CAMS IV Preproposal Bulletin.pdf

Welcome to the Johnson Space Center

Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS) IV Preproposal Bulletin

December 2020

Orientation and Procurement Overview

Disclaimer (Orientation)

• These slides are not to be interpreted as a comprehensive description of the procurement strategy or requirements in the RFP.

• To the extent there are any inconsistencies between this briefing and the RFP, the RFP will govern.

Purpose of Preproposal Conference

• The purpose of this Preproposal Conference is to help industry understand the Government’s requirements

• Questions:

Official responses to written questions received by the

Contracting Officer will be posted to the CAMS IV procurement website at https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/cams4/

The deadline for submitting questions regarding the RFP or this bulletin is December 15th, 2020.

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

Source Selection Authority and Acquisition Team Members

• Source Selection Authority Jessica Miller, Deputy Manager, Projects Procurement Office, NASA Johnson Space Center

• Acquisition Team

• Mary Vantino

• Larry Zielke

• Kelsey Klinger

Points of Contact

• Contract Specialist:

Kelsey Klinger kelsey.j.klinger@nasa.gov

• CAMS IV web address:

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

• Send questions to the Contract Specialist mailto:Kelsey.j.klinger@nasa.gov

Office of Small Business Programs - JSC Contact Information

• Robert E. Watts Small Business Specialist

• Tumarrow Romain Small Business Specialist

• Monica Craft Small Business Specialist

• Main phone number:

(281) 483-4512

• All emails should be sent to:

jsc-Smallbusiness@mail.nasa.gov

• Location:

Building 1, Suite 453

• Address:

NASA Johnson Space Center Industry Assistance Office Mail Code: BA 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, TX 77058 mailto:jsc-Smallbusiness@mail.nasa.gov

Ombudsman

Ombudsman (NFS 1852.215-84): “…before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the Contracting Officer for resolution … If resolution cannot be made by the Contracting Officer, interested parties may contact the installation ombudsman, whose name, address, telephone number, facsimile number, and e-mail address may be found at:

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurem ent-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf”

Current Contract Overview

• Contract Number: NNJ16HA01C (CAMS III)

• Prime Contractor: Rohmann Services, Inc.

• Contract Type: Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) with Indefinite

Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Task Orders

• Period of Performance: 06/01/2016 – 05/31/2021

• Skills currently provided on contract include:

• Program Manager

• Clerk

• Technician

• Calibration Technician I

• Calibration Technician II

• Senior Calibration Technician

• Quality and Safety Manager

• Purchasing and Property Clerk

JSC

Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate (NA)

NA Organizational Chart

(NT)

Thomas Carrington, Chief

Kim Taylor, Deputy Chief

Cheryl Corbin, MSCL Manager

The SMA Quality and Flight Equipment Division ensures safety and mission assurance is preeminent in multiple programs at JSC. The Division is responsible for Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assurance processes and requirements in support of:

Quality & Flight Equipment Division/NT

• JSC Government Furnished Equipment

• Extravehicular Activity

• International Space Station

• Orion

• Advance Exploration Systems (AES)

• Gateway

• Human Lander System (HLS)

• Human Research Program (HRP)

The vision of the Quality and Flight Equipment Division is to be recognized as the leader in System Safety, Reliability, and Quality innovation, providing the highest standards of technical excellence and risk management in an inclusive environment.

NT also manages the following facilities:

• Receiving Inspection Test Facility

(RITF)

• Measurement Services and

Calibration Laboratory (MSCL)

Quality & Flight Equipment Division/NT

Objectives of CAMS IV Contract:

Safety in all operations Provide highest level of JSC customer service

Effective tracking of calibrations to allow for timely notification of expirations to customers Timely and accurate processing of customer equipment as if it were our own

Maintain a strong presence in the Agency Calibration effort Metrology Calibration Working Group (MCWG) Member Maintain NASA Programmable Josephson Voltage Standard (PJVS) for all centers

Maintain ISO 17025, ANSI Z540-1 and ANSI Z540.3 Calibration Accreditations

SOW, J Attachments, DRDs Overview

Statement of Work (SOW) Overview

• The SOW, Section C, is composed of 9 sections, which outline the following:

o 1.0 Contract Management o 2.0 Phase-In o 3.0 Documentation and Records Management o 4.0 MSCL Equipment and Facilities o 5.0 Information Technology (IT) o 6.0 Logistics o 7.0 Safety, Health and Environmental o 8.0 Core Technical Requirements o 9.0 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Requirements

• Notable changes from the SOW in the current contract are listed on the following pages.

Known Statement of Work (SOW) Changes

• 3.0 Documentation and Records Management

• Added requirement for compliance with ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-

1994, in addition to ANSI/NCSL Z540.3-2006.

• 6.0 Logistics

• Clarified that all calibration operations performed by the Contractor shall be performed either at the MSCL in B-343, at other JSC onsite locations, at Ellington Field, or at Sonny Carter Training Facility.

• Clarified that Calibration operations performed for MTE provided by customers at NASA Centers other than JSC or other Federal Agencies shall require the MTE to be shipped to and from JSC, at customer expense, and those calibration services shall be performed at the MSCL.

• 7.0 Safety, Health and Environmental

• Added requirement for compliance with ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-

1994, in addition to ANSI/NCSL Z540.3-2006.

Known Statement of Work (SOW) Changes (continued)

• 8.0 Core Technical Requirements

• Added requirement for compliance with ANSI/NCSL Z540-1-

1994, in addition to ANSI/NCSL Z540.3-2006.

• Updated the software tool names to reflect the versions currently being used in the MSCL.

• 9.0 Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

Requirements

• Added requirement to perform calibrations for Measurement and Test Equipment (MTE) from NASA centers other than JSC or Federal Government agencies, as directed by task order.

Section J Attachments

• There are no notable changes to the Section J attachments.

DRDs

• Significant DRD changes from the current contract include:

Eliminated DRDs:

N/A Added DRDs:

Government Property Management Plan Modified DRDs, with brief description of modification:

Contract Management Plan: Expanded scope to include items from current NASA template for this DRD

• DRDs that are due with the proposal are:

Contract Phase-In Plan Contract Management Plan

Overview of CAMS IV RFP

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General Information

• The RFP and amendments take precedence over this bulletin.

• Competition: Total Small Business Set-aside; NAICS Code 541380, Testing Laboratories; Size Standard $16.5M

• Period of Performance:

−Phase-In Period: 05/03/2021 to 05/31/2021 −Basic Contract: 06/01/2021 to 05/31/2022 −Option 1-Year 2: 06/01/2022 to 05/31/2023 −Option 2-Year 3: 06/01/2023 to 05/31/2024 −Option 3-Year 4: 06/01/2024 to 05/31/2025 −Option 4-Year 5: 06/01/2025 to 05/31/2026

Contract Type

• Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Baseline with FFP Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task orders

IDIQ Task Orders issued will be priced using the established prices in Section B, Clause FULLY BURDENED RATES.

In accordance with Section B, Clause JSC 52.216-90 IDIQ MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM ORDERING LIMITS, the Government is not obligated to order more than the IDIQ minimum under this contract. The IDIQ minimum is $100 and maximum is $1,000,000.

The Task Order Procedure is described in Section I, Clause NFS 1852.216-80, Task Ordering Procedure.

Clauses and Provisions

• When reading the RFP, note that:

Important information is contained in the SF33 and numerous clauses and provisions that have been incorporated, via full text and/or referenced text, throughout the document.

Clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were included in their full text.

Section J includes documents, exhibits, and other attachments.

• For example: DRL, DRDs, Installation-Accountable Government

Property, Wage Determination, Summary of MSCL Calibration Disciplines and Ranges, and MTE Inventory.

Unique Clauses

• Section H, Clause WORKLOAD SIZING, sets forth the following:

Establishes the number of calibrations to be performed in the workload sizing data table. The number is a range of 13,200 to 13,800 calibrations per contract year (or 13,500 plus or minus 300 calibrations)

Work performed under this contract that falls within the ranges identified in the workload sizing data table will not be subject to contract adjustment (unless an adjustment is necessitated by some other clause of this contract).

• Section F, Clause OPTION TO ADJUST WORKLOAD

SIZING

Provides options for each contract year to increase the range of only the maximum number of calibrations for that contract year by 100.

Each option may be exercised up to 3 times in the applicable contract year for the price established in the option.

For example, in Contract Year 3, if two of these options were to be exercised, the revised range required by OPTION TO ADJUST WORKLOAD SIZING for Contract Year 3 would be 13,200 to 14,000.

System for Award Management (SAM)

• The System for Award Management (SAM) is a Federal Government owned and operated free web site that collects data from suppliers, validates and stores this data, and disseminates it to various government acquisition agencies.

• The SAM website is located at: https://sam.gov/SAM/

• You are required to create an account in SAM.

• Verify that your information in this database is current.

https://sam.gov/SAM/

Subcontractor Arrangement Information

• If a subcontracting arrangement is proposed, Offerors shall include specific detail as defined in the RFP, Section L.1.7, so that the Government can determine that the prime contractor making the offer will be performing the primary and vital requirements for the contract.

• The Small Business Administration’s new regulation changes the definition of a joint venture to exclude populated joint ventures.

Joint Ventures are defined in FAR 19.101(7)(i) and 13 C.F.R.

121.103(h).

Joint Ventures

• The Small Business Administration’s new regulation changes the definition of a joint venture to exclude populated joint ventures.

• Joint Ventures are defined in 13 C.F.R. 121.103(h).

• All parties to the Joint Venture must sign the Model Contract.

Government Property

• Under Section G, Clause NFS 1852.245-71 ALT I, Installation-Accountable Government Property, NASA anticipates providing:

Office space, work area space, and utilities Office furniture Property listed in Attachment J-3 Publications and blank forms Safety and fire protection Installation service facilities (MSCL located in Building 343 at the NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center) Medical treatment of a first aid nature Cafeteria privileges Building maintenance Moving and hauling for office moves

Discussions

• Offeror’s initial proposal should contain the best terms from a price and technical standpoint.

• The Government preference is to award without discussions, however, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions with those Offerors who have made it to competitive range.

• If discussions are held, the Offeror will:

Have the opportunity to address potentially acceptable items, and Be requested to resubmit the SF33 with Final Proposal

Revisions (FPR) which will include clearly marked changes.

Anticipated Proposal Outline

• Volume I – Technical Acceptability Factor Subfactor A: Management Approach Subfactor B: Specific Technical Understanding and Resources Subfactor C: Contract Phase-in Plan Subfactor D: Safety and Health Plan

• Volume II—Past Performance Factor

• Volume III—Price Factor

• Volume IV—Responsibility Considerations

• Volume V— Model Contract

• Relative Importance of Tradeoff Evaluation Factors:

o For those Offerors who are determined to be “Acceptable” under the Technical

Acceptability Factor, tradeoffs will be made between Past Performance and Price. Past Performance is more important than Price.

Proposal Formatting

• Instructions for proposal arrangement, page limitations, copies and the due date are specified in JSC 52.215-113 Proposal Formatting Instructions, and in Section L.1.2 Proposal Arrangement, Page Limitations, Copies, and Due Dates.

Offerors shall submit their proposals in accordance with those instructions.

Pages submitted in excess of the limitations specified in this provision will not be evaluated by the Government and will be returned to the offeror in accordance with NFS 1815.204- 70(b).

Minor informalities or irregularities in a proposal that can be adjusted, corrected, or waived without being prejudicial to other offerors may be accepted if it is immaterial to the acquisition.

However, any pages contained in a page limited section of your proposal which do not comply with the RFP requirements may be returned by the Government and not evaluated.

Proposal Formatting (continued)

• Pay close attention to ensure that the number of pages, page margins, font type, font size, and page size are in conformance to Section L.1.2 and JSC 52.215-113.

• Return the entire model contract, not just the pages with the fill-ins.

The model contract becomes the actual contract and so it must be complete and correct.

• Please note page limitations.

Some volumes/sections are subject to a page limitation and others are not.

In the Past Performance Volume, the Past Performance

Information is subject to the page limit of 20 pages, but the Environmental and Safety Data, Past Performance Attachments, Organizational Chart, and Insurance Carrier Information are not subject to the page limitation.

Proposal information must be provided in the correct volume.

Proposal information in a page-limited volume or section should not be moved to another volume/section without such page limitations.

• Having non-conforming pages returned may affect the government’s evaluation of a proposal, and how this proposal is ultimately rated.

Responsibility Considerations

• The Contracting Officer makes the determination of responsibility per

FAR 9.104.

Responsible means that the contractor has adequate organizational and financial controls, satisfactory business ethics, financial resources, the ability to successfully perform the work, is eligible, etc.

This determination is performed by the CO and is separate from the selection decision.

If an Offeror is not responsible, then they are not eligible for award.

• The Contracting Officer will also check the FAPIIS database (includes records of the Contractor’s previous contracts.)

• The Contracting Officer will request an Equal Opportunity clearance, and check to ensure the veteran’s reports are submitted.

• This determination is performed for Offerors in the competitive range or the successful Offeror only.

Model Contract

• The Model Contract consists of Sections A-K of the RFP.

The Evaluation Criteria, and Instructions are used for selection purposes only.

• The Offerors will submit a signed Model Contract with their proposal.

The Model Contract becomes the actual contract and so it must be complete and correct.

The Model Contract must be signed by a person authorized to commit the Offeror.

All pages must be returned – not just the pages with the fill-ins.

• The Contracting Officer will sign the Model Contract of the Successful

Offeror once all issues are resolved and the selection decision is made.

• Errors or inconsistencies in the Model Contract (that cannot be resolved) may result in an Offeror being removed from consideration for award.

• The Model Contract takes precedence over the proposal.

Ensure that your rates in the Price Volume are reflected in Section B of the Model Contract.

Special Consideration

NOTE TO PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS

Prospective Offerors are reminded not to contact incumbent personnel (either directly or through electronic means) during duty hours or at their place of employment, as such contacts are disruptive to the performance of the current contract.

Labor Relations Guidelines for Responding to Labor Relations

Requirements in the Request for Proposal (RFP)

Labor Relations Requirements

Service WD

•Department of Labor (DOL) Wage Determinations (WD) •Service WD 15-5233 Rev 15

•The WD applies to all non-exempt labor categories, and sets forth the minimum labor rates, health and welfare benefits, vacation/holiday leave and sick leave for these categories.

•Offeror responsibilities include the following:

•Proposing exempt and non-exempt labor categories, based upon its own unique staffing approach.

• 29 CFR 541 defines exempt and non-exempt employees.

•For service non-exempt employees not covered under a Collective Bargaining Agreement:

• Mapping the non-exempt labor categories to an appropriate category in the WD.

• The SCA Directory of Occupations includes a detailed listing of each labor category listed in the WD.

• Proposing at least the minimum labor rates for the mapped categories as stated in the WD.

• Proposing at least the minimum health and welfare, vacation, sick leave, and holiday benefits that are stated in the WD.

References

Reference Location FAR Part 22, Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions https://acquisition.gov/content/part-22-application-labor-laws-government-acquisitions

NASA FAR Supplement Part 22, Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/N FS.pdf

FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards https://acquisition.gov/content/part-52-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#i52_222_41

Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division, Prevailing Wages Resources https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/construction/seminars/resources

Department of Labor Directory of Occupations https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/wage/SC ADirV5/SCADirectVers5.pdf (Scroll down the page to see the Directory)

Information on Paid Sick Leave for Exempt & Non-Exempt Employees Working Under Certain Federal Contracts

Paid Sick Leave for Employees Working Under Certain Federal Contracts https://acquisition.gov/content/part-22-application-labor-laws-government-acquisitions https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf https://acquisition.gov/content/part-52-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#i52_222_41 https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/construction/seminars/resources https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/wage/SCADirV5/SCADirectVers5.pdf https://youtu.be/Zq8o0XSqFGc

Safety & Health Programs Guidelines for Responding to Safety Requirements in the Request for Proposal (RFP)

Offerors are reminded to review the “Successor Employer Rights and Responsibilities” document on the BA External Homepage at:

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

NASA safety objective is to avoid loss of life, personal injury and illness, property loss or damage, environmental harm resulting from any of its activities and to ensure safe and healthy conditions for persons working at or visiting NASA facilities NASA shall comply with all applicable regulations

−NASA Safety & Health requirements −Requirements of those Federal agencies with regulatory authority over NASA such as OSHA, EPA, and DoT

NASA requires every employee to report workplace hazards −NASA ensures that there is no reprisal to personnel for reporting unsafe or unhealthy conditions

Overview of the NASA Safety Program

The NASA Safety Policy stresses the individual responsibility of each employee for their own safety and that of their co-worker.

Risk within the work environment must be managed to control hazards, and we continuously improve workplace conditions The OSHA has recognized JSC as a leader in health and safety by awarding the “Star” designation level of achievement in the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) As a VPP Star, JSC has a comprehensive and successful safety and health program, is below the national average for the industry in injury/illness rates, has demonstrated good faith in dealing with OSHA, and serves as a safety & health mentor

Overview of the NASA Safety Program

All contractors performing work at JSC shall comply with all applicable safety and health regulations Every major onsite contractor shall have a designated safety official and shall conform to a written safety and health plan Safety and health approach shall follow OSHA, JSC and VPP guidelines Failure to comply with safety and health requirements may result in one or more of the following - contract termination, lower fee, and exclusion from future contract awards

Excellent safety and health performance will be recognized in contract evaluations.

What Would Be Expected of You at JSC

Submission of detailed safety and health data as part of the proposal Partial Safety & Health Plan which includes detailed discussion of the policies, procedures, and techniques that will be used to ensure the safety and occupational health of your employees and to ensure safe working conditions throughout the performance of the contract Complete plan must be approved before starting work on the contract

Statement regarding past OSHA and EPA citations and corrective actions taken to prevent recurrence. Include any mitigating factors.

Records of OSHA recordable injuries (OSHA 300 and 300A logs or equivalent)

Insurance carrier information - including Experience Modifier Rates

(EMR)

The Safety and Health Deliverables

Based on 4 Basic VPP elements defined by OSHA Region VI

A Successful Safety Program Model

Worksite Analysis Hazard Prevention and Control

Management Leadership Employee Involvement

Safety and Health Training

Safety & Health Plan provisions you should expect to address on a typical JSC service contract

− Management Leadership and Employee Participation Policy, Goals and Objectives - Discuss company policies, goals and objectives for safety and health and top leadership’s level of commitment for achieving objectives

Management Leadership and Employee Participation - Discuss visible leadership actions that motivate and reinforce safety and health performance and discuss meaningful opportunities for employees to engage and support the safety and health program

Assignment of Responsibility – Discuss roles, responsibilities and accountability of safety representatives

Program Evaluation – Discuss annual evaluation of safety and health program consistent with OSHA’s VPP criteria

The Safety & Health Plan

Worksite Analysis Hazard Identification – Describe the methods and techniques used to systematically identify hazards Inspections – Describe the procedures and frequency for regular inspections and who will be accountable for implementing corrective measures

Employee Reports of Hazards – Describe the methods to be used to encourage employees to report hazards and how the reports will be analyzed and resolved

Mishap Investigations – Discuss methods of response, reporting, and investigation of mishaps

Trend Analysis – Discuss approach in performing trend analysis and methods of documenting data

The Safety and Health Plan

Hazard Prevention and Control

• Discuss the approach to be used for selecting controls appropriate to the hazardous operations associated with this contract

• Maintain a list of hazardous operations and processes

• Develop written procedures to identify safety procedures

• Describe methods for notification of personnel

• Medical (Occupational Healthcare) Program –describe medical surveillance program, response to injuries & illnesses, case management

• Disciplinary System – approach to modify behaviors

• Emergency Preparedness – approach used for emergency preparedness and contingency planning that addresses fire, explosion, weather, environmental releases or other potential emergencies

Safety and Health Training − Program Description – describe your training program to ensure safe work practices, hazard recognition and to meet all regulatory requirements

− Tailor training toward specific audiences – managers, supervisors, employees (crafts, office workers, etc.)

− Train for emergencies – fire drills, evacuation drills, site emergencies

Pay special attention to the miscellaneous reports contained in the body of the Safety & Health Plan DRD under Other Deliverables – building fire warden roster; hazardous materials inventory; roster of terminated employees; material safety data sheets; OSHA logs; program self evaluation. This affects cost.

List of required sections under “Frequency of Submission”

Review the requirements provided in JSC Safety and Health Requirements (JPR 1700.1) http://jschandbook.jsc.nasa.gov and describe how you will incorporate JSC requirements into your Safety & Health Program

For the good of your employees and your business, take safety seriously and proactively plan to PREVENT injuries.

Recommendations http://jschandbook.jsc.nasa.gov/

Price Proposal Overview

The SLPT Pricing Process

• What does the SLPT do with your price proposal?

– Read all narrative portions of Price Volume

– Validate all Offerors’ Excel Pricing Models (EPMs)

– Integrate EPMs of the prime and major subs

– Test EPMs

– Perform Risk Assessment (if necessary) (Price Analysis -

FAR 15.404-1 (b))

– Develop Pricing Charts for Presentation to the

Streamlined Procurement Team (SLPT) & the Source Selection Authority (SSA)

The SLPT Pricing Process (Con’t)

• Examples of risks:

– Error Corrections/Reconciliations

• Mathematical corrections

• Formula error corrections

• Linking error corrections

• Subcontractor FBRs/Price utilized by the Prime Offeror do not match the FBRs/Price proposed by the Subcontractor

• Profit Rates

• Reasonable to incentivize the contractor

• Effect on contract performance

Workbook Templates Overview

• Phase-In Template (PIT)*

• Technical Resources Summary Template- CORE (TRST- CORE)*

• Prime Price Summary Template (PPST)*

• Major Subcontractor Price Summary Template (MSPST)**

• Task Order Pricing Template- Specified Resources (TOPT-SR)*

• Incumbency Retention and Pay Template (IRAP)***

• Fully Burdened Rate Template (FBR)***

• Summary Price Template (SPT)*

*Required from Prime only **Required from each Major Subcontractor ***Required from Prime and each Major Subcontractor

Common Price Volume Errors

• Logic Issues:

– Inconsistent content within the proposal

• Failure to follow template instructions:

– Using hard numbers instead of formulas and/or links where appropriate

– Placing Prime or Major Subcontractor FBRs where Team

Composite FBRs are Required

– Proposed FBRs in Price Volume do not match the

Section B FBRs identified in the Model Contract

• Discrepancies and/or Lack of reconciliation between different areas of the Offeror’s proposal

– Technical Approach

– Management Approach

– Price Volume

– Major Subcontractor data submitted to the Government versus

Major Subcontractor data utilized in the Prime’s Proposal

– Basis of Estimate (BOE) not provided or inadequate

• BOE should be specific, clear, and detailed

Common Price Volume Errors (Continued)

Questions and Answers

• Questions and Answers:

• Questions may be submitted to Kelsey Klinger at kelsey.j.klinger@nasa.gov and Samuel Mcilvoy at Samuel.p.mcilvoy@nasa.gov

• Official responses to written questions received will be posted to the CAMS IV procurement website, at https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/cams4/

• The deadline for submitting questions regarding this bulletin is December 15th, 2020.

mailto:kelsey.j.klinger@nasa.gov mailto:Samuel.p.mcilvoy@nasa.gov

And finally.... Tips for Timeliness

• Review the proposal instructions and ask questions if any instructions are not clear.

• Review paragraph (c)(3) of FAR 52.215-1,“Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition”.

• Review Section L, Clause JSC 52.215-108 PROPOSAL MARKING AND

DELIVERY THROUGH LARGE FILE TRANSFER (LFT).

• Email invitations with LFT links expire in 168 hours.

• Review the proposal instructions and ask questions if any instructions are not clear.

Conclusion

This concludes the Johnson Space Center Preproposal Bulletin for

Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS) IV