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80GSFC21R0039

Amendment 1

1. The following clause is added at I.14 1852.204-76 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR

UNCLASSIFIED TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES (DEVIATION 21-01).

I.14 1852.204-76 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED

TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES (DEVIATION 21-01)

(a) The contractor shall protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of NASA Electronic Information and IT resources and protect NASA Electronic Information from unauthorized disclosure.

(b) This clause is applicable to all NASA contractors and sub-contractors that process, manage, access, or store unclassified electronic information, to include Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) information, for NASA in support of NASA's missions, programs, projects and/or institutional requirements. Applicable requirements, regulations, policies, and guidelines are identified in the Applicable Documents List (ADL) provided as an attachment to the contract. The documents listed in the ADL can be found at:

http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ocio/itsecurity/index.html. For policy information considered sensitive, the documents will be identified as such in the ADL and made available through the Contracting Officer.

(c) Definitions.

(1) IT resources means any hardware or software or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, that is used to process, manage, access, or store electronic information.

(2) NASA Electronic Information is any data (as defined in the Rights in Data clause of this contract) or information (including information incidental to contract administration, such as financial, administrative, cost or pricing, or management information) that is processed, managed, accessed or stored on an IT system(s) in the performance of a NASA contract.

(3) IT Security Management Plan. This plan shall describe the processes and procedures that will be followed to ensure appropriate security of IT resources that are developed, processed, or used under this contract. Unlike the IT security plan, which addresses the IT system, the IT Security Management Plan addresses how the contractor will manage personnel and processes associated with IT Security on the instant contract.

(4) IT Security Plan. This is a FISMA requirement; see the ADL for applicable requirements.

The IT Security Plan is specific to the IT System and not the contract. Within 30 days after award, the contractor shall develop and deliver an IT Security Management Plan to the Contracting Officer; the approval authority will be included in the ADL. All contractor personnel requiring physical or logical access to NASA IT resources must complete NASA's annual IT Security Awareness training. Refer to the IT Training policy located in the IT Security Web site at https://itsecurity.nasa.gov/policies/index.html.

(d) The contractor shall afford Government access to the Contractor's and subcontractors' facilities, installations, operations, documentation, databases, and personnel used in performance of the contract. Access shall be provided to the extent required to carry out a program of IT inspection (to include vulnerability testing), investigation and audit to safeguard against threats and hazards to the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of NASA Electronic Information or to the function of IT systems operated on behalf of NASA, and to preserve evidence of computer crime.

(e) At the completion of the contract, the contractor shall return all NASA information and IT resources provided to the contractor during the performance of the contract in accordance with retention documentation available in the ADL. The contractor shall provide a listing of all NASA Electronic information and IT resources generated in performance of the contract.

At that time, the contractor shall request disposition instructions from the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer will provide disposition instructions within 30 calendar days of the contractor's request. Parts of the clause and referenced ADL may be waived by the contracting officer, if the contractor's ongoing IT security program meets or exceeds the requirements of NASA Procedural Requirements (NPR) 2810.1 in effect at time of award.

The current version of NPR 2810.1 is referenced in the ADL. The contractor shall submit a written waiver request to the Contracting Officer within 30 days of award. The waiver request will be reviewed by the Center IT Security Manager. If approved, the Contractor Officer will notify the contractor, by contract modification, which parts of the clause or provisions of the ADL are waived.

(f) The contractor shall insert this clause, including this paragraph in all subcontracts that process, manage, access or store NASA Electronic Information in support of the mission of the Agency.

(End of clause)

2. The following paragraph of clause L.14 GSFC 52.215-221 COST VOLUME INSTRUCTIONS (JUL 2020), is revised to delete “GPM.”

FROM:

L.14 GSFC 52.215-221 COST VOLUME INSTRUCTIONS (JUL 2020)

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires Contracting Officers to purchase supplies and services from responsible sources at fair and reasonable prices. It is expected that adequate price competition will be obtained under this solicitation so that submission of certified cost or pricing data is not required pursuant to FAR 52.215-20, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data--Alternate IV. The term “data other than certified cost or pricing data” is defined at FAR 2.101.

(a) Instructions

An important prerequisite for the award of the contract is the Prime Offerors must have an accounting system that has been determined adequate by the cognizant administrative office for accumulating and reporting incurred costs prior to contract award. If an Offeror is relying on the accounting system adequacy of a Joint Venture team member, sister company, or any other affiliated company’s accounting system, they must specifically assert (in the submitted Offer Volume) such an intended reliance for the performance of the contract and must demonstrate a convincing basis for using that system as a source for determining their own adequacy.

While these proposals are not required to be cost certified, they are to be in sufficient detail to allow direct and indirect rate verification and audit of selected costs. The Cost Volume proposal should be prepared in a manner consistent with your current accounting system.

The contract resulting from this solicitation is potentially subject to Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance, unless the Offeror qualifies for a CAS exemption. Offerors shall determine CAS applicability (full or modified CAS coverage) for its proposing business unit based on applicability criteria. If full CAS coverage applies to the Offeror and it has not submitted a Disclosure Statement that has been deemed adequate by its cognizant contract administration entity (typically DCMA), then a Disclosure Statement shall be prepared in support of the Offeror’s proposal. While CAS Disclosure Statements are not evaluated by NASA, their evaluation must be coordinated between NASA and the cognizant contract administration entity;

as such, the CAS Disclosure Statement shall be submitted to NASA with the proposal in the Offer Volume.

The required format for other than certified cost or pricing data is for evaluation purposes. The cost for any resultant contract will be awarded on the basis of the successful Offeror's normal estimating and/or accounting system or the system set forth in the CAS Disclosure Statement required by Public Law 100-679, if applicable. If the Offeror's estimating and/or accounting practice differs from the required cost proposal format, the costs should be computed in accordance with the

Offeror’s normal accounting and estimating procedures and provide your rationale for the format adjustments.

Direct labor must be estimated on the basis of productive effort. Productive effort is the estimated number of hours required to perform the work. Vacations, holidays, sick leave, and any other paid absences shall not be cited as direct labor, but shall be separately identified and priced or included in indirect cost.

Final monetary extensions in the Cost Volume proposal should be expressed as the closest whole dollar amount, with cents omitted.

Duty charges, if any shall be included in the cost, regardless of whether or not duty free certificates are obtained.

A "subcontract" is any contract, purchase order, material order, interorganizational transfer, etc. that is a direct cost to this acquisition. The Offeror shall provide sufficient detail to support and explain all costs proposed. For the purposes of the Cost Volume, a Significant Subcontractor is defined as any subcontractor whose estimated value causes the cumulative percentage of subcontractor work (from lowest to highest percentage of work) to meet or exceed 20% of the total GPM estimated value (basic and all options combined, if applicable). All values are inclusive of fee.

Example 1:

Subcontractor Name

Individual Subcontractor Percentage of Work

Cumulative Subcontractor Percentage of Work

Subcontractor A 0.5% 0.5% Subcontractor B 2.0% 2.5% Subcontractor C 4.5% 7.0% Subcontractor D 5.3% 12.3% Subcontractor E 7.6% 19.9% Subcontractor F 10.0% 29.9% Subcontractor G 20.0% 49.9%

In the above Example 1, Subcontractors F and G would be deemed significant subcontractors.

Example 2:

Subcontractor Name

Individual Subcontractor Percentage of Work

Cumulative Subcontractor Percentage of Work

Subcontractor A 1.0% 1.0% Subcontractor B 3.4% 4.4% Subcontractor C 3.5% 7.9%

Subcontractor D 6.0% 13.9% Subcontractor E 6.1% 20.0% Subcontractor F 8.2% 28.2% Subcontractor G 9.0% 37.2%

In the above Example 2, Subcontractors E, F, and G would be deemed significant subcontractors.

Exhibit 1, Small Business Subcontracting Plan Goals, is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF). Prior to completing the exhibit, Offerors shall convert the .PDF file to Microsoft Office Excel either using Adobe Acrobat DC or manually recreate each individual exhibit. (Note: Previous versions of Adobe Acrobat will not properly convert the PDF file to the Excel format.) To convert the exhibits using Adobe Acrobat DC use the following steps:

(1) Open the exhibit .PDF file in Adobe Acrobat DC.

(2) Click on the Export PDF tool in the right pane.

(3) Choose spreadsheet as your export format, and then select Microsoft Excel Workbook.

a. Under the “Save As XLSX Settings” window, ensure that following selections are made:

i. Under Excel Workbook Settings ensure “Create Worksheet for each Page” is selected.

ii. Under Numeric Settings ensure “Detect decimal and thousands separators using regional settings.”

iii. Under Text Recognition Settings ensure “Recognize text if needed” is selected.

1. Ensure “English” is the selected language.

b. Click “OK”

(4) Click “Export.”

(5) Name the Excel file and save it in a desired location.

Offerors, including proposed Significant Subcontractors, shall provide one separately packaged copy of their Cost Volume proposal marked “Enter correct RFP number/NASA Proposal Evaluation Material,” which the Government may use for audit support purposes.

All pricing and estimating techniques shall be clearly explained in detail (projections, rates, ratios, percentages, factors, etc.) and shall support the proposed costs in such a manner that audit, computation, and verification can be accomplished. All past actuals shall show the periods of time and costs in detail when used as a basis for estimating the proposed costs.

In order to establish the reasonableness and realism of the proposed costs, and the extent to which costs reflect performance addressed in the Mission Suitability Volume proposal, each Offeror, including proposed Significant Subcontractors and Non-Significant Subcontractors, shall submit the required other than certified cost or pricing data (spreadsheets and supporting narrative) set forth in this provision. These data requirements differ by Prime Offeror, Significant Subcontractors, and Non-Significant Subcontractors as indicated in Section (b) below.

TO:

L.14 GSFC 52.215-221 COST VOLUME INSTRUCTIONS (JUL 2020)

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires Contracting Officers to purchase supplies and services from responsible sources at fair and reasonable prices. It is expected that adequate price competition will be obtained under this solicitation so that submission of certified cost or pricing data is not required pursuant to FAR 52.215-20, Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data--Alternate IV. The term “data other than certified cost or pricing data” is defined at FAR 2.101.

(a) Instructions

An important prerequisite for the award of the contract is the Prime Offerors must have an accounting system that has been determined adequate by the cognizant administrative office for accumulating and reporting incurred costs prior to contract award. If an Offeror is relying on the accounting system adequacy of a Joint Venture team member, sister company, or any other affiliated company’s accounting system, they must specifically assert (in the submitted Offer Volume) such an intended reliance for the performance of the contract and must demonstrate a convincing basis for using that system as a source for determining their own adequacy.

While these proposals are not required to be cost certified, they are to be in sufficient detail to allow direct and indirect rate verification and audit of selected costs. The Cost Volume proposal should be prepared in a manner consistent with your current accounting system.

The contract resulting from this solicitation is potentially subject to Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance, unless the Offeror qualifies for a CAS exemption. Offerors shall determine CAS applicability (full or modified CAS coverage) for its proposing business unit based on applicability criteria. If full CAS coverage applies to the Offeror and it has not submitted a Disclosure Statement that has been deemed adequate by its cognizant contract administration entity (typically DCMA), then a Disclosure Statement shall be prepared in support of the Offeror’s proposal. While CAS Disclosure Statements are not evaluated by NASA, their evaluation must be coordinated between NASA and the cognizant contract administration entity;

as such, the CAS Disclosure Statement shall be submitted to NASA with the proposal in the Offer Volume.

The required format for other than certified cost or pricing data is for evaluation purposes. The cost for any resultant contract will be awarded on the basis of the successful Offeror's normal estimating and/or accounting system or the system set forth in the CAS Disclosure Statement required by Public Law 100-679, if applicable. If the Offeror's estimating and/or accounting practice differs from the required cost proposal format, the costs should be computed in accordance with the Offeror’s normal accounting and estimating procedures and provide your rationale for the format adjustments.

Direct labor must be estimated on the basis of productive effort. Productive effort is the estimated number of hours required to perform the work. Vacations, holidays, sick leave, and any other paid absences shall not be cited as direct labor, but shall be separately identified and priced or included in indirect cost.

Final monetary extensions in the Cost Volume proposal should be expressed as the closest whole dollar amount, with cents omitted.

Duty charges, if any shall be included in the cost, regardless of whether or not duty free certificates are obtained.

A "subcontract" is any contract, purchase order, material order, interorganizational transfer, etc. that is a direct cost to this acquisition. The Offeror shall provide sufficient detail to support and explain all costs proposed. For the purposes of the Cost Volume, a Significant Subcontractor is defined as any subcontractor whose estimated value causes the cumulative percentage of subcontractor work (from lowest to highest percentage of work) to meet or exceed 20% of the total estimated value (basic and all options combined, if applicable). All values are inclusive of fee.

Example 1:

Subcontractor Name

Individual Subcontractor Percentage of Work

Cumulative Subcontractor Percentage of Work

Subcontractor A 0.5% 0.5% Subcontractor B 2.0% 2.5% Subcontractor C 4.5% 7.0% Subcontractor D 5.3% 12.3% Subcontractor E 7.6% 19.9% Subcontractor F 10.0% 29.9% Subcontractor G 20.0% 49.9%

In the above Example 1, Subcontractors F and G would be deemed significant subcontractors.

Example 2:

Subcontractor Name

Individual Subcontractor Percentage of Work

Cumulative Subcontractor Percentage of Work

Subcontractor A 1.0% 1.0% Subcontractor B 3.4% 4.4%

Subcontractor C 3.5% 7.9% Subcontractor D 6.0% 13.9% Subcontractor E 6.1% 20.0% Subcontractor F 8.2% 28.2% Subcontractor G 9.0% 37.2%

In the above Example 2, Subcontractors E, F, and G would be deemed significant subcontractors.

Exhibit 1, Small Business Subcontracting Plan Goals, is provided in Portable Document Format (PDF). Prior to completing the exhibit, Offerors shall convert the .PDF file to Microsoft Office Excel either using Adobe Acrobat DC or manually recreate each individual exhibit. (Note: Previous versions of Adobe Acrobat will not properly convert the PDF file to the Excel format.) To convert the exhibits using Adobe Acrobat DC use the following steps:

(6) Open the exhibit .PDF file in Adobe Acrobat DC.

(7) Click on the Export PDF tool in the right pane.

(8) Choose spreadsheet as your export format, and then select Microsoft Excel Workbook.

a. Under the “Save As XLSX Settings” window, ensure that following selections are made:

i. Under Excel Workbook Settings ensure “Create Worksheet for each Page” is selected.

ii. Under Numeric Settings ensure “Detect decimal and thousands separators using regional settings.”

iii. Under Text Recognition Settings ensure “Recognize text if needed” is selected.

1. Ensure “English” is the selected language.

b. Click “OK”

(9) Click “Export.”

(10) Name the Excel file and save it in a desired location.

Offerors, including proposed Significant Subcontractors, shall provide one separately packaged copy of their Cost Volume proposal marked “Enter correct RFP number/NASA Proposal Evaluation Material,” which the Government may use for audit support purposes.

All pricing and estimating techniques shall be clearly explained in detail (projections, rates, ratios, percentages, factors, etc.) and shall support the proposed costs in such a manner that audit, computation, and verification can be accomplished. All past actuals shall show the periods of time and costs in detail when used as a basis for estimating the proposed costs.

In order to establish the reasonableness and realism of the proposed costs, and the extent to which costs reflect performance addressed in the Mission Suitability Volume proposal, each Offeror, including proposed Significant Subcontractors and Non-Significant Subcontractors, shall submit the required other than certified cost or pricing data (spreadsheets and supporting narrative) set forth in this provision. These data requirements differ by Prime Offeror, Significant Subcontractors, and Non-Significant Subcontractors as indicated in Section (b) below.

3. The following paragraphs of clause L.13 GSFC 52.215-210 MISSION SUITABILITY

VOLUME INSTRUCTIONS (COMPETITIVE) (SEP 2020), have been revised as indicated by italics:

(a.) TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE TO REQUIREMENTS – Offeror’s shall provide an overview of the proposed approach and solution and provide a matrix to demonstrate compliance with requirements in MSR-CCRS-ERM-SOW-0001, MSR-CCRS-ERM-SPEC-0002, and MSR- CCRS-SMA-REQ-0003. Furthermore, offerors shall explain the proposed approach to proactively assure meeting the release performance and error requirements as identified in CDRL

2.6.8 and 3.6.8, including but not limited to, dynamic simulation, Monte-Carlo analysis, and hardware verification tests under off-nominal conditions identified during analysis.

(g.) CLASS A WITH 8-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE – Offerors shall explain the proposed approach to developing and meeting NASA Payload Risk Classification A for an 8-year mission operational life to Mars orbit and back to include the approach to system reliability assumptions and assessments as described in CDRLs 2.6.4 and 3.6.4, Reliability Analysis Reports, and the design approach to parts/components selection and redundancy.

TO:

(a.) TECHNICAL COMPLIANCE TO REQUIREMENTS – Offeror’s shall provide an overview of the proposed approach and solution and provide a matrix to demonstrate compliance with requirements in MSR-CCRS-ERM-SOW-0001, MSR-CCRS-ERM-SPEC-0002, and MSR- CCRS-SMA-REQ-0003. Furthermore, offerors shall explain the proposed approach to proactively assure meeting the release performance and error requirements as identified in CDRL 7.8, including but not limited to, dynamic simulation, Monte-Carlo analysis, and hardware verification tests under off-nominal conditions identified during analysis.

(g.) CLASS A WITH 8-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE – Offerors shall explain the proposed approach to developing and meeting NASA Payload Risk Classification A for an 8-year mission operational life to Mars orbit and back to include the approach to system reliability assumptions and assessments as described in CDRL 7.4, Safety and Reliability Documentation, and the design approach to parts/components selection and redundancy.

4. This amendment extends the offer proposal date in SF33-14a Section 9 and the Cover Letter.

10/12/2021 until 3:00 PM local time.

TO:

10/19/2021 until 3:00 PM local time.

5. Due to the revisions made herein, this amendment updates SF33-14a, changing the total page number from 108 to 110, and individual page numbers, accordingly.

6. ALL OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED.