Att L-06 Government Task Agreement Form.docx

Government Task Agreement (GTA) Instructions

Introduction While the majority of work to be completed under this contract is anticipated to be performed by the Contractor at Contractor or subcontractor facilities, the Offeror or Contractor may propose to use resources that are on-site at a NASA facility as described in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of contract section H clause, “Use of NASA Resources.” In the event of a conflict between that clause and these instructions, the contract clause shall govern.

Note that NASA is also making a variety of optional Government-furnished equipment, property, and information (collectively, “Government-Furnished Resources,” or GFR) available to Contractors. The Contractor’s elective use of any of those items shall be effectuated through the nominal contract mechanism for identification and use/management of GFR.

In the event that the Offeror requests optional GFR and the Offeror also requires NASA support in modifying, augmenting, transforming, or providing any additional certifications related to the requested item(s), the Offeror must also execute and submit an accompanying Government Task Agreement (GTA) requesting such support in accordance with the procedures and instructions set forth herein. It is imperative that the contractor understand that a GTA is intended to define the agreement of labor/material resources to make any modification, augmentation, etc. and the GTA does not relieve the contractor from property management approvals required to modify government equipment as specified in applicable contract or FAR clauses (i.e., FAR 52.245-1).

Instructions The purpose of this document for a Government Task Agreement (GTA), is to memorialize the Offeror’s or Contractor’s requested approach to utilization of NASA on-site resources that are described in paragraph (b)(1)(i) of contract section H clause, “Use of NASA Resources.” The Offeror shall submit all GTAs as attachments to its proposal. GTAs shall have an agreed-upon cost provided to the Contractor by the NASA POC, which is the corresponding Center Partnership Office representative. The cost of all GTAs will be added to the Offeror’s firm-fixed price for purposes of calculating a Total Evaluated Price for proposal evaluation purposes. Offerors are advised that if awarded a contract for this effort, any GTA may be amended or revised during performance as agreed to by NASA and the Contractor. During contract performance, the Parties may also agree to execute additional GTAs if they mutually determine such agreements are necessary to respond to new or changed circumstances that arise during performance. The Contractor shall be responsible for the cost of any such GTA, and the Parties shall effectuate the addition of new GTAs, and corresponding contract price adjustments, pursuant to FAR 52.243-1 – Changes – Fixed-Price (ALT I) as incorporated herein. To propose new GTAs during contract performance, the Contractor shall work with the Contracting Officer and their duly delegated representatives.

The provision of any GTA shall be subject to a determination by the Government that any potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs) can be effectively avoided, negated, and/or adequately mitigated. If an OCI exists or the Government determines one exists, a mitigation approach must be provided to the Contracting Officer for determination and acceptance prior to executing the terms of any GTA.

For proposals that include hardware delivered to and/or tested at NASA centers, Offerors shall submit appropriate Safety and Health plans prior to delivery or testing to address hazardous materials/activities, environmental, and facilities considerations commensurate with their hardware and in accordance with NASA policy and regulations. Required documentation is dependent upon the hardware, identified hazards, and nature of the tests and facilities being exercised.

The Contractor shall indicate herein whether, as part of this GTA's performance, the Contractor is requesting to have any Contractor-provided “IT resources,” as that term is defined at NFS 1852.204-76, interface with NASA IT resources. If so, the Contractor's IT resources shall comply with the requirements at NFS 1852.204-76 and FAR 52.204-21. In evaluating such GTA requests, NASA will perform an IT assessment and identify any additional requirements in the final GTA. The Contractor shall meet all of the indicated requirements before its IT resources interface with NASA IT resources.

If the Offeror proposes to operate commercially owned Ground Support Equipment (GSE) at NASA owned facilities, the Offeror shall design such GSE in accordance with the standards agreed upon between the applicable NASA facility representatives and the Offeror. Such agreement must be reached prior to any GSE installation or operation at a NASA facility. The Offeror shall describe its approach to attaining this agreement, consisting of necessary NASA standards to be followed, design milestones and schedule, below in the section, ‘Portion of the Task to be Performed by the Contractor.’ For reference, and as an example, NASA standards specifically applicable to GSE operated at flight facilities are located here:

• NASA-STD-5005 Standard for the Design and Fabrication of Ground Support Equipment

• KSC-DE-512-SM Facility, System, and Equipment General Design Requirements The Offeror shall use one GTA for each requested use of a facility, asset, or service except when the use of multiple on-site resources as part of a single overall endeavor is contemplated; for example, if a certain type of testing requires the use of three different NASA on-site resources, the Offeror may use one GTA for “testing” that indicates the use of three different on-site resources. Additionally, each GTA shall only be applicable to one Contract Line Item (CLIN).

How to Inquire About NASA On-Site Resources To inquire about relevant, unique on-site resources at NASA Centers that may be available to Offerors, contact the applicable NASA Center Partnership Office representative. The Offeror or Contractor shall only request NASA facilities, assets, services, or other specialized resources that are unique and not reasonably available commercially. The Government has the right to refuse any GTA request for any reason.

During any blackout period in which the Offeror is drafting a contract proposal, communications with any government representative (i.e., EVA Office Technical Managers, Center Partnership POC’s, performing organization representatives) must be limited to sharing information about the specific GTA requested. The Government POC communications with the Offerors will not include any assistance in preparing the Offeror’s proposal, advice, or opinions on the Offeror’s proposed design solution or approach for performing the work requested by the xEVAS solicitation or any information regarding the xEVAS competition or its technical requirements.

Data Rights All technical data (TD), computer software (CS), and computer software documentation (CSD) developed pursuant to a GTA shall be delivered to NASA with either unlimited rights or Government Purpose Rights (“GPR”, as defined in contract clause FAR 52.227-14 – Rights in Data-General (May 2014) (Deviated)). Assertions provided by the Offeror on its Identification and Representation, pursuant to Clause H.26, Identification and Representation Data with Restrictive or Limiting Markings, that propose to deliver TD/CS/CSD developed pursuant to a GTA with less than GPR will be rejected by NASA and will not be incorporated into the contract at or after award.

Data Delivery At no additional cost to NASA, the contractor shall deliver, to a NASA Program authorized repository defined by the Contracting Officer, all technical data, computer software, and computer software documentation developed under work performed pursuant to a GTA no later than sixty (60) calendar days after performance of the GTA has concluded.

Cost Information The GTA NASA POC is responsible for providing the GTA Total Cost value in this template and reporting detailed cost information to the EVA Office. The detailed cost information will delineate, per fiscal year: (1) FTE and (2) WYE annualized equivalent labor; (3) FTE and (4) WYE labor equivalent cost; (5) material costs; (6) other costs projected; and (7) total cost. The detailed cost table template will be provided by the EVA Office directly to the NASA POC for reporting.

Contract Performance Upon contract award, all GTAs are subject to formal review and approval by the EVA Office and Contracting Officer. Once funding has been secured from the appropriate organization, the Safety and Occupational Health Plan has been approved, and the Offeror has met all other requirements (e.g., standards applicable to GSE has been finalized and documented), the approved GTA(s) will become an attachment to the contract authorizing the Contractor to proceed with the GTA(s).

GTA Template The required Government Task Agreement template that Offerors shall use for each GTA is provided below on pages 4-6 of this Instruction.

Government Task Agreement Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services (xEVAS) Contract

Task No.

Task title

Date

WBS No.

WBS title

Rev

Points of Contact

Name

Location

Office

Cell

Facility/Resource Name

Location

NASA Center

Overall Task Objective Describe the GTA effort in (at least) 1 – 2 sentences.

Portion of the Task to be Performed by the Government Describe the roles and responsibilities proposed to be completed by the Government as part of the GTA effort. Describe any products to be delivered by the Government to the Contractor as part of the GTA effort (e.g., hardware produced, training, test data, reports, etc.).

Portion of the Task to be Performed by the Contractor Describe the Contractor roles and responsibilities to complete the GTA effort. Describe the items, labor support, and any additional provisions necessary (e.g., test hardware provided, Contractor labor support, test plans, etc.). Please include information about when and how the required TD/CS/CSD will be delivered to the Government (see “Data Delivery” above for more information).

Agreed Upon Schedule for Use of the On-Site NASA Resources Detail the agreed-to schedule for GTA execution. Include milestones and Government product delivery dates.

Provide any additional information pertinent to this request. Additional information shall include, but is not limited to: assumptions for the cost and schedule estimates; justification for utilization of Government resources (see Instructions, above); details on the property Contractor intends to bring on-site; approach to show commercial GSE compliance with NASA Center-specific design standards; approach to IT compliance, as applicable (see above); and any reference Safety and Health Plans, as applicable.

Any Other Pertinent Information

Identify the CLIN Applicable to this GTA (Note: Each GTA shall only be applicable to one CLIN)

To Be Filled-in by NASA: GTA Total Cost (Note: Detailed cost information must be provided by the NASA POC to the EVA Office for this GTA to be considered.)

TOTAL COST

By signing this Agreement, the Offeror/Contractor acknowledges that the on-site resources specified herein, if provided by NASA, is provided subject to the contract’s applicable clauses, including but not limited to:

• 1852.245–82 Occupancy Management Requirements

• Contract section H clause, Use of Government Resources

In accordance with FAR 52.245(d)(2)(iii), any Government-furnished property, equipment, or information utilized by the Contractor while on-site at a NASA facility is provided in an “as-is” condition. The Contractor bears the risk of loss at any time the property or equipment is in the Contractor’s possession, or the possession of one of its subcontractors, suppliers, or agents.

GTA Approvals

Authorized Offeror Representative

NASA POC

EVA Office Manager xEVAS Contracting Officer xEVAS Solicitation Attachment L-06 Government Task Agreement Instructions and Template