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This document provides details regarding a federal solicitation for strategic research, analysis, communications, and exhibits services. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Marshall Space Flight Center is seeking these services to support implementation and maintenance of an overarching communications strategy. The solicitation will be released on August 14, 2019 as a draft for industry comments due by August 21, 2019. A virtual industry day is scheduled for August 19, 2019 to review the draft requirements. The final solicitation is anticipated to result in a firm-fixed-price contract with an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity component for these services. The incumbent contractor is identified as the provider of similar communications support services. The opportunity is set aside for small businesses with a North American Industry Classification System code of 541715 and 1,250-employee size standard. Prospective offerors should monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website for release of the final solicitation and any amendments.

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SRACES #80MSFC19R0024 - Amendment 001 Section J, Attachment L-3 - Background and Historical SRACES #80MSFC19R0024 - Amendment 001 Section L, Attachment L-3 - Background and Historical

(a) Only the Contracting Officer may issue task orders to the Contractor, providing specific authorization or direction to perform work within the scope of the contract and as specified in the schedule. The Contractor may incur costs under this contract in performance of task orders and task order modifications issued in accordance with this clause. No other costs are authorized unless otherwise specified in the contract or expressly authorized by the Contracting Officer.

(b) Prior to issuing a task order, the Contracting Officer shall provide the Contractor with the following data:

(1) A functional description of the work identifying the objectives or results desired from the contemplated task order.

(2) Proposed performance standards to be used as criteria for determining whether the work requirements have been met.

(3) A request for a task plan from the Contractor to include the technical approach, period of performance, appropriate cost information, and any other information required to determine the reasonableness of the Contractor’s proposal.

(c) Within five calendar days after receipt of the Contracting Officer’s request, the Contractor shall submit a task plan conforming to the request.

(d) After review and any necessary discussions, the Contracting Officer may issue a task order to the Contractor containing, as a minimum, the following:

(1) Date of the order.

(2) Contract number and order number.

(3) Functional description of the work identifying the objectives or results desired from the task order, including special instructions or other information necessary for performance of the task.

(4) Performance standards, and where appropriate, quality assurance standards.

(5) Maximum dollar amount authorized (cost and fee or price). This includes allocation of award fee among award fee periods, if applicable.

(6) Any other resources (travel, materials, equipment, facilities, etc.) authorized.

(7) Delivery/performance schedule including start and end dates.

SRACES #80MSFC19R0024

Amendment 001

SRACES #80MSFC19R0024

Amendment 001

(8) If contract funding is by individual task order, accounting and appropriation data.

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DATA REQUIREMENTS DESCRIPTION (DRD)

1.DPD NO.: 1655ISSUE: Basic2.DRD NO.: 1655MA-003
3.DATA TYPE: 24.DATE REVISED:
5.PAGE: 1/3

6. TITLE: Re-Procurement Data Package

7. DESCRIPTION/USE: Provides Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) with information on specific items and supporting documentation related to labor resources and associated cost information, to be used for re-procurement activities. In the event of a competitive solicitation for a follow-on effort, MSFC may provide nonproprietary historical information such as average composite direct labor rates, average composite fringe benefits rate, number of Work Year Equivalent (WYE) personnel, and approximate seniority level profiles of incumbent personnel to all interested parties in order to increase the probability of realistic pricing. Specific rates for individual labor categories will not be disclosed.

8. OPR: PS60 9. DM: PS20

10. DISTRIBUTION: Per Contracting Officer's letter

11. INITIAL SUBMISSION: Due 15 calendar days after the effective date of contract

12. SUBMISSION FREQUENCY: Due on the 15th day of the month following the end of each contract year of performance (i.e., annually). If deemed necessary by the Contracting Officer (CO), the contractor and all subcontractors shall submit the data package at times other than stated.

13. REMARKS: Subcontractors may submit the required information directly to the Government.

14. INTERRELATIONSHIP: PWS paragraph 2.1.4(c)

15.DATA PREPARATION INFORMATION:
15.1SCOPE: The Re-Procurement Data Package provides MSFC with information on specific items and supporting documentation related to labor resources and associated cost information, to be used for re-procurement activities.

15.2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS: None

15.3CONTENTS: The Re-Procurement Data Package shall contain the following labor resource/cost information. This data shall be required from the prime and all subcontractors:
a.Labor Resources and Cost Information:
1.Data package shall include all direct labor supporting this contract, segregated by contract labor category description, and mapped to the contractor's labor category (as applicable). Each labor category shall detail the number of Work Year Equivalents (WYEs) in relation to each Performance Work Statement (PWS) section supported. The WYE detail shall be at the lowest PWS level for which current contract tracking is available. In the event any labor category supports multiple PWS sections, ensure WYEs counted at a lower PWS level are not counted again at a higher PWS level. See Business Specialist labor category example provided below in Table 1.

DRD Continuation Sheet

TITLE:Re-Procurement Data PackageDRD NO.: 1655MA-003
DATA TYPE: 2PAGE: 2/3
15.DATA PREPARATION INFORMATION (CONTINUED):
15.3CONTENTS (CONTINUED):

Table 1: Example of Data Required for Labor Categories, PWS Sections, and Number of WYEs

Labor Category Description
Contractor Labor Category
PWS Section
*No. of WYEs
Contracts Administrator III
Contracts Manager
2.0
1.0
Business Specialist
Accountant I
2.0
3.0
Business Specialist
Accountant I
2.1
1.5 (not included in PWS 2.0)
Secretary I
Secretary I
3.0
2.0

*WYE is defined as the work of a person based on the contractor accounting system. For example, if the contractor's accounting system dictates that a WYE constitutes 1,880 productive hours (total hours minus paid time off), then four people working 470 hours per year would constitute one WYE.

2. Data package shall also include the current average direct labor rate and fringe benefits rate for each direct labor category previously identified. Further, the data package shall provide both the date when these direct labor rates and/or fringe benefits rates were last adjusted for escalation by each contractor labor category, and the rate of escalation applied. The data package shall also indicate whether any future adjustments are projected to occur prior to contract expiration, to include the anticipated date and rate of escalation, as well shall identify the exemption status of each contractor labor category. Ensure the total number of WYEs for each labor category aligns with the summation of all previously identified WYEs of the same labor category. See Business Specialist labor category example provided below in Table 2 in relation to Table 1 above.

Table 2: Example of Data Required for Direct Labor Rates, Fringe Benefits Rates, Escalation, and Exemption Status:

Labor Category Description

Contractor Labor Category
Total

No.

of WYEs

**Direct Labor Rate
***Fringe

Benefits Rate

Last Escalation Date and Amount
Future Escalation Date and Amount
****Exempt or Non-exempt?
Contracts Administrator III
Contracts Manager
1.0
$48.82
$12.52
May 2019 (3.00%)
May 2020 (2.70%)
Exempt
Business Specialist
Accountant I
4.5
$34.74
$11.43
May 2019 (3.00%)
May 2020 (2.70%)
Exempt
Secretary I
Secretary I
2.0
$15.32
$9.94
none
none
Non-Exempt
**Current average hourly direct labor rate (unburdened)
***Current average hourly fringe benefits rate (unburdened)
****Exemption status relative to applicability against Service Contract Labor Standards (formerly known as the Service Contract Act), provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and related Secretary of Labor regulations and instructions

b. WYE Seniority Level Profiles:

For the purpose of fringe benefit calculations, the data package shall include the seniority level of all WYEs, segregated by each labor category and exemption status previously identified, as follows:

1.Number of WYEs with 0 to 5 years of experience.
2.Number of WYEs with greater than 5 years and up to 10 years of experience.
3.Number of WYEs with greater than 10 years and up to 15 years of experience.
4.Number of WYEs with greater than 15 years of experience.

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PRS #
Work

Requirement(s) Performance Measure(s) / Standard(s)

Acceptable Performance Level (APL)
Examples of Method(s)

of Surveillance Deduction(s)

1
PWS

2.1.3

Provide contractor staff at no less than the minimum stated qualification requirement levels, per NASA labor category, in accordance with Section J, Attachment J-5, Labor Category Descriptions.
0 incidents of staff not having required minimum qualification requirements per specified NASA labor category.
Review of contractor's assessment/verification of contractor personnel credentials.
1 or more incidents = $2,500 per incident

and $1,000 per incident each additional business day APL is not met

2
PWS

2.1.3

Provide and maintain active employment of 100% of contractor staff in accordance with Section J, Attachment J-8, Contractor's Staffing Plan, and any indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) requirements in support of Section J, Attachment J-1, Performance Work Statement (PWS), Section 7.2, Supplemental Communications Products and Services.
0 incidents of vacancies not being filled within 20 business days (note: not applicable to approved leave, sickness, etc.)

(unless written exception provided by COR in accordance with CO)

Spot attendance checks; customer feedback.
1 or more incidents = $2,500 per incident

and $1,000 per incident each additional business day APL is not met

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(ii) Address (if a mailing address exits separate from its physical address, include both and title the address(es) accordingly).

(iii) Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code.

(iv) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number.

(v) Socio-economic status (e.g., large, small).

(vi) Estimated percentage of total direct labor dollars.

(2) Authorized Standard Form(s) - As specified in the table below, with all offeror fill-ins completed, and signed by an authorized representative of the company.

(3) All contract sections and attachments with all offeror fill-ins complete as specified in the table below. The volume shall be submitted in its entirety, to include all Section A through J pages, all Section J attachments in their entirety, as well as Section K, Representations, Certifications, and Other Statements of Offerors, as provided in the solicitation.

Offeror Fill-Ins

SRACES Contract "To Be Proposed (TBP)"

Section / Attachment Clause / Attachment Fill-In Required

A / SF33
-
Blocks 12-18 (Note for block 12: Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall remain in effect not less than 365 days after the date specified for receipt by the Government; this notwithstanding, in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, a different (longer) validity period may be proposed)
B
1852.216-78, Firm Fixed Price
Contract Price

(Base Year CLIN 001 value only)

B
MSFC 52.216-92, Matrix of Contract Line Items (CLINs)
Base Year CLIN 001 value;

Option Period 1 CLIN 005 value;

Option Period 2 CLIN 009 value;

Option Period 3 CLIN 013 value;

Option Period 4 CLIN 017 value; and Total Value of Base and All Exercised Options value (i.e., the value of the Base Year CLIN 001)

I
52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Re-Representation
paragraph (g)

(if applicable)

J / J-2
Data Procurement Document (DPD)
Contractor Name on page J-2-1
J / J-8
Contractor's Staffing Plan
Quantity of each NASA labor category utilized, for base period and all four option periods, along with total for each period
J / J-14
Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Rates Schedule
Fully burdened labor rate for each NASA labor category identified in the table (regardless if each NASA labor category is utilized in the performance of Mission Services) for base period and all four option periods (note: these rates shall match the corresponding fully burdened labor rates populated in Section L, Attachment L-1, Excel Pricing Model (EPM), Tab C, Summary of Proposed Fully Burdened Labor Rates applied to IDIQ Hours, in the table entitled, Fully Burdened Labor Rates) on page J-14-1
J / J-14
Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Rates Schedule
Burden rates for both IDIQ Materials, Equipment, and Supplies, and Travel and Training, for base period and all four option periods, on page J-14-2
K
52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications
paragraph (d)

(if applicable)

K
52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters
paragraph (b)
K
52.209-12, Certification Regarding Tax Matters
paragraph (b)(1), (2), and (3)
K
52.209-13, Violation of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements-Certification
paragraph (b)(1) or (2)
L / L-1
Excel Pricing Model (EPM)
Tabs A, B, and C - all pricing information/fields highlighted yellow
L / L-2
Past Performance Questionnaire
Section I (Questionnaire Pages 1-3), making two copies (one to be submitted to the appropriate Contracting Officer (CO), and a second to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), Task Monitor (TM), Business Manager, or other qualified technical/business person

SRACES Phase-In Purchase Order

Section / Attachment Clause / Attachment Fill-In Required

SF1449
-
Blocks 17a, 17b, 26 (offeror shall propose its Phase-In price here; minimum value cannot be less than $1; maximum value cannot exceed $50,000), 30A, 30b, and 30c
Phase-In Terms and Conditions
1852.216-78, Firm Fixed Price
Phase-In price proposed (shall match value populated on SF1449, block 26, as noted above)

(4) The Government reserves the right to add beneficial features of the offer to the contract prior to execution (e.g., innovations, approaches, or any other benefits proposed in Volume I - Mission Suitability that exceed requirements detailed in the solicitation, as accepted by the Government).

(5) In the event the Government elects to award a contract from initial proposals without discussions, the signed SF33 and completed contract volume will form the executed SRACES contract. In addition, the signed SF1499 for the SRACES Phase-In Purchase Order will accompany the executed SRACES contract as a separate order.

(d) Section II.

(1) Offerors shall provide the following draft plans in accordance with the associated Data Requirements Description (DRD) contained with Section J, Attachment J-2, Data Procurement Document (DPD), as required by separate provision within Section L.

Draft Plan
Associated DRD
Draft Government Property Management Plan
1655LS-001
Draft Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) Plan
1655MA-002
Draft On-Site Safety, Health, and Environmental (SHE) Plan
1655SA-001

(2) Responsibility Information. Provide information specifically addressing each element under FAR 9.104-1 to demonstrate responsibility.

(3) Joint Venture (JV) Agreement. If the offeror is a JV, the offeror shall provide a complete copy of the JV agreement signed by all parties (see 13 C.F.R. §121.103(h)).

(End of provision)

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(c) Performance Work Statement (PWS) Changes:

Section J, Attachment J-1, Performance Work Statement (PWS), has been modified from the prior COMMSS effort, to include the addition of social media and Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) requirements. In addition, the SRACES PWS has two new elements: (1) Attachment J, Attachment J-1-A, Mission Services Estimated Annual Banding Levels, providing both a low and high estimate of various Mission Services products and services to be performed annually, and (2) Attachment J-1-B, Work Order Management System (WOMS), to provide information relative to processing SRACES work orders.

(d) Historical COMMSS Staffing:

The following represents an approximate annual historical range of COMMSS staff work year equivalent (WYE) composition and years of approximate workforce seniority percentage for Contract NNM12AA53C:

COMMSS NASA Labor Category*
WYE Range
Approximate Workforce Seniority Percentage (%)

0 - 5 Years' Experience 5 - 10 Years' Experience 10 - 15 Years' Experience 15+ Years' Experience

Communication Manager
1 to 4
-
25%
25%
50%
Purchasing Agent
0 to 1
-
-
100%
-
Research Analyst
1 to 3
100%
-
-
-
Communication Strategist
16 to 22
50%
30%
-
20%
Communication Strategist (MAF)
0 to 1
100%
-
-
-
Writer/Editor
8 to 12
50%
25%
10%
15%
Media Specialist
5 to 8
40%
40%
-
20%
Web Editor
1 to 3
100%
-
-
-
Outreach Coordinator
0 to 1
100%
-
-
-
Event Coordinator
0 to 1
-
100%
-
-
Archivist
0 to 1
100%
-
-
-
Exhibit Manager
0 to 1
-
100%
-
-
Safety/Property
1 to 2
100%
-
-
-
Design Graphics
1 to 2
100%
-
-
-
Exhibit Designer
2 to 4
100%
-
-
-
Exhibit Technician
5 to 8
60%
-
40%
-

*Note: not all historical COMMSS NASA labor categories are anticipated during the performance of SRACES. In addition, new SRACES NASA labor categories have been identified. For additional information regarding SRACES NASA labor categories, their general responsibilities/duties/position descriptions, including their minimum qualification requirements (if utilized by the SRACES Contractor), see Section J, Attachment J-5, Labor Category Descriptions.

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