BH3-21060 - 80JSC021R0005 - JETS II Draft RFP - Cover Letter.pdf

Rev.: 8/2020

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, Texas 77058-3696

October 6, 2021

BH3-21-060

TO: All Potential Offerors

SUBJECT: Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP), Solicitation No. 80JSC021R0005, for the

Johnson Space Center (JSC) Engineering, Technology and Science (JETS) II Contract

You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) JSC Engineering, Technology and Science (JETS) II solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to acquire engineering and scientific products and technical services and related services for the JSC Engineering (EA) and Exploration Integration and Science Directorates (XA). This includes: engineering design, development, sustaining engineering, analysis, assessment, technology development, test services, and laboratory/facility operation and maintenance for the JSC Engineering Directorate (EA); and planetary missions research, physical science research, astromaterial curation, and laboratory/facility operation and maintenance for the JSC Exploration Integration and Science Directorate (XA) as well as engineering and related services for other organizations at JSC, and other centers and Government Agencies.

Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches, any perceived safety, occupational health, security (including information technology security), environmental, export control, and/or other programmatic risk issues associated with performance of the work.

This competitive acquisition will result in a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF), with the option to convert to Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF), single-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, with cost reimbursable and firm fixed-price (FFP) performance-based task orders. The contract will have an effective ordering period of 5 years from the contract effective date, 24-month Option Period 1, 24-month Option Period 2, and 12-month Option Period 3. 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), exception C, Guided Missiles and Space Vehicles, Their Propulsion Units and Propulsion Parts, and the small business size standard is 1,250 in number of employees.

Potential offerors should ensure its 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 November 15, 2021, with proposals being due approximately 30 calendar days later.

The anticipated contract award date is July 20, 2022, with an October 1, 2022 contract effective date. The contract may be performed onsite at NASA JSC, offsite at the Contractor’s facility, or at other locations as specified in task orders.

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

1. A Phase-in period will be conducted with a planned start date of August 1, 2022.

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

3. A DRFP Q&A Session will be held October 13, 2021 3:30 – 4:30 PM Central Time.

Please RSVP by October 12, 2021 5 PM Central Time to ensure registration.

4. After release of the final RFP, the JETS II Pre-proposal Conference is anticipated to be held on November 23, 2021. Notice will be posted on the acquisition website noted below.

5. NASA has produced ~40 virtual tours to highlight JSC’s capabilities. Interested Parties are invited to access the technical library for links to view the virtual tours.

6. NASA has determined that this acquisition may give rise to a potential organizational conflict of interest (OCI). Offerors should refer to NFS clause 1852.209-71 Limitation of Existing and Future Contracting, for a description of the potential conflict(s) and any restrictions on future contracting. Section L instructs offerors to submit an OCI Avoidance/Mitigation Plan.

7. Please note a Top Secret facilities clearance is required for this acquisition in accordance with the DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification. This facilities clearance is due at proposal receipt. For proposals submitted as Joint Ventures, the facility clearance must be granted in the name of the Joint Venture.

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

8. Proposals for this solicitation are required to be submitted through NASA’s Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box), a FedRAMP Moderate certified platform.

Potential offerors, especially those that have not previously submitted a proposal utilizing NASA’s EFSS Box, are encouraged to review the solicitation instruction entitled “Electronic Submission of Proposals - Proposal Marking and Delivery Through NASA’s EFSS Box” which provides instructions related to the submission of proposal via EFSS Box. Offerors are encouraged to check with their corporate IT staff to determine if there are firewall restrictions that would need to be addressed prior to the submission of proposal files through NASA’s EFSS Box.

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 through the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) website atwww.sam.gov.

Potential offerors are requested to periodically monitor the website for updates.

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clause 1852.215-84, OMBUDSMAN, is applicable. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Donna Blackshear-Reynolds, donna.m.blackshear-reynolds@nasa.gov, 281-792-9318, or Monte Goforth, montgomery.b.goforth@nasa.gov, 281- 244-1117.

This DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA is not requesting proposals. This DRFP does not commit NASA JSC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA JSC 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 solicitation.

Any comments regarding the DRFP should be submitted electronically in writing, to JSC- JETSII@mail.nasa.gov by October 15, 2021 4:00 PM Central Time. 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 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).

Shine Lin Contracting Officer

Enclosure:

Draft RFP (80JSC021R0005) mailto:donna.m.blackshear-reynolds@nasa.gov mailto:donna.m.blackshear-reynolds@nasa.gov mailto:montgomery.b.goforth@nasa.gov mailto:JSC-JETSII@mail.nasa.gov mailto:JSC-JETSII@mail.nasa.gov