Attachment 1 Signed SEAM II Cover Letter.pdf

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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

Reply to Attn of: BR3-20-018

To: All Prospective Offerors

Subject: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. 80JSC020R0045, for Specialized, Engineering, Aeronautics, and Manufacturing (SEAM) II

You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC)’s Specialized, Engineering, Aeronautics, and Manufacturing (SEAM) II solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide a streamlined ordering process for a wide range of engineering services and solutions to design, develop, test, and evaluate new hardware, address system and component obsolescence and support the sustainment, alteration, and improvement of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF), Mission Control Center (MCC), Space Station Training Facility (SSTF), aircraft, aircraft programs, projects, activities, and other NASA and JSC projects.

NASA will conduct this acquisition as a partial small business set-aside competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and the small business size standard is 1000 employees.

This competitive acquisition will result in a Multiple Award with Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) and Time-and-Material (T&M) Task Orders (TOs).

Authorization to perform work under SEAM II will be through the issuance of FFP or T&M TOs.

The contract will have an effective ordering period of five years from the contract effective date.

The anticipated contract award date is on or around February 10, 2021, with a July 1, 2021 contract effective date. The contract will be performed offsite at the Contractor’s facilities with onsite visits to NASA’s Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center or other NASA centers and sites as necessary.

The SEAM II Contract will contain the following four Task Categories:

1. Task Category A: Aero Structural Engineering and Analysis (small business set-aside)

2. Task Category B: Aero Mechanical Systems (small business set-aside)

3. Task Category C: Aero Avionics, Electrical, and Software (full and open)

4. Task Category D: Ground Support Engineering Services (small business set-aside)

The Government will award one contract for Task Categories A-C and anticipates at least two awards for Task Category D. Task Categories A, B, and D are set-aside for small business. Task Category C will be competed utilizing full and open competition procedures. Offerors are not required to propose to all Task Categories but may propose to more than one for which they are capable of performing the work. Post award, the Government does not intend to compete across Task Categories. If an award is made for multiple task categories under a single contract, the remaining task categories in the SOW will be removed via a unilateral contract modification after contract award. The Government reserves the right to award one, some, none, or all of the proposed task categories based on the Government’s evaluation of the Offeror’s proposal.

The Government plans to award FFP IDIQ task orders and T&M task orders in accordance with NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Supplement 1852.216-80 TASK ORDERING PROCEDURE to fulfill the requirements. The Task Order requirements shall be priced utilizing the labor categories and proposed rates for each proposed category in Section B, Clause B.6 HOURLY RATES AND TASK ORDER CEILING PRICE – FIRM-FIXED PRICE (FFP) and

B.7 HOURLY RATES AND TASK ORDER CEILING PRICE – TIME AND- MATERIALS

(T&M).

Potential offerors should pay close attention to all solicitation instructions; however, the following requirements list is summarized to assist in proposal development. Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and the solicitation terms and conditions and provisions in sections L and M take precedence:

1. The Government anticipates a Pre-proposal Conference to be held on or about September 9, 2020 online via Microsoft Teams. For additional information on the conference, please refer to L21. 1852.215-77, “PREPROPOSAL/PRE-BID CONFERENCE (APR 2015).”

2. In accordance with FAR Subpart 9.5, Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest, the Offeror and proposal will be reviewed for existing FSL and potential OCI issues in relation to this procurement. These conflicts may be present for existing JSC Contractors who could have insight to NASA Task Order requirements. The Contractor shall submit the information required by the OCI Plan DRD 5 “Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) Plan.”

3. All Offerors that submit a proposal in response to Task Categories A-C must have a

Secret Clearance in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.204-2, Security Requirements, NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clause 1852.204-75, Security Classification Requirements, and Section J, Attachment J-5, DD Form 254, Contract Security Specification, at the time of submittal of their proposal.

To provide evidence of a Secret clearance, offerors must possess a Facility (Security) Clearance (FCL) at the SECRET level at the time of proposal. Further, Offerors must provide documentation of current FCL with proposal.

If an offeror fails to provide evidence of an FCL with any proposal associated with Task Categories A-C, the proposal will be considered unacceptable. All unacceptable proposals will be eliminated from further evaluation.

For proposals submitted as Joint Ventures, the facility clearance must be granted in the name of the Joint Venture.

4. NASA/JSC appreciates the comments received in response to the release of the Draft

RFP. These comments resulted in improvements to the quality and content of the overall RFP. Offerors should review the RFP in its entirety, as its content has changed from the Draft RFP version.

5. Be advised, in accordance with provision L.31.1 PAST PERFORMANCE - VOLUME I Offerors need to encourage their references to submit their Past Performance Questionnaires directly to the Contract Specialist prior to proposal due date.

6. Below is a list of the Source Selection Authority (SSA) and voting members along with their associated NASA JSC organizational codes, for the Streamlined Procurement Team (SLPT). The names provided are for informational purposes only and other than the Contracting Officer, Roger Roberts, these individuals shall not be contacted regarding this acquisition. The Government may change personnel associated with this acquisition at its discretion.

SSA

Charles Bell (BR)

Voting Members Benjamin K. Hewett (CA) David McMahon (CC) Steven Riley (CD) Darrell Compton (BR)

7. Offerors are required to have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code that matches the corporate address submitted with its proposal.

8. All questions and comments related to the enclosed RFP shall be submitted in writing via the e-mail address listed below under the section entitled, “E-mail Correspondence.”

Please title the e-mail note, “Questions/Comments-SEAM II RFP” in the subject block and make sure to include the e-mail, name, and daytime phone number of the person submitting questions or comments. Offerors shall submit all questions by close of business, September 16, 2020. Answers to questions and comments will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website at https://beta.sam.gov/ through an amendment to the RFP.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

https://beta.sam.gov/

9. In accordance with the proposal instructions in Section L.25, The Offeror shall submit their proposal via NASA’s secure Large File Transfer (LFT). Per L.25, Offerors interested in submitting a proposal in response to this RFP shall request an LFT invitation email from Roger M. Roberts at the following email address: roger.m.roberts@nasa.gov.

Offerors must courtesy copy (cc) Darrell Compton at darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov to ensure requests are accommodated timely. Email invitations with LFT links expire in 168 hours. Therefore, all Offerors must submit their request for an LFT invitation to the aforementioned emails, no later than 1500 CDT on October 1, 2020.

Offerors are responsible for ensuring their proposal reaches the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. Immediately after all files have been transferred and the proposal has been submitted in its entirety, the offeror shall email the Contracting Officer with a listing of all documents that were submitted. Failure to submit a complete electronic proposal by the due date and time specified in the RFP will result in the proposal being considered late and will be handled in accordance with FAR 15.208(b).

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS:

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

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. It should be noted that this solicitation does not include Alternate II for FAR Clause 52.215-1; therefore, alternate proposals will not be accepted.

If an Offeror proposes on more than one Task Category, the proposal shall include past performance and pricing for each Task Category. Any proposal that is made contingent upon receiving an award of one or more other Task Categories is an alternate proposal and will be considered non-responsive to the SEAM II solicitation. Such proposals will not be evaluated.

Offerors must deliver their proposal in accordance with Section L.25, Proposal Marking and Delivery.

E-MAIL CORRESPONDENCE:

All e-mail correspondence related to this solicitation shall be submitted to the following e-mail addresses:

Roger M. Roberts Email: roger.m.roberts@nasa.gov mailto:roger.m.roberts@nasa.gov

Darrell R. Compton Email: darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov

Offerors are encouraged to refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.215-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS–COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION, in particular paragraph (f)(4) which discusses the Government’s right to award a contract without discussions.

Documents related to this acquisition, including this letter, the solicitation, attachments, exhibits, any amendments and links to online reference/technical/bidders library will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Government-wide point of entry website at www.beta.SAM.gov. Potential Offerors are requested to periodically monitor the websites 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 RFP does not commit NASA/JSC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA/JSC to procure or contract for these services. This request is not an authorization to proceed, and does not authorize payment for any charges incurred by the offeror for performing any of the work called for in this solicitation.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than October 22, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Late proposals will not be accepted in accordance with L30.2

“PROPOSAL ARRANGEMENT, PAGE LIMITATIONS, COPIES, AND DUE DATES.”

All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Roger Roberts, Contracting Officer, at roger.m.roberts@nasa.gov on or before September 16, 2020. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Roger Roberts Contracting Officer mailto:darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov http://www.beta.sam.gov/ http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html