80JSC019R0023_-_Cover_Letter.pdf

National Aeronautics and

Space Administration

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

2101 NASA Parkway

Houston, Texas 77058-3696

Reply to Attn of: BG-19-193

To: All Prospective Offerors

From: BG/Contracting Officer

Subject: Final Request for Proposal (RFP) 80JSC019R0023, Human Space Flight

Technical Integration Contract (HSFTIC)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC), is hereby issuing the Final RFP for qualified firms that meet the classification described below for HSFTIC.

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

ACQUISITION STRUCTURE:

The HSFTIC is a single-award Cost Plus Award Fee/Incentive Fee contract with International

Space Station (ISS), Orion, and Gateway, and includes Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity task orders which apply to the mission and program integration services for the ISS Program, Orion Program, and Gateway Program with the potential for supporting additional NASA

Human Space Flight Programs and Projects. As stated in Industry Day, prospective Offerors are encouraged to propose solutions that effectively and efficiently execute the requirements across the multiple Human Space Flight Programs.

The HSFTIC has been assigned the North American Industry Classification System code

541715, with a size standard of 1,250 employees.

Anticipated Dates Duration Contractual Coverage

08/02/2020 – 09/30/2020 60-days Phase-In

10/01/2020 - 09/30/2022 2-years Base Period

10/01/2022 – 09/30/2023 1-year Option 1

10/01/2023 – 09/30/2024 1-year Option 2

10/01/2024 – 09/30/2025 1-year Option 3

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The following are separately priced option periods for SOW 10.0, Cost Estimating. For contracting purposes:

Anticipated Dates Duration Contractual Coverage SOW

10/01/2020 – 09/30/2021 1-year Year 1 10.0

10/01/2021 - 09/30/2022 1-year Year 2 10.0

10/01/2022 – 09/30/2023 1-year Year 3 10.0

10/01/2023 – 09/30/2024 1-year Year 4 10.0

10/01/2024 – 09/30/2025 1-year Year 5 10.0

Throughout the Final RFP, the Government shall use “TBD” to designate a Government Fill-in and

“Offeror fill-in (OFI)” to designate a section to be filled-in by the Offeror. The Government will update

Clause B.4, “CONTRACT FUNDING” prior to contract award.

The Government will review the Offerors’ information in the following on-line databases during the evaluation process. This list is not all-inclusive:

System for Award Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov/

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) National Pre-award

Registry: http://www.dol-esa.gov/preaward/

(Note: The Contracting Officer will request clearance from the appropriate OFCCP regional office before award of any contract, and all first-tier subcontracts, of $10 million or more in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 22.805.)

VETS-4212 Federal Contractor Reporting: https://vets4212.dol.gov/vets4212/

(Note: Before a contract can be awarded, the Contracting Officer will verify that the

Offerors in the Competitive Range, or the apparent Successful Offeror only has submitted their VETS-4212 report).

Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS):

https://www.cpars.gov/ppirs/ppirsmain.htm

ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST (OCI)

HSFTIC supports current and future programs and projects performed across the agency. This acquisition may give rise to a potential OCI. Accordingly, the attention of prospective Offeror is invited to FAR

Subpart 9.5 – Organizational Conflicts of Interest. The Contracting Officer shall not award a contract until NASA determines any conflict of interest is reasonably mitigated. The Contracting Officer has the sole authority to determine whether an OCI exists and to determine whether the OCI has been reasonably mitigated.

In accordance with the instructions in Section L.16.6, “Responsibility Considerations” for DRD- HSFTIC-PM-09, ensure you describe in detail how you will identify and manage OCI issues.

https://www.sam.gov/ https://vets4212.dol.gov/vets4212/

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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 HSFTIC electronic library is available at https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/hsftic/ and at FBO.Gov. 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.

FBO is moving to beta.SAM.gov starting on November 8, 2019. Until then, FBO.gov remains the authoritative source for Federal Business Opportunities. Once FBO has fully transitioned, you will be directed to beta.SAM.gov for contracting opportunities. Visit beta.SAM.gov today to preview new features like saved searches and the ability to follow notices. For more information, please visit the beta.SAM.gov learning center.

Please note that Section L.9, JSC 52.215-108 Proposal Marking and Delivery Through Federal

Business Opportunities (FBO) (Aug 2018) (JSC Procurement Instruction) of the HSFTIC RFP is subject to change once Beta.Sam.gov becomes fully operational.

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS:

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

Offerors are required 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 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.9, Proposal Marking and Delivery

Through Beta.SAM.gov.

Proposals are due at NASA JSC no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern/12:00 p.m. (noon) Central Time on

December 11, 2019.

Proposals that arrive after the prescribed time for receipt of proposals will be considered late and treated in accordance with FAR 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 November 22, 2019, 1:00 p.m.

Eastern/12:00 p.m. (noon) Central Time. The Government will not respond to questions or TRL requests for information that are marked as containing confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive, or business information.

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Anonymous questions to the Contracting Officer are no longer allowable as of the release of this RFP.

The anonymous question link on the acquisition website has been removed. Therefore, all questions shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at jsc-hsftic@mail.nasa.gov. Please title the e-mail

“Questions – HSFTIC RFP” (or “Questions HSFTIC 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 FBO website at:

https://www.fbo.gov/ until November 8, 2019. Thereafter, all questions and answers to the RFP may be found on Beta.SAM.gov.

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 HSFTIC website, (https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/hsftic/), for any amendments to the Final RFP, additional information, and changes to the schedule. Information will be posted as it becomes publicly available.

Enclosed with this letter is a Document Change Log which documents notable changes made to the RFP since the release of the Draft RFP. Although every effort was made to include even minor changes, there may be some edits that are not recorded in the log. Therefore, all potential Offerors are advised to carefully read the entire RFP. In the event of a discrepancy between this letter and HSFTIC Final RFP, the HSFTIC Final RFP shall govern.

Thank you for your participation and interest in this procurement.

La Toy J. Jones

Contracting Officer https://www.fbo.gov/