, security (including information technology security), environmental, export control, and/or other programmatic risk issues associated with performance of the work. Potential offerors are also encouraged to comment on the clarity of the Representative Task Order (RTO).

This acquisition will be conducted as a small business set-aside competition. The North

American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330 and the small business size standard is $38.5M.

This competitive procurement will result in a Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF), Indefinite Delivery

Indefinite Quantity requirement. The contract will have an effective ordering period of 5 years from the contract effective date. Phase-In will be conducted, under a separate contract or purchase order, during the 60-day period prior to the effective date of the contract.

The contract will be performed onsite at GSFC and offsite at the Contractor’s facilities. 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.

Please note, a Top Secret/SCI facilities clearance is required for this procurement in accordance with the DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification which must be demonstrated by the prime offeror (including potential Joint Venture offeror’s) at the time of proposal submission.

The current planned release date for the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) is on or about October

1, 2018, with proposals being due approximately 30 calendar days later.

All documents related to this procurement, including this letter, the solicitation, attachments, exhibits, and any amendments will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at https://www.fbo.gov.

Additional information can also be found on the FDSS III online Reference Library at:

https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/.

Potential offerors are requested to periodically monitor the website 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 DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA GSFC is not requesting proposals. This request does not commit GSFC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate GSFC to procure or contract for this requirement. This request shall not be construed as authorization to proceed with, or be paid for charges incurred by performing any of the work called for in this DRFP.

Any comments regarding the DRFP should be submitted via e-mail to the Contracting Officer at

Patrick.B.Dewyngaert@nasa.gov, within 30 calendar days after the release of this DRFP for consideration. The Government will consider all comments received in preparation of the Final

RFP. To the extent a comment leads the Government to revise the acquisition approach or requirements, the change will be reflected in the Final RFP. Some DRFP questions and comments may receive a posted FBO response if the Contracting Officer determines that a response would facilitate additional understanding of the solicitation. The Government will respond via FBO to comments and/or questions received following the issuance of the Final

Request for Proposal (RFP).

//:signed

Patrick B. DeWyngaert

Contracting Officer