BH4-SEB-19-025 Final RFP NOIS2 Cover Letter.pdf

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

December 2, 2019

Reply to Attn of: BH4-19-SEB-025

To: All Prospective Offerors

From: BH/Contracting Officer

Subject: Final Request for Proposal (RFP) 80JSC020R0030 NASA Open Innovation Services 2

(NOIS2)

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 the NOIS2 contract.

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:

NOIS2 is a Multiple Award Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the issuance of Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) task orders (TOs). The NOIS2 contract has been assigned the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, with a size standard of $15 million.

The NOIS2 contract is anticipated to have a 5-year period of performance base June 4th, 2020 - June 3rd, 2025. No phase-in period is anticipated.

The Government will review the Offeror’s 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: https://ofccp.dol-esa.gov/preaward/pa_reg.html

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

• Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS): https://www.cpars.gov/

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 NOIS2 electronic library is available at https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/nois2/ and at https://beta.sam.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:

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, the telephone 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.

https://www.sam.gov/ https://ofccp.dol-esa.gov/preaward/pa_reg.html https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm https://www.cpars.gov/ https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/nois2/ https://beta.sam.gov/

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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 1449.

Offerors must deliver their proposal in accordance with Section 5 Instructions to Offerors.

Proposals are due at NASA JSC no later than 1:30 p.m., Eastern Time on January 10th, 2020.

Proposals that arrive after the prescribed time for receipt of proposals will be considered late and treated in accordance with Federal Acquisitions Regulation clause 15.208(b).

COMMUNICATION WITH INDUSTRY:

In order for answers to be obtained and disseminated in a timely manner, questions must be submitted in writing by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time, December 10th 2019. 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 and Contracts Specialist at shine.lin@nasa.gov and marta.choma@nasa.gov. Please title the e-mail “Questions – NOIS2 RFP” 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 will be posted on the https://www.beta.sam.gov/ website.

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 https://www.beta.sam.gov/ website and the NOIS2 acquisition website, https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/nois2/ 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)

Enclosed with this letter is a Document Change Log which documents notable changes made to the Final 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 NOIS2 Final RFP, the NOIS2 Final RFP shall govern.

Thank you for your participation and interest in this procurement.

Shine Lin

Enclosure mailto:shine.lin@nasa.gov https://www.beta.sam.gov/ https://www.beta.sam.gov/ https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/nois2/