Change Log from DRFP to RFP final.xlsx
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- 80KSC020R0036-RFP
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This document provides a change log summarizing revisions between a draft request for proposal and final request for proposal for launch services to place a satellite constellation into low-Earth orbit. Key revisions include changes to milestone payment amounts and dates, payload delivery and orbit insertion timelines, domestic source criteria evaluation, and proposal submission instructions. Offerors are advised to carefully review the final RFP for all revisions.
The related federal contract opportunity notice announces an upcoming request for proposal for launch services for the Time-Resolved Observations of Precipitation Structure and Storm Intensity with a Constellation of Smallsats mission. The firm-fixed price contract will place six CubeSats into three low-Earth orbital planes within 120 days. The anticipated RFP release date is July 31, 2020, with a proposal due date of August 31, 2020. The solicitation number is 80KSC020R0036-RFP and is issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Kennedy Space Center. Prospective offerors are requested to notify the contracting officer of intent to submit an offer. Questions on the RFP are due by August 10, 2020 and responses will be provided by August 17, 2020.
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Sheet1 Sections may have been revised in the RFP; therefore, the referenced sections may differ between the DRFP and RFP. Prospective offerors are cautioned to review the RFP carefully and in its entirety to discern all changes, as the RFP takes precedence over and replaces the Draft RFP.
| SECTION | TITLE | CHANGE |
| General | ||
| N/A | Table of Contents | Table of Contents added |
| Section 1 | ||
| 1.3 | Period of Performance | Changed from "beginning January 8, 2022 and ending July 31, 2022" to " between January 8, 2022 and July 31, 2022" |
| Section 2 | ||
| 2.2 | Listing of Clauses Incorporated by Reference | 52.227-14 ALT II; added "Excerpt from paragraph g(3): LIMITED RIGHTS NOTICE (DEC 2007) (a)These data are submitted with limited rights under Government Contract No. 80KSC_______. These data may be reproduced and used by the Government with the express limitation that they will not, without written permission of the Contractor, be used for purposes of manufacture nor disclosed outside the Government; except that the Government may disclose these data outside the Government for the following purposes, if any; provided that the Government makes such disclosure subject to prohibition against further use and disclosure: |
(i) Use (except for manufacture) by support service contractors.
(iii) Use (except for manufacture) by other contractors participating in the Government’s program of which the specific contract is a part.
| 2.2 | Listing of Clauses Incorporated by Reference | Removed Alt III from 52.227-14 |
| 2.2 | Listing of Clauses Incorporated by Reference | Added "In addition to the clauses marked as incorporated by reference on the SF 1449" |
| 2.3 | ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING REGARDING TERMINATION SETTLEMENT UNDER FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2018) | Deleted "The contractor shall place all payloads into required insertion orbit per LSIRD requirements (Attachment 01, Annex 01, LSIRD, Section 3.4.1, Orbit Insertion Requirements) by July 31, 2022 or the government may terminate this contract in accordance with FAR 52.212-4 (l), temination for the goverment's convenience." |
| 2.3 | ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING REGARDING TERMINATION SETTLEMENT UNDER FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2018) | (c) Changed from “ignition of the launch vehicle" to "ignition of the launch vehicle, or final launch vehicle in the case of multiple launches" |
| 2.9 | Milestone Payments, Events, and Completion Criteria | (c) deleted “and represent invoice submission dates” from first sentence |
| 2.9 | Milestone Payments, Events, and Completion Criteria | (c) changed from "Payment schedules" to "payments" |
| 2.9 | Milestone Payments, Events, and Completion Criteria | (e) Changed from "SOW" to "Attachment 3, Milestone Deliverable Descriptions and Requirements" |
| 2.9 | Milestone Payments, Events, and Completion Criteria | (e) deleted "Approval of the final payment will be made in accordance with contract requirements of the SOW." |
| 2.9 | Milestone Payments, Events, and Completion Criteria | Changed the last paragraph of section (e) to be section (f) |
| 2.9 | Milestone Payments, Events, and Completion Criteria | Table 2.9-1, milestone 10 Changed from "second orbit insertion" to "third orbit insertion" |
| 2.9 | Milestone Payments, Events, and Completion Criteria | Table 2.9-1 "Program Event" column name changed "Milestone" |
| 2.10 | DOMESTIC SOURCE CRITERIA | Paragraph (b) added "; however, the ultimate determination as to whether the interest is controlling resides with NASA." |
| 2.11 | 2.11 LICENSES, PERMITS, AND INSURANCE FOR A LAUNCH SERVICE OPERATOR | (a) deleted "TROPICS" |
| 2.11 | 2.11 LICENSES, PERMITS, AND INSURANCE FOR A LAUNCH SERVICE OPERATOR | added (c) to last paragraph. |
| Section 6 | ||
| 6.1 | Listing of Provisions Incorporated by Reference | Added "In addition to the provisions marked as incorporated by reference on the SF 1449" |
| 6.1 | Listing of Provisions Incorporated by Reference | Added the following provisions: |
FAR 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal (JAN 2017) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Dec 2019) FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Dec 2019) FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications (Jun 2020)
| 6.3.4 | NFS 1852.215-81 PROPOSAL PAGE LIMITATIONS. (APR 2015) | Clause updated; please read it in its entirety. |
| 6.3.5 | SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPOSALS | Changed from "Electronic copies shall be submitted in Adobe Searchable Portable Document Format (PDF). Spreadsheets shall be submitted in Excel format. All proposals shall be electronically submitted via email jason.r.siewert@nasa.gov submitted on or before 4:00pm (EDT), August 30, 2020. |
Pre-coordination is required through the Contracting Officer/ Contracting Specialist via e-mail at jason.r.siewert@nasa.gov at least 24 hours prior to submittal to access the large file transfer system." to "Electronic copies shall be submitted in Adobe Searchable Portable Document Format (PDF). Spreadsheets shall be submitted in Excel format. All proposals shall be electronically submitted via email jason.r.siewert@nasa.gov no later than 4:00 pm EDT on August 31, 2020.
If offeror’s proposal exceeds 2 gigabytes, a pre-coordination is required through the Contracting Officer/ Contracting Specialist via e-mail at jason.r.siewert@nasa.gov at least 72 hours prior to the August 31, 2020 date to receive access to the Government’s NOMAD large file transfer system. Note: the access is valid for 7 days only."
| 6.4 | PROPOSAL DUE DATE | Changed from "All offers shall be delivered on or before 4:00pm (EDT), August 30, 2020." to "Refer to SF 1449 Block 8." |
| 6.9 | VOLUME III, ADMINISTRATION / MODEL CONTRACT | Paragraph 1. added "Any proposed updates and/or exceptions proposed in Volume I, Technical/Management Capability, shall also be reflected in the Model Contract." |
| Section 7 | ||
| 7.1 | GENERAL CRITERIA | Paragraph (b) added "as it pertains to Technical/Management Capability factor." |
| Attachments | ||
| Attachment 1, SOW | 7.0 Payload Processing Support | Added "TROPICS SVs are currently scheduled to be delivered to the launch site at L-30 days for each launch." |
| Annex 1 | Launch Services Interface Requirements Document (LSIRD) | 3.4.9 Changed from "at each separation event within 30 minutes" to "no later than 60 minutes after each separation" |
| Attachment 3, MDDR | Changed from "15 days after each insertion" to "thirty (30) days after each insertion, but prior to the next launch (if applicable)." |
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