OMES III Final RFP QA (Batch 2) 6-1-22.pdf

OMES III Final RFP Q&A (Batch 2)

Solicitation: OMES III RFP 80GSFC21R0046

No. Document / Attachment Reference Section, Paragraph, Page # Question Government Response

1 RFP L.27 (b) page 103; L 31

(b) (7) GPM BASIS OF ESTIMATES (BOE) page 109; L 31 (b) (12) Phase- In Plan, page 132

The L.27 Instructions indicate there is a 30 page limitation for Basis of Estimates (BOEs) but does'nt specifically identify which BOEs this applies to. Does this page limit apply the requirements included in L 31 (b) (7) GPM BOE only? Can you confirm that a BOE provided in response to L.31 (b) (12) Phase-In Plan is outside the 30 page BOE limitation? Yes, the 30-page limitations requirement applies to L.31 GSFC

52.215-223 COST VOLUME INSTRUCTIONS (SEP 2021)(b)(7) GPM BOE only. The Government confirms that the Phase-In Plan is excluded from the page limitations requirement.

2 DRFP and RFP Enclosure CC For the following 4 categories in Enclosure CC, the Position Descriptions in the final RFP vary from the DRFP which appeared to correlate directly to the same group of Labor Category Titles and now appear to be included in different groupings that don’t necessarily align with the Labor Category Title. Can you validate these changes are intentional or provide a correction?

43 - Packaging Engineer Sr 62 - harness Engineer Sr 90 – Mechanical Technician II 95 - Contamination & thermal Coatings Technician II

This was an inadvertant error. Amendment 2 will update Enclosure CC to align the Position Descriptions to the appropriate Labor Category as well as include the Position Descriptions for all 4 Labor Categories.

3 Attachment E GFP MASTER LISTING.pdf N/A Attachment E contains 124 pages of GFE organized by item Description, Modular Part Number, and Quantity. We assume that most of the components have been integrated into various systems and are not accessible as individual components.

Please confirm that the Government’s expectation is that equipment inventories for Phase-in will be conducted at the system level and not at the component level.

The successful Offeror should expect to appropriately inventory at the component, mixed, and/or system, level.

4 Attachment I.1 OCI Plan DRD.pdf 11 The DRD requires the electronic format of the OCI Plan to be compatible with Microsoft Office. However, L.25 requires that the OCI Plan be included as part of the Offer Volume and L.27 requires that the Offer Volume be submitted in a single searchable Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) file. Please revise the DRD to require the electronic format of the OCI Plan to be submitted in PDF.

Per DRD Item 11 "Format," the Contractor's format is acceptable. The electronic format shall be compatible with Microsoft Office. Per L.27 the Offeror shall submit a single searchable PDF which would be compatible with Microsoft Office.

5 OMES III Final Request for Proposal 4-28-22.pdf L.27(b)(1) Would the Government add "copies of certifications" to the list of items excluded from page count?

No, copies of certifications will not be added to the list of items excluded from the page limitations.

6 OMES III Final Request for Proposal 4-28-22.pdf L.27(b)(1) Would the Government allow copies of quality-related certifications to be included as an attachment to the QAP and be excluded from the page count?

The page limitation requirement for the QAP shall include copies of quality-related certifications.

7 OMES III Final Request for Proposal 4-28-22.pdf L.27(b)(2) The requirement states that, "Text in diagrams, schedules, charts, tables, artwork, and photographs shall be no smaller than 10 point." Will the Government allow Arial Narrow 10 point to be used in diagrams, schedules, charts, tables, artwork, and photographs? This has been acceptable on several other GSFC bids.

No, diagrams, schedules, charts, tables, artwork, and photographs shall be no smaller than a 10-point Times New Roman font, consistent with the rest of the proposal.

8 Enclosure BB RTOs.pdf OMES NExIS Robotic Servicing Mission Concept

Enclosure BB, OMES NExIS Robotic Servicing Mission Concept, Assumption #2 states: "The mission shall be capable of performing a controlled reentry for Service 1, per the requirements of NASA-STD-8719.14 Process for Limiting Orbital Debris, from the mission orbit anytime up to 10 years from launch, when initiated by ground procedures"; this conflicts with Q&A Batch 2, Question #7, which states: "Yes, the intent of these requirements is for “disposal and removal from an operational orbit,” consistent with the terminology in NASA-STD-8719 14 The Postmission disposal requirements include the Client with the Servicer 1. The government will provide clarification to the RTO per release of the final RFP to be in alignment with the terminology used in NASA Standard 8719 14".

Please confirm the Final RFP Enclosure BB, OMES NExIS Robotic Servicing Mission Concept, Assumption #2 is correct, and takes precedence over Q&A #7, which was released during the DRFP stage.

The Government confirms that the Final RFP Enclosure BB,OMES NExIS Robotic Servicing Mission Concept, Assumption #2 is correct.

9 Would the Government please post an editable version of the Past Performance Questionnaire (Exhibit 13)? Word or editable PDF version will greatly facilitate the completion of the PPQs in a timely fashion. In addition, please update “TBD” on page 2 to be May 31, 2022.

Amendment 2 will update Exhibit 13, page 2 "TBD" to June 7, 2022 and post an editable version.

Enclosure CC contains a Packaging Engineer Senior with GPM hours and a Position description, but this position is not included in Enclosure DD. Enclosure DD contains a Packaging Engineer Staff with a historical labor rate, but this position is not included in Enclosure CC. Please confirm if one of the Enclosures needs to be updated to reflect Senior vs Staff, or if both Enclosures need to be updated to include both the Senior and Staff levels for the Packaging Engineer.

Enclosure DD contains historical data relative to the OMES II Contract, which may not apply to the OMES III requirement.

As such, Enclosure CC includes PD references that apply to OMES III only.

OMES III Final RFP Q&A (Batch 2)

Enclosure CC Government Pricing Model (GPM)-Specified Non-Management Direct Labor Categories’ Position Descriptions – It appears the position description for position number 95, Contamination & Thermal Coatings Technician II, is missing or blended with the position description of positions 93 and 94, Electrical Technician. Please confirm if there is a unique position description for the Contamination & Thermal Coatings Technician II.

This was an inadvertant error. Amendment 2 will update Enclosure CC to align the Position Descriptions to the appropriate Labor Category as well as include the Position Descriptions for the Contamination & Thermal Coatings Technician II Labor Category.

L.31(a) Instructions

L.31(a) states “Proposed Significant Subcontractors and JV partners shall complete and submit Exhibits 2A, 2B, and 4 through 12 and provide the same supporting information that is requested from the Prime Offeror or JV Entity.” Exhibit 12 is the Small Business Subcontracting Plan Goals. Ordinarily small business subcontracting goals are limited to large prime contractors and not placed on subcontractors. Will the Government confirm that only the Prime contractor complete Exhibit 12?

Only the Prime or JV entity shall complete and submit Exhibit 12.