80KSC020R0043.pdf

80KSC020R0043

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This notice is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) under solicitation number 80KSC020R0043 for the requirement PRIME-1 TRIDENT Drill Fabrication and Testing, as detailed in Section 2 of the Statement of Work (SOW) (Attachment 1).

The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs), details, deliverables, and delivery schedules are as follows:

CLIN Tasks Details Deliverable Delivery Date

0001 Task 1: Telecons & meetings

Support weekly meetings and telecons as well as monthly management reviews

Support meetings, telecons, (3-5 hours/week)

8/1/2020 – 8/31/2021

0002 Task 2: Reporting • Draft monthly update reports to capture progress

• Draft final project summary to capture status at end of POP

Monthly updates, Final report

8/1/2020 – 8/31/2021

0003 Task 3: Update NBD Critical Design to PRIME-1 specifications

• Mechanical Design

• Avionics Design

• Software Design

• Interface Control

Document (ICD) (draft for CLPS Partner)

ICD and Final Design Files

9/8/20

0004 Task 4:

Manufacturing Readiness Review

• Manufacturing Readiness Review (MRR) Slides

• Released Fabrication drawings

• Configuration-controlled CAD Model

• Final BOM / Parts List

MRR Slides 09/15/20

0005 Task 5:

Flight Mechanical Build

• Mechanical Build

• Wire Harness Build

• FQU Avionics Build

Final completed Assembly WOA plans and

2/28/21

CLIN Tasks Details Deliverable Delivery

Date Flight Qualification Unit (Avionics)

• GSE Build

• Assembly Work

Order Authorization (WOA) plans and procedures procedures with QA acceptance.

0006 Task 6:

Comprehensive Performance Testing of NBD

• Comprehensive Performance Testing (CPT) of flight drill (functional testing in relevant environmental conditions). This is testing done prior to entry into V&V testing, which is not part of the current contract. Testing uses FQU Avionics to control drill hardware.

• NBD ready for V&V

Test Report detailing drill testing and performance.

3/31/21

0007 Task 7: Flight Avionics, Software, and Ground Data System Development

• Flight Unit Avionics Build

• SW Build includes GDS and flight SW build

• Assembly WOA plans and procedures

Final completed Assembly WOA plans and procedures with QA acceptance.

7/30/21

0008 Task 8: Integrated End-to-End Comprehensive Performance Test

• CPT of flight drill and Flight Unit Avionics in a relevant environment with flight software and ground data system.

Final Report detailing integrated end-to-end testing and performance.

Acceptance Data Package (ADP)

8/31/21

This is not a request for competitive offers. This is a sole source requirement in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(c) -- Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. NASA/KSC intends to award to Honeybee Robotics, Ltd. (HBR), Building 128, Suite 121, 63 Flushing Avenue, Unit 150, Brooklyn, NY 11205;

as they are the sole source capable of fulfilling the Government’s requirement. However, the Government will consider any responses from responsible sources capable of providing the exact line items in this solicitation if received before the closing period of the solicitation.

The provisions and clauses in the RFP are those in effect through FAC 2020-07, dated 7/02/2020, which can be obtained from https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

There is no small business set-aside associated with this requirement.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) and 1000, respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this acquisition.

Delivery shall be FOB destination, Kennedy Space Center.

Offers for the items described above are due no later than 7/29/2020 at 1:00pm EST., to Rose A. Dougherty <rose.a.dougherty@nasa.gov>.

The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at:

FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf

PROVISION DATE TITLE

52.204-7 Oct 2018 System for Award Management 52.204-16 Jul 2016 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-22 Jan 2017 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.204-24 Dec 2019 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and

Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

52.204-26 Dec 2019 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-

Representation 52.209-7 Oct 2018 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-12 Feb 2016 Certification Regarding Tax Matters 52.215-20 Oct 2010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data

Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data 52.225-25 Jun 2020 Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Engaging in

Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran— Representation and Certifications

52.229-11 Jun 2020 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements–Notice and Representation

1852.233-70 Dec 2015 Protests to NASA.

1852.227-71 Apr 2015 Requests for Waiver of Rights to Inventions

FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, (JUN 2020) applies to this acquisition with an addendum to include the instructions below:

a. Technical Proposal https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far mailto:rose.a.dougherty@nasa.gov https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf

The offeror shall prepare and submit a technical proposal that describes their approach to accomplishing the required results specified in the SOW. At a minimum, the technical proposal shall contain the following:

(i) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary.

(ii) A description of your approach to completing Tasks 1 through 8 and providing associated deliverables within the required delivery dates.

(iii) Provide payment milestones associated with the deliverables outlined in the SOW Section 2, Table 2.1.

(iv) An itemized listing of all equipment and materials that will be used to complete this project. The list shall include the product description, manufacturer’s name, part number and quantity of each item that is being proposed.

b. Price Proposal The offeror shall submit a price proposal with backup pricing information and a detailed cost breakdown that shows the following information:

(i) A PRIME-1 TRIDENT BOM for the flight hardware acquisition and GSE hardware acquisition.

(ii) Each proposed labor category with the direct labor and labor burden costs, and amount of labor hours proposed for each category.

(iii) Other direct costs, Overhead, Profit, and General and Administrative (G&A) costs broken out.

(iv) Each Task listed in the SOW and the extended amount for each Task.

(v) This acquisition is exempt from the requirement of certified cost or pricing data.

However, in order to determine the proposed price to be fair and reasonable, the government is requiring the offeror to submit data other than certified cost of pricing data. The offeror shall provide data on the prices at which the same item or similar items have previously been sold; which can include history of sales to non-governmental and governmental entities and published price lists. Offeror format is acceptable. Pricing shall be by government fiscal year.

Additional Addendum Instructions:

The contractor will be responsible for all contract requirements. Offerors are requested to provide information responsive to the items set forth below. This information is considered essential for the Government to conduct a fair and uniform evaluation of quotes.

DUNS Number:

Cage Code:

Tax ID Number (TIN):

*Number of Employees:

*Total Yearly Revenue:

*Information required for determining the size of the business for the NAICS referenced above Offers must include the following:

Solicitation Number: 80KSC020R0043

FOB:

Discount/Payment Terms:

Warranty Duration:

Country of Manufacture:

Special Commercial Terms

The offer must be signed by an authorized company representative.

Note: zip files are not an acceptable format for the Network and will not go through our e-mail system.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be considered for award. Invoice instruction shall be provided at time of award.

Discrepancies: If an Offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the Government in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the offeror is asking the Government to consider as related to the omission or error. The Offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial offer, as received, without discussion. This reservation includes matters of additional or substitute pages of the initial offer.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (OCT 2014). The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors are in descending order of importance and shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical ability to fulfill the requirement and Price.

Price Analysis will be accomplished in accordance with FAR 15.403-1.

(End of provision) https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

All offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, (JUN 2020) Alt I (OCT 2014), or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at SAM.gov, with its offer.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, (OCT 2018) is applicable. Addenda to FAR 52.212-4 are as follows: Paragraph (c) of this clause is tailored as follows: Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes, such as changes in the paying office, appropriations data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government.

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, (JUL 2020) is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference:

CLAUSE DATE TITLE

52.203-6

Jun 2020 Oct 1995

Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government Alt 1

52.204-10 Jun 2020 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.204-14 Oct 2016 Service Contract Reporting Requirements 52.209-6 Jun 2020 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.209-9 Oct 2018 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters

52.215-21 Jun 2020 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data-Modifications

52.219-8 Oct 2018 Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-9 Jun 2020

Nov 2016 Small Business Subcontracting Plan Alt II

52.219-16 Jan 1999 Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan 52.219-28 May 2020 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 52.222-3 Jun 2003 Convict Labor 52.222-19 Jan 2020 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21 Apr 2015 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Sep 2016 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Jun 2020 Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36 Jun 2020 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 Jun 2020 Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-40 Dec 2010 Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor

Relations Act 52.222-50 Jan 2019 Combating Trafficking in Persons

52.222-53 May 2014 Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor

Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements 52.223-18 Jun 2020 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging

While Driving 52.225-13 Jun 2008 Restrictions on certain foreign purchases 52.232-33 Oct 2018 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award

Management 52.233-4 Oct 2004 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.242-5 Jan 2017 Payments to Small Business Subcontractors

Other contract requirements or terms and conditions:

52.204-13 Oct 2018 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.211-7 Nov 1999 Alternatives to Government-Unique Standards 52.227-14 May 2014 Rights in Data-General 52.227-16 Jun 1987 Additional Data Requirements 52.232-40 Dec 2013 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors 52.246-11 Dec 2014 Higher-Level Contract Quality Requirement 52.246-15 Apr 1984 Certificate of Conformance 1852.203-70 Jun 2001 Display of Inspector General Hotline Posters 1852.203-71 Aug 2014 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 1852.204-76 Jan 2011 Security Requirements for Unclassified Information

Technology Resources 1852.211-70 Sep 2005 Packaging, Handling, and Transportation 1852.219-75 Apr 2015 Individual Subcontracting Reports 1852.225-70 Feb 2000 Export Licenses 1852.227-70 Apr 2015 New Technology—Other Than a Small Business Firm or

Nonprofit Organization 1852.232-80 Apr 2018 Submission of Vouchers/Invoices for Payment 1852.237-72 Jun 2005 Access to Sensitive Information 1852.237-73 Jun 2005 Release of Sensitive Information 1852.246-73 Mar1997 Human Space Flight Item

1852.246-71 Government Contract Quality Assurance Functions (Oct 1988) In accordance with the inspection clause of this contract, the Government intends to perform the following functions at the locations indicated: TBD

Item Quality Assurance Function Location

(End of clause)

1852.246-72 Material Inspection and Receiving Report (Apr 2015)

(a) At the time of each delivery to the Government under this contract, the Contractor shall prepare and furnish a Material Inspection and Receiving Report (DD Form 250 series). The forms shall be prepared and distributed as follows: [Insert number of copies and distribution instructions] ___________________TBD_________________________________________

(b) The Contractor shall prepare the DD Form 250 in accordance with NASA FAR Supplement 1846.6. The Contractor shall enclose the copies of the DD Form 250 in the package or seal them in a waterproof envelope, which shall be securely attached to the exterior of the package in the most protected location.

(c) When more than one package is involved in a shipment, the Contractor shall list on the DD Form 250, as additional information, the quantity of packages and the package numbers.

The Contractor shall forward the DD Form 250 with the lowest numbered package of the shipment and print the words "CONTAINS DD FORM 250" on the package.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html

End of Clauses

This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.beta.sam.gov.

Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).

Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Rose A. Dougherty <rose.a.dougherty@nasa.gov>, not later than 7/27/2020 at 1:00pm EST. Telephone questions will not be accepted.

Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email, to Rose A.

Dougherty <rose.a.dougherty@nasa.gov>, no later than 1:00pm EST. on 7/29/2020.

The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines.

Failure to submit a complete electronic proposal by the due date and time specified for this RFP shall result in the proposal being considered late, and shall be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (JUN 2020).

The following documents are attached to the subject solicitation:

No. Title No. of Pgs. Date

1. SOW 12 7/16/2020

2. JOFOC 5 7/15/2020

http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html mailto:rose.a.dougherty@nasa.gov mailto:rose.a.dougherty@nasa.gov