80KSC022R0010DRFP Draft RFP Letter Signed.pdf

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Reply to Attn of:

John F. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

OP-MS

TO: All Potential Offerors

SUBJECT: Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP), Solicitation No. 80KSC022R0010DRFP for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Safety and Mission Assurance Support Services IV (SMASS IV)

You are invited to review and comment on the NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center's (KSC) SMASS IV draft solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide safety, reliability, and quality mission assurance, engineering, and risk assessment at KSC and other NASA centers, facilities, and sites. Additionally, SMASS IV contractor will support several Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) programs for the Agency such as Range Safety, Payload Safety, and Independent Assessment.

Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches, any perceived safety, occupational health, security (including information technology security), environmental, export control, and/or other programmatic risk issues associated with performance of the work. Potential offerors should identify any unnecessary or inefficient requirements and are also encouraged to comment on the DRFP Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure, any unique terms and conditions and the Section M Evaluation Criteria.

This competitive acquisition will result in a Fixed Price Level of Effort (LOE) contract. The period of performance for the SMASS IV contract is February 1, 2023, through January 31, 2028, as provided below:

• Base Period: February 1, 2023, to September 30, 2024 (20 months)

• Option Period 1: October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2026 (24 months)

• Option Period 2: October 1, 2026, to January 31, 2028 (16 months)

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330, Engineering Services, and the small business size standard is $41.5 million (calculated in accordance with 13 CFR 121.104).

Potential offerors should ensure its company is listed in the online database(s) for the following:

(1) System for award management: https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

(2) U.S. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service, VETS-4212

Reports: https://vets4212.dol.gov/vets4212/

(3) Date Universal Numbering System (and the transition to the US Government's unique entity identifier (UEI)): https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/organization/federal-acquisition-service/office-of-systems-management/integrated-award-environment-iae/ iae-information-kit/unique-entity-identifier-update

The successful offeror must pass an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) clearance before contract award (See FAR 22.805).

The current planned release date for the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) is on or about April 11, 2022, with proposals being due approximately 30 calendar days later.

The anticipated contract award date is October 31, 2022, with a February 1, 2023 contract effective date. The contract will be performed on-site at NASA John F. Kennedy Space Center, NASA facilities on CCSFS, and at other Government centers, facilities, or sites where performance or delivery of work under this contract is required.

The following additional information is provided to assist in understanding this acquisition:

1. A Phase-in period will be conducted. The Government anticipates a Phase-in period not exceeding 30 days prior to contract start to ensure contract performance on contract start date.

2. The Government will make available existing Installation-Accountable Government Property (IAGP) for onsite contract performance as described in the DRFP.

3. NASA has determined that this acquisition may give rise to a potential organizational conflict of interest (OCI). Offerors should refer to NFS clause 1852.209-71 Limitation of Future Contracting, for a description of the potential conflict(s) and any restrictions on future contracting.

4. Proposals for any resulting solicitation are required to be submitted through NASA's

Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box), a FedRAMP Moderate certified platform. Potential offerors, especially those that have not previously submitted a proposal utilizing NASA's EFSS Box, are encouraged to review the solicitation instruction entitled “Electronic Proposal Delivery - Proposal Marking and Delivery Through NASA's EFSS Box” which provides instructions related to the submission of proposal via EFSS Box. Offerors are encouraged to check with their corporate

Information Technology (IT) staff to determine if there are firewall restrictions that would need to be addressed prior to the submission of proposal files through NASA's EFSS Box.

Documents related to this acquisition, including this letter, the solicitation, attachments, exhibits, any amendments, and links to online reference/technical/bidders library will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Government-wide point of entry website at www.SAM.gov. Potential Offerors are requested to periodically monitor the websites for updates. The SMASS IV acquisition website is at https:// procurement.ksc.nasa.gov/SMASSIV and will be activated around the time of the release of this draft solicitation. This website will provide potential offerors access to a library of technical documents applicable to this acquisition.

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clause 1852.215-84, OMBUDSMAN, is applicable. The Procurement Ombudsman for this acquisition is Burton R. Summerfield, burton.r.summerfield@nasa.gov 321-867-4598.

This DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA is not requesting proposals. This DRFP does not commit NASA KSC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA KSC to procure or contract for this requirement. This request is not an authorization to proceed and does not authorize payment for any charges incurred by the offeror for performing any of the work called for in this solicitation.

The Government is not soliciting questions at this time. However, if questions are submitted, they must be submitted separately from any comments. If any questions are received, they will be posted publicly with the Government response to https://sam.gov. Therefore, it is the respondent's responsibility to ensure no proprietary data is included in a question.

Any comments regarding the DRFP should be submitted electronically in writing, Contracting Officer, at KSC-SMASS-IV-INFO@mail.nasa.gov, within 14 calendar days after the release of this DRFP.

Beatrice A. Muranaka Contracting Officer

Enclosures:

Draft RFP 80KSC022R0010DRFP Template for Submission of Comments

Beatrice Muranaka Digitally signed by Beatrice Muranaka Date: 2022.03.11 10:34:52 -05'00'