HBG_RFP_80GSFC18R0078_POTENTIAL_OFFERORS_LTR.pdf

TO: All Potential Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. 80GSFC18R0078

Hydrosphere, Biosphere and Geophysics (HBG) Support Services

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

Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC) Hydrosphere, Biosphere and

Geophysics (HBG) Support Services solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to acquire scientific research services that conceives, develops and applies space, field-deployed (i.e.

airborne and in situ) and laboratory based technologies and observations to address issues of importance to society, including water resources, land and ocean ecosystems, health, global and regional sea level change, natural hazards, changes in the Earth’s cryosphere, gravity field, magnetic field, solid Earth, topography, reference frames, and the effects of climate change on life on Earth.

The Statement of Work, Attachment A, describes the scope of the requirement.

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

Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541715 and the small business size standard is 1,250 employees.

This competitive procurement will result in a Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF) requirement and an

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) requirement with the ability to issue CPFF task orders.

The contract will have an effective ordering period of five years from the contract effective date.

Phase-In will be conducted, under a separate contract, during the 45-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.

In order to control and protect sensitive data owned by both the Government and Government

Contractors, it is now Goddard Center policy that all procurement-related documents be released in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Offerors shall be aware that the while the Cost

Volume exhibits included in the RFP are in PDF format; the Offeror’s Cost Volume proposal submitted in response to this RFP shall include completed Cost Volume exhibits in Microsoft

Office Excel format. Instructions for converting from PDF format to Excel format can be found in the Section L Cost Volume Instructions provision. Offerors are encouraged to complete the conversion from PDF format to Excel format upon receipt of the RFP. Should any issues arise with the conversion, please contact the undersigned.

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 changes from the Draft RFP version. The following list identifies some areas where enhancements have been made from the

Draft RFP to this final RFP that may not have been addressed in the Draft RFP questions and responses:

Statement of Work has been updated to October, 2018 version with list of acronyms.

L.12 Offer Volume has been updated.

L.17 and M.5 clauses have been included to address updated Organizational Conflicts of

Interest provisions.

For a prime contractor’s contract reference(s) to be considered at least minimally

“relevant”, it must meet/exceed an average annual cost/fee incurred of at least $7M.

A proposed significant subcontractor for the past performance evaluation for this procurement is defined as any proposed subcontractor that is estimated to meet/exceed an average annual cost/fee of $5M.

Enclosures (1) and (2) have been updated.

Offerors are advised to refrain from adding restrictive markings or legends to proposal submissions that will be incorporated into any prospective contract as Attachments.

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 HBG online Reference Library at:

http://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/.

Potential Offerors are requested to periodically monitor the websites for updates.

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clause 1852.215-84, OMBUDSMAN, is applicable.

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.

This RFP does not commit NASA GSFC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA GSFC to procure or contract for these services. 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 solicitation.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than 2:00 PM EST July

29, 2019. Be advised, in accordance with Provision L.15 of the solicitation it is the offerors responsibility to ensure that completed past performance questionnaires are submitted no later than the closing date of this solicitation as designated in block 9 of the SF 33.

Below is a list of the Source Selection Authority (SSA) and voting members along with their associated NASA GSFC organizational codes, for the Source Evaluation Board (SEB). The names provided are for informational purposes only and other than the Contracting Officer, Darlene Harkins, these individuals shall not be contacted regarding this procurement. The

Government may change personnel associated with this acquisition at its discretion.

SSA

Tom McCarthy, Code 400

Voting Members

Eric Brown DeColstoun, Chairperson, Code 618

Darlene Harkins, Contracting Officer, Code 210.5

Carlos Del Castillo, Code 616

Michael Studinger, Code 615

David Harding, Code 618

Manohar Deshpande, Code 555

Frederick Policelli, Code 617

Offerors are reminded that a “Blackout Notice” for this procurement was distributed to all applicable NASA GSFC personnel concurrently with the release of the Final RFP to Industry.

Therefore, all communications pertaining to this procurement shall be directed only to the

Contracting Officer listed below.

All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Darlene

Harkins, Contracting Officer, at darlene.harkins@nasa.gov on or before 3:00 PM EST July 15, 2019. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration.

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

//:signed

Darlene D. Harkins

Contracting Officer