80HQTR20R0013 DRFP Cover Letter.pdf

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TO: All Potential Offerors

SUBJECT: DRAFT Request for Proposal (DRFP), Solicitation No. 80HQTR20R0013, NASA Postdoctoral Program-2 (NPP-2)

You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Headquarters’ (HQ) NASA Postdoctoral Program-2 (NPP-2) draft solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide NPP-2 program management and administration related services for the Science Mission Directorate. The contractor shall provide:

1) Program-Level Services, 2) Website and Knowledge Management Services, 3) Soliciting Applicants, 4) Receiving and Reviewing Applications, 5) Enrolling New Fellows, 6) Supporting Fellows during their Tenure, 7)Financial Reporting and Program Effectiveness, 8) Operational Performance Plan and Metrics, and 9) Phase-In and Phase-Out Activities. The Statement of Work, Attachment A, describes the scope of the requirement.

Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches. Potential offerors should identify unnecessary or inefficient requirements. Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on any perceived safety, occupational health, security (including information technology security), environmental, export control, and/or other programmatic risk issues associated with performance of the work.

This acquisition will be conducted as a full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541612 and the small business size standard is $16.5M.

This competitive procurement will result in a Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract. The contract will have a total potential period of performance of five (5) years (one (1) year Base Period, a one (1) year Option Period 1, one (1) year Option Period 2, one (1) year Option Period 3, and one (1) year Option Period 4). Phase-In will be conducted, under a separate contract or purchase order, during the 90-day period prior to the effective date of the contract.

An acceptable OCI Avoidance Plan and Proof of J-1 Visa Processing approval from the State Department are required to be considered a responsible contractor and eligible for award.

The contract will be performed onsite at all NASA locations and offsite at the Contractor’s facilities or Host Organizations. The Government will make available existing Installation-

Accountable Government Property (IAGP) for onsite contract performance and Government Furnished Property (GFP) for offsite, if necessary.

The current planned release date for the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) is on or about May 1, 2020, with proposals being due approximately 30 calendar days later.

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 website at https://beta.sam.gov/.

Additional information will also be found on the NPP-2 online Reference Library at:

https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/. The elibrary is expected to post no later than close of business March 27, 2020.

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.

This DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA HQ is not requesting proposals. This request does not commit HQ to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate HQ to procure or contract for this requirement. 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 DRFP.

Any comments regarding the DRFP should be submitted via e-mail to the Contracting Officer at jason.d.lou@nasa.gov, within 21 calendar days after the release of this DRFP. The Government will consider all comments received in preparation of the Final RFP. To the extent a comment leads the Government to revise the acquisition approach or requirements, the change will be reflected in the Final RFP. Some DRFP questions and comments may receive a posted beta.sam.gov response if the Contracting Officer determines that a response would facilitate additional understanding of the solicitation. The Government will respond via beta.sam.gov to comments and/or questions received following the issuance of the Final Request for Proposal

(RFP).

Jason Lou Contracting Officer