Amendment 1 - QA-1.pdf

QUESTION RESPONSE

1 I see the attachments for the pricing.

Can you confirm if I returned the pricing to the primary contact listed on the website?

All responses to the combined synopsis/solicitation shall be submitted to James

H. Kim via e‐mail at James.H.Kim@nasa.gov.

2 Can you confirm the fixed pricing to be for 1 year? ‐ “The contract will have an initial ordering period of 1 year from the contract effective date with four one‐year options to exercise”

Offerors shall provide Firm Fixed Pricing for each year of the 5 year requirment

(1 base year with 4 one‐year options). As such the Fixed pricing will be in 1‐year increments. Offers shall provide Firm Fixed Pricing for Chemicals listed in

Attachment B (CY1), Attachment B‐1 (CY‐2) Option Year 1, Attachment B‐2 (CY3)

Option Year 2, Attachment B‐3 (CY4) Option Year 3 and Attachment B‐4 (CY5)

Option Year 4.

3 Also, is there a location that forecast of volume is located?

No, as this is a Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity type Contract, however please refer to the GSFC 52 216‐92 MINIMUM/MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES (FIXED PRICE) (APR 2008) which outlines the minimum amount of supplies or services that shall be ordered during the effective period of this contract.

4 I see the attached products of interest for pricing. Can I choose the ones I want to quote or is the bid for all of them? What if we do not have a quote for one of the items listed?

Per the Attachment B instructions, offerors are to provide a Firm‐Fixed‐Price for all listed chemicals. If an offeror is unable to provide a price for certain chemicals, the offeror shall provide a rationale as to why pricing cannot be obtained. If an offeror is unable to provide a price for certain chemicals, this may not represent the most advantageous quote to the Government and thus, may be unsuccessful when compared to the responses of other quotes. In accordance with FAR 52.212‐2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (NOV 2021), the

Government will award a contract to an offer that is most advantageous to the

Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors are in descending order of importance: 1. Past Performance, 2. Technical Capability of the item offered to meet the Government Requirement, and 3. Price.

5 What chemicals are included? Per the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation document, all offers shall complete

Attachment B to Attachment B‐4, IDIQ Fixed Price Matrix which include the complete list of chemicals. Please also refer to Attachment A ‐ SOW for additional information.

6 What quantities? Please refer to Attachment B to Attachment B‐4 regarding Unit size and quantity for pricing purposes. Specific quantities shall be identified on each individual delivery order after contract award. For this is a Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite

Quantity type Contract, however please refer to the GSFC 52.216‐92

MINIMUM/MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES OR SERVICES (FIXED PRICE) (APR

2008) which outlines the minimum amount of supplies or services that shall be ordered during the effective period of this contract.

7 Where will this ship to? Per the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation clause GSFC 52.247‐94 Shipping

Instructions‐‐Central Receiving (FEB 2016) shipments of the items required under this contract shall be to:

Receiving Officer

Goddard Space Flight Center

Building 35, Code 279

Greenbelt, Maryland 20771

Marked for:

Technical Officer: Jose O. Santos, Code 553

Building: 11

Room: S024

Contract No.: TBD

Item(s) No.: TBD by Delivery Order

8 Should offerors complete only

Attachment B? Offers shall complete the Firm Price Matrix for CY 1 to CY5 (totaling a period of 5 years total), thus offerors shall provide the following Attachments (as well as any other requested items) in response to the combined synopsis/solicitation:

Attachment B (CY1‐ 2023 to 2024) Base Year

Attachment B‐1 (CY‐2‐ 2024 to 2025) Option Year 1

Attachment B‐2 (CY3‐ 2025 to 2026) Option Year 2

Attachment B‐3 (CY4‐ 2026 to 2027) Option Year 3

Attachment B‐4 (CY5‐ 2027 to 2028) Option Year 4

9 What is the Period of Performance? The contract ordering period shall consist of a 1 base year with 4 one‐year options per the below:

Contract Year 1 (Base Year) ‐ 2023 to 2024

Contract Year 2 (Option Year 1) ‐ 2024 to 2025

Contract Year 3 (Option Year 2) ‐ 2025 to 2026

Contract Year 4 (Option Year 3) ‐ 2026 to 2027

Contract Year 5 (Option Year 4) ‐ 2027 to 2028