NOIS3 Industry Day Q and A.pdf
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The document is the NASA Open Innovations Services (NOIS) 3 Industry Day Questions and Answers (Q&A) held on March 27, 2024. The Q&A provides details about the NOIS 3 contract, including the responsibilities of the prime contractor, access to previous NOIS 2 documents, the procurement timeline and schedule, competition details, and requirements for contract personnel. Key points include: the prime contractor manages the contractual obligations and project execution; a draft Statement of Work for NOIS 3 is available; the acquisition is expected to be awarded in 2025 but a detailed procurement schedule is not yet available; it will be a full and open competition but the final decision on socioeconomic preferences has not been determined; and there is no cap on the number of contractors. The document also includes a link to the related federal contract opportunity announcement on SAM.gov for the NOIS 3 Industry Day.
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NASA Open Innovations Services (NOIS) 3 Industry Day Questions and Answers (Q&A)
March 27, 2024
The questions in this document are reproduced as they were asked during Industry Day Q&A session or included as submitted electronically.
# Question Answer
1. What does a prime contractor do under this contract? manage the challenges?
The prime contractor manages the requirements of the Task Order, specifically the project execution requirements in the Request for Task Plans. You can also find the project execution requirements in the NOIS3 draft SOW. The prime contactor is the party responsible for all the contractual obligations in this contract with NASA. The NOIS3 requirements are still being developed and will not be finalized until the official RFP is released.
2. Can we access the NOIS2 RFP documents to align with the requirements and be better prepared for the release of the
NOIS3 RFP?
Yes, you can search for the inactive posting of NOIS2 in SAM.gov. In addition, a draft SOW for NOIS3 is available and located on SAM.gov.
3. I understand the procurement schedule is yet to be released but are you able to provide an estimate on the timelines?
The Government is not yet prepared to release a detailed procurement schedule for the NOIS 3 procurement beyond the information already published in NASA's Acquisition Forecast:
https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/forecast/
4. Will this be full and open competition?
The published Acquisition Forecast (https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/forecast/) states this acquisition is not subject to a Socio Economic preference, however, the final decision has not been determined at this point in time.
5. Do all contract resources need to be US citizens?
No.
6. Are a large percent of the current contractors expected to remain for NOIS3?
It’s up to the current contractors to propose and be selected by the Government in accordance with the evaluation criteria stated in the RFP.
7. Where can we find details on citizenship / visa requirements for the resources?
The NOIS3 contractors will be required to comply with all applicable law concerning citizenship or visas.
8. Is there an estimated award date?
The estimate is 2025. Refer to question #3 for additional details.
9. Is there a cap on the number of contractors?
No.
https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/forecast/ https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/forecast/
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