BR4-18-025_Final_RFP_CSFO_II_(signed).pdf

January 30, 2019

Reply to Attn BR4-18-025

To: All Prospective Offerors

From: BR/Contracting Officer

Subject: Final Request for Proposal (RFP) 80JSC019R0034, Center Safety and Fire Operations II (CSFO II) Contract

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC), is hereby issuing the Final RFP the Center Safety and Fire Operations II (CSFO II) as an 8(a) set-aside contract as described below.

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

ACQUISITION STRUCTURE:

CSFO II is a Single Award with Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Cost-Plus-Fixed- Fee (CPFF) task orders (TOs) with a Firm-Fixed Price Phase-In Period. Authorization to perform work under the CSFO II contract will be through the issuance of CPFF TOs. CSFO II has been assigned the North American Industry Classification System code 541330.

CSFO II is anticipated to have a 4-year and 11-month period of performance base (November 1, 2019 through September 30, 2024), with a phase-in period of 30 days (October 2, 2019 through October 31, 2019).

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 Section B Clause “1852.232-81 CONTRACT FUNDING (JUN 1990)” prior to contract award.

The Government will review the Offerors’ information in the following online databases during the evaluation process:

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

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

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

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

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, Texas 77058-3696 https://www.sam.gov/ http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://www.dol-esa.gov/preaward/

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(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://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm (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).

• Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS):

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

ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST (OCI)

CSFO II supports current and future programs and projects performed across the agency. There are multiple contractors and subcontractors that design, develop, manufacture, test and evaluate human spaceflight hardware and software that the contractor team may be responsible for evaluating. This environment elevates the potential for OCI issues. Below is a list of tasks, not all-inclusive, that the Government has identified as potential OCI concerns.

• Access to OCI restricted, proprietary, business confidential, or financial information from NASA or other companies.

• Requested to analyze sensitive data from contracts with competitors as either prime contractors or subcontractors.

• Requested to analyze sensitive data from contracts on which it may be the prime contractor or subcontractor.

• Generating, accessing, or reviewing data which is intended to be used, or may reasonably be expected to be used, in a future NASA procurement.

In accordance with the instructions in Section L.7(B) provision “Responsibility Considerations – Volume IV” for DRD 04, ensure you describe in detail how you will identify and manage OCI issues.

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 CSFO II electronic library is available at https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/csfo2 and through Federal Business Opportunities at https://www.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.

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. Also, the telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the contact person responsible for the proposal shall be included in the proposal.

https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm http://www.cpars.gov/ppirs/ppirsmain.htm https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/csfo2 https://www.fbo.gov/

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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 provision “JSC 52.215-108 Proposal Marking and Delivery through Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) (AUG 2018)”.

Proposals are due at NASA JSC no later than 2:00 p.m., Central Standard Time on March 4, 2019.

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 February 5, 2019, 2:00 p.m., Central Standard 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.

All questions shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at andrea.browne- 1@nasa.gov. Please title the e-mail “Questions – CSFO II RFP” (or “Questions – CSFO II TRL”) in the subject block. The Government will provide verification that questions have been received via email.

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. All questions and answers in response to the Draft and Final RFP may be found on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at: https://www.fbo.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 the CSFO II acquisition website, https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/csfo2, for any amendments to the Final RFP, additional information, and changes to the schedule. Information will be posted as it becomes publicly available.

NOTEWORTHY DIFFERENCES (Draft RFP vs. RFP) mailto:andrea.browne-1@nasa.gov mailto:andrea.browne-1@nasa.gov https://www.fbo.gov/ https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/csfo2

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Enclosed with this letter is the CSFO II Document Change Log (see Enclosure 1) 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 the CSFO II Final RFP, the CSFO II Final RFP shall govern.

Thank you for your participation and interest in this procurement.

Andrea Browne Contracting Officer