DRFP - 80JSC021R0001 - Amendment 2.pdf

80JSC021R0001 SF30 Continued Amendment 002

Changes to Draft RFP Cover Letter

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Potential offerors should ensure their company is listed in the online database(s) for the following:

(1) System for award management: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

(2) U.S. Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, VETS-4212

Reports: https://vets4212.dol.gov/vets4212/

(3) Date Universal Numbering System (and the transition to the US Government’s unique entity identifier (UEI)): https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/organization/federal-acquisition-service/office-of-systems-management/integrated-award-environment-iae/iae-information-kit/unique-entity-identifier-update

The successful offeror must pass an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) clearance before contract award (See FAR 22.805).

The current planned release date for the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) is on or about February 2, 2021, with proposals being due approximately 30 calendar days later.

The anticipated contract award date is August 30, 2021, with a January 1, 2022 contract effective date. The contract will be performed on-site NASA at or near the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC), and other work locations in and outside the United States, including Moscow and Star City, Russia and Kazakhstan in support of the statement of work. This acquisition may support other Programs and Centers, as well as other Government entities as applicable.

The following additional information is provided to assist in understanding this acquisition:

1. A Phase-in period will be conducted. The Phase-in period will be from October 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021. The Phase-in period will be acquired as part of the basic contract.

2. The Government will make available existing Installation-Accountable Government Property (IAGP) for onsite contract performance as described in the DRFP Attachment J- 9.

3. After release of the final RFP, the RLLS2 Pre-proposal Conference is anticipated to be held on February 8, 2021. Notice will be posted on the acquisition website noted below.

4. The small business subcontracting goals and the contract type are tentative provided as a draft only; and input is requested from potential offerors.

In order to control and protect sensitive data owned by the Government and its Contractors, NASA policy requires all acquisition-related documents be released in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).

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.

The data/documents provided in the Technical Library are exclusively for use with this solicitation.

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clause 1852.215-84, OMBUDSMAN, is applicable. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Donna Shafer, donna.m.shafer@nasa.gov, (281) 483-4258.

This DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA is not requesting proposals. This DRFP does not commit NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center to procure or contract for this requirement.

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 DRFP.

Any comments and questions regarding the DRFP should be submitted electronically in writing, to Ulcka K. Patel, Contracting Officer, at jsc-rlls2@mail.nasa.gov, by 8:00 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST) on Monday, January 11, 2021. If a respondent believes their comments contain confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive, or business information, those questions/comments shall be marked appropriately. However, questions that are marked as containing confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive or business information will not be provided a Government response. The Government is not liable for protecting any unmarked data. The Government will consider all comments received in preparation of the Final RFP. To the extent a comment leads the Government to revise the acquisition approach or requirements, the change will be reflected in the Final RFP. Some DRFP questions and comments may receive a posted response to the GPE if the Contracting Officer determines that a response would facilitate additional understanding of the solicitation. The Government may also respond via the GPE to comments and/or questions received following the issuance of the Final Request for Proposal (RFP).

Ulcka K. Patel Contracting Officer

Enclosure:

Draft RFP 80JSC021R0001