Summary of Changes- For Information Purposes - SMAS III.pdf

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Summary of Changes Between Draft RFP Documents and Final RFP Documents (SMAS III)

For Information Purposes

Reference (In Order) Change Reason for Change All RFP documents Removed all draft references Draft RFP to Final RFP.

Section I Replaced FAR clause 52.203-17 Contractor Employee

Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020) with 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. (NOV 2023)

Clause Update

Section I Replaced FAR clause 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting For Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (NOV 2021) with 52.204-23 Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (DEC 2023)

Clause update

Section I Updated fill-in within 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services to the following: 30 days before the contract expires.

Update fill-in

Section I Updated 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns to February 2024 version

Clause Update

Section I Updated 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation to February 2024 version.

Clause Update

Section I Updated FAR clause 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies from (MAR 2022) (DEVIATION) to February 2024 version.

Clause Update

Section I Deleted “As Modified by NASA FAR Supplement 1852.227-17 (JUL 1997)” from 52.227-17 Rights in Data- Special Works (DEC 2007)

NASA FAR Supplement 1852.227-17 now “Reserved”

Section I Updated FAR clause 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services from (SEP 2023) to February 2024 version.

Clause Update

Section I Updated NASA FAR Supplement clause 1852.215-84

Ombudsman from (NOV 2011) ALTERNATE I (JUN 2000) to (NOV 2023)

Clause Update

Section I Updated NASA FAR Supplement clause 1852.223-74 Drug-and alcohol-free workforce from (NOV 2015) to (OCT 2023)

Clause Update

Section J – List of Attachments

Updated Statement of Work Date to “February 2024” Statement of Work Update

Section J – List of Attachments

Added “=” to *, **, and *** Clarify meaning of TBP**

Section K Updated FAR provision 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications to February 2024 version

Provision update

Attachment A – Statement of Work

Scope of Work paragraph 2: Updated to state contractor is to “provide resources to execute a risk based approach.”

Clarify contractor requirements

Attachment A – Statement of Work

1.1 Personnel: Added AS9100/ISO9001 certification Certification was omitted

Attachment A – Statement of Work

1.4 Paragraph 3 clarified to specify multiple assessments 1.4 Paragraph 3 clarified to specify multiple assessments as intended

Attachment A – Statement of Work

Replaced Paragraph Numbering “2.1.5.” with “2.1.4.” The SOW numbering went from 2.1.3 to 2.1.5.

Corrected.

Attachment A – Statement of Work

4.4 title revised to “Quantitative Risk Assessment” 4.4 title revised to “Quantitative Risk Assessment” to better represent content of section.

Attachment A – Statement of Work

Changed Paragraph Numbering “6.4” to “6.5” for Managing/Communicating Non-conformances

There were two Statement of Work headings 6.4 (Quality Inspections and Managing/Communicating Non-conformances).

Corrected.

Attachment A – Statement of Work

7.1 title and paragraph 1, 7.1.1, and 7.1.2 (two instances) GSFC replaced with Greenbelt.

7.1 differentiation between LDE at Greenbelt and WFF clarified.

Attachment A – Statement of Work

7.2 title, 7.2.1, and 7.2.2 GSFC replaced with Greenbelt.

7.2 differentiation between PVS at Greenbelt and WFF clarified.

Attachment A – Statement of Work

7.3.2 revised to reflect travel to GSFC meant Greenbelt 7.3.2 wording clarification regarding travel to reflect Greenbelt GSFC location.

Attachment A – Statement of Work

Changed Paragraph Numbering “7.5.3” to “7.6.3” for MTE Calibration, Maintenance and Repair Support

MTE Calibration, Maintenance and Repair Support should have been numbered 7.6.3.

Corrected.

Attachment A – Statement of Work

7.6.3 2nd paragraph: Updated language in paragraph to: (e.g., required turnaround times and notifications) by GSFC in task SOWs.

Clarified requirement.

Attachment A – Statement of Work

Changed Paragraph Numbering “7.6.6” to “7.6.5” for Lab (In- Situ and Vendor) Maintenance

Lab (In-Situ and Vendor) Maintenance should have been numbered 7.6.5. Corrected.

Attachment A – Statement of Work

7.7.1 Internal Assessments: Updated two references of “GSFC

AS9001” to “GSFC AS9100”

Correction to quality management system

Attachment A – Statement of Work

7.7.1 specified the type of support of internal assessments required.

Certified or trained auditors required were not specified.

Attachment I – Contract Historical Data

Updated “TBD percent” to “10 percent” Updated Significant subcontractors definition

L.23 GSFC 52.215-201

Proposal Preparation – General Instructions; (b) (1) Proposal Content and Page Limitations

Added “Direct and Indirect Rate Substantiation” to Cost Volume page limitation

Clarify Basis of Estimate not only item page limited

L.24 1852.SOL-INS-1

Electronic Submission of Proposals – Proposal Marking and Delivery Through NASA’s EFSS Box (OCT 2023)

Paragraph (d) – Updated from Eastern Standard Time to Eastern Daylight Time

Update

L.24 1852.SOL-INS-1

Electronic Submission of Proposals – Proposal Marking and Delivery Through NASA’s EFSS Box (OCT 2023)

The second paragraph labeled (e) was an error and corrected.

The second paragraph will be (f) and the subsequent and final paragraph (g).

There are two paragraphs labeled (e) on Page 89.

L.26 GSFC 52.215-210

Mission Suitability Proposal Instructions (Competitive); Subfactor B

– Management Approach;

B.8 Position Qualifications

Added “Offerors may propose equivalencies to meet the Position Qualifications requirements. If equivalencies are proposed, the Offeror shall provide the same level of detail as above.”

Enable the contractor to formulate the best team to support our SMA needs.

L.27 GSFC 52.215-223

Cost Volume Instructions (b)(12) Phase-In Plan

Updated date Phase-In expected to commence Updated.

L.27 GSFC 52.215-223

Cost Volume Instructions (b)(14) Total Compensation Plan

Updated Contract Historical Data rates projected escalation date.

Updated.

L.31 Industry Day L.31 Industry Day text removed Industry Day held December 15, 2023 Enclosure D – Contract Historical Data

Rates updated to February 2025 Align with anticipated contract start date.

Enclosure E GPM Specified Non-Management Direct Labor Categories, Direct Labor Hours, and Position Descriptions

Removed “*Years of Experience Cannot Be Used to Satisfy Degree Requirements”; Education requirements across labor categories more consistent.

Enable the contractor to formulate the best team to support our SMA needs; Education requirements more clear and consistent.

Enclosure G – Scenario 1 Mission Description, paragraph 1

Replaced “The SPP will be a constellation of two Sun-Tower satellites, based on JAXA research, in orbit with a supporting ground rectenna system to provide safe power via Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) to Lunar habitats and experiment.

Initially the SPP constellation will consist of paired Sun- Tower Satellites in lunar orbits that provide continuous coverage of lunar rectennas.”

with

“The SPP will be a constellation of Sun-Tower satellites, based on JAXA research, in orbit with a supporting ground rectenna system to provide safe power via Wireless Power Transmission (WPT) to Lunar habitats and experiment.

Initially the SPP constellation will consist of two Sun-Tower Satellites in lunar orbits that provide continuous coverage of lunar rectennas.”

Update

Mission Description, paragraph 2

Replaced “The SPP ground system will be a single ground station integrated with planned lunar facilities for each international partner, with a wire-mesh dipole rectenna farm to receive and convert the Sun-Tower transmitted energy. The ground system will facilitate the SPP control…” with

“the initial SPP ground system will consist of a single ground station integrated with planned lunar facilities for each participating international partner, with a wire-mesh dipole rectenna farm to receive and convert the Sun-Tower transmitted energy. The ground stations will facilitate the SPP control…”

Update.

Payloads, paragraph 2

Updated first sentence to the following: “ESA-contributed “Plasma Physics Payload Conceptual Instrument” (ESA AO/1-9789/19/NL/FC from ROSES-2023) is a co-manifested science instrument with a requirement on the design to ensure that problems and failures do not propagate across to the Sun-Tower or spacecraft.”

Launch Services

Replaced “Each Sun-Tower satellite will launch from French Guiana using ESA launch services, so it will not follow the standard NASA ELV payload safety review process. Lunar surface and Gateway systems will be launched via Artemis planned missions.”

with

“Each Sun-Tower satellite will launch from French Guiana using ESA launch services, so it will not follow a modified/adapted NASA ELV payload safety review process but will use US safety requirements. Any lunar surface and Gateway systems, US SPP ground station(s) will be launched via Artemis planned missions and will follow NASA ELV payload safety review process.”

Operations

Updated “The SPP mission operations will be performed out of the Goddard Space Flight Center and in collaboration with NASA’s ARTEMIS’ Gateway and JSC-ARTEMIS control.”

with

“The SPP mission operations will be performed out of the Goddard Space Flight Center (using existing greenbelt campus existing operations architectures) and in collaboration with NASA’s Artemis’ Gateway and JSC- Artemis control (at JSC).”

Section 3.1

Replaced “NASA HQ decided to not include SPP control from Gateway and only deploy the ESA Plasma instrument on the SPP. These decisions were based on concerns with the technology readiness and the maintenance Gateway deployment schedules.”

with

“NASA HQ decided to not include SPP control from Gateway and only fly/deploy one instrument, the ESA Plasma instrument, on the SPP. These decisions were based on concerns with the technology readiness and the Gateway deployment/maintenance schedules.”

Update.

Enclosure G – Scenario 2 Infrastructure Description, paragraph 2

Replaced “Satellite buses that fail” with “Satellite components/buses that fail”

Update.

Enclosure G – Scenario 2 QMS/Risk Management

Replaced “QMS/Risk Management” with “QUALITY

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (QMS)/RISK MANAGEMENT”

Spelled out acronym

Enclosure G – Infrastructure Assurance

Replaced “instantiated” in line 2 with “instituted (not proven/validated)”

Enclosure G – Scenario 2 Replaced any references of “GSFC AS9001” to “GSFC

AS9100”

Correction to quality management system

Enclosure G – Scenario 2 Technical Challenges

Replaced Sections “3.4”, “3.5”, and “3.6” with “3.1”, “3.2”, and “3.3”

Corrected numbering

Cost Exhibit B GPM Exhibit 1B

Removed “Materials” from ODC Very minimal material purchases anticipated under SMAS III

Cost Exhibit B GPM Exhibit 2A – 10B

Removed all references to Contract Year 6 in cost exhibit tabs Cost Evaluation through Contract Year 5

Note: Contract Year 6 rates are still to be provided by the offeror in Attachment B

DIRECT LABOR RATES, INDIRECT RATES,

AND FEE MATRICES.

Cost Exhibit B GPM Exhibit 2A – 10B