BT-18-052_Ventilation_Loop_Fans_for_the_xPLSS_80JSC018R0036.pdf

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, Texas 77058-3696

Reply to Attn of: BT-18-052

To: All Prospective Offerors

From: BT/Gisela Moreno

Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP) 80JSC018R0036, Ventilation Loop Fans for the Exploration

Portable Life Support System (xPLSS)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

(JSC), is hereby issuing the RFP for the Ventilation Loop Fans for the xPLSS contract to qualified firms that meet the classification described below.

Offerors are advised to read all of the RFP requirements contained in the RFP. The following information should be considered in proposal preparation.

ACQUISITION STRUCTURE:

The xPLSS Ventilation Loop Fans acquisition is a Firm-Fixed-Price contract with FFP Indefinite-

Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Delivery Orders. This acquisition has been assigned the North

American Industry Classification System code 541715.

The contract is anticipated to have a 2 year and 11 month period of performance, from November 1, 2018 through September 30, 2021. There is no anticipated phase-in period.

The Government anticipates issuing a multiple award FFP, IDIQ contract resulting from this solicitation. Authorization to perform work under the Ventilation Loop Fans for the xPLSS contract will be through the signed contract(s) and issuance of FFP Delivery Orders. The solicitation contains the Contract Year 1 Delivery Order, identified in Section L, Attachment L-1, Firm-Fixed-Price

Delivery Order. The Government reserves the right to award the IDIQ Delivery Order as proposed, at contract start.

Throughout the RFP, the Government shall use, “TBD”, to designate a section to be filled by the

Government and “OFI” to designate a section to be filled in by the Offeror. The Offeror shall fill in all sections marked “OFI” and shall not insert any information into sections marked “TBD.” If the

Offeror adds data to a section marked “TBD,” it will be disregarded and not considered during proposal evaluation. As a purely administrative change, the Government will update Section B, CUMULATIVE VALUE FOR FIRM-FIXED-PRICE DELIVERY ORDERS, prior to contract award.

The Government will review the Offerors’ information in the following on-line databases during the evaluation process:

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• System for Award Management (SAM): https://sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1

• Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS): http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform

• The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) National Preaward

Registry: https://ofccp.dol-esa.gov/preaward/pa_reg.html

• VETS-4212 Federal Contractor Reporting: https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm

ELECTRONIC ACCESS:

An electronic Technical Reference Library (TRL) is available for various types of historical data and other pertinent applicable documents and information regarding this procurement and its requirements. The electronic library is available at the FBO website for the Design, Development, Manufacturing, and Testing of the Ventilation Loop Fans for the Exploration

Advanced Portable Life Support System (xPLSS) - 80JSC018R0036. To promote competition and understanding of the RFP, Offerors are encouraged to suggest any additional information they would like to see made available in the TRL.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS:

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall include the Offeror’s name and complete address, including street, city, state, and 9-digit zip code. Also, include the telephone and fax numbers and the e-mail address of the contact person responsible for the proposal.

Offerors are requested to have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code that matches the corporate address submitted with its proposal. Insert the company’s CAGE code in Block 15A on

Standard Form 33. Block 15A will appear next to the name and address of the Offeror.

Only one proposal per Offeror will be accepted. If more than one proposal is received from a single

Offeror, the Government will accept the last proposal received before the submission deadline. All other versions will be regarded as unacceptable. Additionally, all parties to a Joint Venture must sign the Standard Form 33.

Offerors must deliver their proposal in accordance with Section L, Proposal Marking and Delivery.

Proposals are due no later than 1:30 p.m., Central Time on October 15, 2018.

Proposals that arrive after the prescribed time for receipt of proposals will be considered late and treated in accordance with Federal Acquisitions Regulation clause 52.215-1, “Instructions to

Offerors-Competitive Acquisitions.”

COMMUNICATION WITH INDUSTRY:

In order for answers and additional TRL information to be obtained and disseminated in a timely manner, questions and suggested TRL information must be submitted in writing by September 18, 2018. The Government will not respond to questions or TRL requests for information that are marked as containing confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive, or business information.

All questions shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at gisela.a.moreno@nsa.gov.

Please title the e-mail “Questions –80JSC018R0036 RFP” (or “Questions 80JSC018R0036 TRL”) in the subject block. The Government will provide verification that questions have been received via email. All questions and answers in response to the RFP may be found on the Federal Business

Opportunities (FBO) website at: https://www.fbo.gov/.

https://sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1 http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform https://ofccp.dol-esa.gov/preaward/pa_reg.html https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm

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The RFP does not commit the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government for costs incurred in the preparation and submittal of proposals in anticipation of a contract in response to this RFP.

Offerors are responsible for monitoring the FBO website and the Design, Development, Manufacturing, and Testing of the Ventilation Loop Fans for the Exploration Advanced Portable Life

Support System (xPLSS) -80JSC018R0036, for any amendments to the RFP, additional information, and changes to the schedule. Information will be posted as it becomes publicly available.

Thank you for your participation and interest in this procurement.

Gisela Moreno

Contracting Officer