CAMS IV Final RFP Cover Letter.pdf

December 14, 2020

BH3-20-038

TO: All Prospective Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. 80JSC021R0051, for Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS) IV

You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center’s (JSC) Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS) IV solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to operate and maintain JSC’s Metrology Standards and Calibration Laboratory (MSCL) located in Building 343 at JSC.

The MSCL provides calibration operations for Measurement and Test Equipment (MTE) primarily for JSC Organizations, and also supports calibrations for other NASA centers and Federal Government Agencies. Most MTE are commercial off-the-shelf used to measure physical, mechanical, and electrical properties such as torque wrenches, pressure transducers, and voltmeters.

NASA will conduct this acquisition as a small business set-aside competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541380 and the small business size standard is $16.5M

This competitive acquisition will result in a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) Core with Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) FFP Task Orders. The contract will have a total potential period of performance of 5 years, including a 1-year Base Period, and four, 1-year Options.

The anticipated contract award date is April 26th, 2021, with a May 3rd, 2021 contract effective date. The services to be performed under this contact shall be performed at the following location(s): NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, the Sonny Carter Training Facility, and Ellington Field.

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:

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

1. A Phase-in period will be conducted. The Phase-in period (part of the basic contract) is anticipated to be 29 days.

2. The Government will make available existing Installation-Accountable Government Property (IAGP) for this onsite contract. The IAGP (Attachment J-3) and MTE (Attachment J-6) have been updated to current versions since the posting of the Draft

RFP.

3. NASA Johnson Space Center 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. The attached list, titled CAMS IV Draft RFP Changes to Final RFP identifies some areas where significant changes or clarifications have been made from the Draft RFP to this final RFP that may not have been addressed in the Draft RFP questions and responses.

The list is not intended to cover all changes nor describe all RFP requirements. Offerors should carefully review the RFP in its entirety.

4. Be advised, in accordance with provision L.1.5, Offerors need to encourage their references to submit their Past Performance Questionnaires directly to the Contracting Officer prior to proposal due date.

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

SSA

Jessica Miller, BH

Voting Members Mary Vantino, EA Kelsey Klinger, BH Larry Zielke, BR

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

7. To view the documents available on the Technical eLibrary, please vistit the CAMS IV procurement website at https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/cams4/, and at the CAMS IV listing on beta.sam.gov.

https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/cams4/

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 Johnson Space Center to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA Johnson Space Center 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 January 15th, 2021 at 4:30 PM Central Time.

In accordance with NFS 1815.201(f), a “Blackout Notice” has been issued to NASA personnel.

All inquiries/communications pertaining to this acquisition shall be directed only to the Contracting Officer listed below.

All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Kelsey Klinger, Contracting Specialist, at Kelsey.j.klinger@nasa.gov, and Samuel Mcilvoy, Contracting Officer, at Samuel.p.mcilvoy@nasa.gov on or before December 17th, 2020 at 4:30 PM Central Time. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration.

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

Samuel Mcilvoy Contracting Officer http://www.beta.sam.gov/ http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html mailto:Kelsey.j.klinger@nasa.gov mailto:Samuel.p.mcilvoy@nasa.gov