2020.03.26 SpectRE conformed RFP Cover Letter - Amendment 4.pdf

February 25, 2020April 1, 2020

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TO: All Potential Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. 80HQTR20R0011

Spectrum and Resource Management, Programmatic and Engineering Support

Services (SpectRE)

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

Administration (NASA) Headquarters’ (HQ) Spectrum and Resource Management, Programmatic and Engineering Support Services (SpectRE) solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide the Space Communication and Navigation (SCaN) Division within the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD) at NASA HQ with professional expert support in the disciplines of regulation management, engineering, budget formulation and execution, public engagement, and general program and mission directorate support.

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

American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330, Engineering Services and the small business size standard is $16.5M.

This competitive procurement will result in a Single- Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite

Quantity (IDIQ) requirement with the ability to issue Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) and Firm-

Fixed Price (FFP) task orders. The contract will have an effective ordering period of 5 years from the contract effective date. The anticipated contract award date is September 30, 2020, with a November 30, 2020 contract effective ordering date. Phase-In will be conducted, under a separate contract or purchase order, during the 60-day period prior to the effective date of the contract.

The contract will be performed onsite at NASA Headquarters, Goddard Space Flight Center, Glenn Research Center 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.

Please note, a Secret facilities clearance is due at the time of proposal submission, but the contractor must be able to obtain a Top Secret facility clearance within 12 months of award that shall be maintained throughout the life of this procurement in accordance with the DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification. For proposals submitted as joint ventures, the facility clearance must be granted in the name of the Joint Venture.

NASA HQ 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.

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 Beta.Sam.Gov website at https://beta.sam.gov/ .

Additional information can also be found on the SpectRE online Reference Library at:

https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/.

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

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

Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.

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 HQ to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate

NASA HQ 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 March 26thApril

915th, 2020 2pm 12pm EST local time. Proposals shall be submitted electronically via NASA’s secure Large File Transfer (LFT) in accordance with Provision L.12. Offerors interested in submitting a proposal in response to this RFP must request a LFT invitation email from the

Contracting Officer no later than 10 days prior to the proposal due date. Be advised, in accordance with Provision L.15 (b), Offerors need to encourage their references to submit their

Past Performance Questionnaires directly to the Contracting Officer no later than the closing date of this solicitation 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 HQ organizational codes, for the Source Evaluation Board (SEB). The names provided are for informational purposes only and other than the Contracting Officer, Andrea

Ross, these individuals shall not be contacted regarding this procurement. The Government may change personnel associated with this acquisition at its discretion.

SSA

Victor Sparrow- Director, Spectrum Policy and Planning Division

Voting Members

Alicia Anderson- SCaN Program Business Manager

Susan Chang- Director, Network Services Division (NSD) SCaN

RJ Balanga- Electronic Engineer SME, NSD SCaN

Barbara Adde- Director, Policy & Strategic Communications (PSC) SCaN

Andrea Ross- Contracting Officer, Office of Headquarters’ Procurement

Offerors are reminded that a “Blackout Notice” for this procurement was distributed to all applicable NASA HQ 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 Andrea Ross, Contracting Officer, at Andrea.MT.Ross@nasa.gov on or before March 11, 2020. 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

Andrea MT Ross

Contracting Officer