NOIS2 Special Notice for On-Ramping QA.pdf

NASA Open Innovation Services 2 (NOIS2) Special Notice for On-Ramping

Questions and Answers (Q&A)

Q1. I see that the RFP is targeted to come out on Nov. 8th, is there going to be a vendor or industry presentation to interested suppliers?

A1. Yes, the Government plans to hold a Pre-Proposal Conference to highlight key points of the Request for Proposal (RFP) and to help industry understand the Government’s requirements.

Additional information about the event will be posted on sam.gov in the near future. Please continue to monitor sam.gov for any future communication.

Q2. Will this RFP be asking for notional pricing from the suppliers as it did in earlier NOIS agreements?

A2. No, the RFP does not ask for pricing, please see Section 5 of the NOIS2 RFP for On- Ramping for further information.

Q3. Do you have an idea on how many new suppliers you intend to on-ramp?

A3. As outlined in the NOIS2 On-Ramping solicitation 80JSC022R0004, the Government intends to make an award to each and all qualifying Offerors.

Q4. Can you tell me who the current suppliers are, and how many awards each has received in this most recent NOIS agreement?

A4. The current NOIS2 contractors are the following : Agorize Innovation Inc.

(80JSC020D0035) , Appirio Inc. (80JSC020D0036), Business Talent Group LLC (80JSC020D0037), Carahsoft Technology Corp. (80JSC020D0038), The Common Pool LLC (dba Carrot)80JSC020D0039), Crowdplat Inc. (80JSC020D0040), Driven Data Inc.

(80JSC020D0041), Ensemble Government Services LLC (80JSC020D0042), Freelance Labs Inc. (dba Braintrust)(80JSC020D0043), Freelancer International PTY LTD (80JSC020D0044), Guidehouse LLP (80JSC020D0045), HeroX PBC (80JSC020D0046), Luminary Labs LLC (80JSC020D0047), NSTI LLC (dba TechConnect)(80JSC020D0048), Maven Research Inc.

(80JSC020D0049), SciArt Exchange (80JSC020D0050), Sensis Inc.(80JSC020D0051), Tech7 Consulting LLC (80JSC020D0052), Vanguard Solutions LLC (80JSC020D0053). NOIS2 Task Order awards are reported in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS), which is a government reporting system that offers public users access to information on Government awards. Individuals can search through FPDS to determine how many awards each offeror has received under the NOIS2 contract.

Q5. Does the Government anticipate that the RFP for onboarding will be the same as the original NOIS2 RFP?

A5. The NOIS2 RFP for On-Ramping is now posted to sam.gov under solicitation number

80JSC022R0004.

Q6. Does the Government intend to increase the ceiling on the NOIS2 contract with the onboarding of additional vendors?

A6. Yes, the Government updated clause JSC 52.216-90 IDIQ Minimum and Maximum Ordering Limits (AUG 2018) to increase the maximum ordering limit which may be awarded cumulatively across all NOIS2 contracts.

Q7. Does the Government offer the opportunity for NOIS2 vendors to partner to deliver Task Orders?

A7. Yes, for task orders, the current NOIS2 contractors may propose teaming arrangements with another NOIS2 contractor or an outside vendor utilizing a prime and subcontractor relationship.

Q8. Does the Government require a price proposal for rate card purposes upon submission of the on-ramping RFP response? OR, will the government request pricing by task order?

A8. Please see A2.

Q9. How many vendors does the Government expect to onboard to the NOIS2 contract?

A9. Please see A3.

Q10. Does NASA intend to extend the period of performance for the NOIS2 contract?

A10. No, the Government is not extending the period of performance for the NOIS2 contract.

Q11. For the task orders, does NASA anticipate that they will be Fixed Price, T&M or some combination?

A11. NOIS2 is a multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the ability to issue Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task orders.

Q12. What does the Government define as an acceptable "Community" as described in Section 3.5 Task Order Execution?

A12. Please reference paragraph 1, of the Statement of Work (SOW) requirements that were posted as an attachment to the Special Notice.

Q13. Can the Government provide examples of previous Task Orders completed successfully under the previous NOIS2 contract?

A13. The Government will take this request into consideration.

Q14. Per the NASA Open Innovation Services 2 (NOIS2) Special Notice for On-Ramping opportunity on SAM - should this be released, is anything required from current vendors to remain part of the NOIS2 vehicle?

A14. No, nothing is required from the current NOIS2 contractors under this On-Ramping solicitation, to remain part of the existing NOIS2 multi-award contract.

Q15. Is this a minimum dollar threshold for contracts that a firm must have to be considered eligible?

A15. No, there is no minimum dollar threshold that a firm must have to be considered eligible.