80SSC023R00010008.pdf

80SSC023R0001

Amendment 0008

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION continued:

The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate the following:

Attachment 5, Provisions:

1. Updated Attachment 5, FAR 52.212-1 paragraph 4, Page Limitations

(a) Updated the Page Limitations table

(b) Updated the last paragraph of this section

(c) Replace pages 1 and 2 of 29 included in this amendment

Attachment 15, Responses to RFP Questions:

1. Updated Attachment 15 to provide responses to additional RFP Questions.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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Attachment 5

FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (MAR 2023)

Paragraph (a) thru (l) are incorporated by reference. Paragraph (c) and (e) are modified as below.

Paragraph (c) is modified to read:

(c) Period of acceptance of offers. Replace with the following: Period for acceptance of offers.

The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 120 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

Paragraph (e) Multiple Offers is modified to include the following additional information:

Alternate Proposals: Offerors may submit an alternate proposal that departs from the stated requirements. Such proposals shall clearly identify why the acceptance of the proposal would be advantageous to the Government. Any deviations from the SOO and/or terms and conditions of the solicitation, with the comparative advantage to the Government, shall be clearly identified and explicitly defined. The offeror shall also provide an assessment of the risks associated with the offeror’s approach, including the identification of impacts and mitigation recommendations in the applicable section of the proposal. The Government reserves the right to amend the solicitation to allow all offerors an opportunity to submit revised proposals based on the revised requirements. If an alternate proposal is submitted, offerors are required to submit a separate, independent, and complete proposal that conforms to the solicitation to ensure consideration.

The following paragraphs (1) thru (8) are incorporated as an addenda:

1. Proposal Due Date: Offeror’s complete proposal must be received as specified on Page 1 in Block 8 of the SF 1449 unless changed by an amendment. The proposal shall be on company letterhead and signed by an individual who has authority to bind the company.

2. Amendments: Offeror’s proposal MUST acknowledge any and all amendments.

3. Proposal Costs:

The Government will not pay any offeror for preparation of its proposal.

4. Page Limitations:

Proposal Section Page Limit Conforming Proposal Separate Submission for

Alternate Proposal, if any Factor One – Technical

Solution / Capability 25 25 25

Factor Two – Past Performance

10 10 10

Factor Three – Price Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Miscellaneous Submissions Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited

The page limits identified are for single sided typewritten pages. Pages are to be 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches using no less than 12-point Times New Roman character size and the margins shall be at least one inch wide. Anything in excess of the limits will not be considered. The evaluation team reserves the right to convert any non-approved font style/size into the correct font style/size, which may result in proposals exceeding the page limitations, and therefore pages being eliminated from a proposal, with no notice to the proposer. Note: Tables, Graphs and Charts not adhering to the character size requirements must be legible or they may not be part of the evaluation. Exclusions to the page limits from the page counts specified in this paragraph above include title pages and table of contents.

If final revisions are requested, separate page limitations will be specified in the Government's request for that submission.

Past Performance Matrix (Attachment 6) and Past Performance questionnaires (Attachment

7) are not included in the Past Performance page limitations. Pages submitted in excess of the limitations specified in this provision will not be evaluated by the Government and will be returned to the offeror.

Miscellaneous submissions included SF1449; SF30, as applicable; Reps and Certs, as applicable; correspondence from financial institution; and Safety and Health Plan. Any documents not specific to Factors 1, 2, and 3 shall be included in the Miscellaneous Submissions file.

5. Protests to NASA

In lieu of a protest to the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO), offerors may submit a protest under 48 CFR Part 33 (FAR Part 33) directly to the Contracting Officer for consideration by the Agency. Alternatively, offerors may request an independent review by the Assistant Administrator for Procurement, who will serve as or designate the official responsible for conducting an independent review. Such reviews are separate and distinct from the Ombudsman Program described at NFS 1815.7001.

Offerors shall specify whether they are submitting a protest to the Contracting Officer or requesting an independent review by the Assistant Administrator for Procurement.

Protests to the Contracting Officer shall be submitted to the email specified in the solicitation. Alternatively, requests for independent review by the Assistant Administrator for Procurement shall be addressed to the Assistant Administrator for Procurement, NASA Headquarters, Washington, D.C. 20546-0001.

6. Electronic Submission of Proposals – Proposal Marking and Delivery Through NASA’s EFSS Box:

(a) The offeror shall submit its proposal via NASA’s Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box), a FedRAMP Moderate certified platform. Electronic submissions shall not contain hidden formulas, tables, be locked, be protected, or contain links to data not included in the electronic copy. All electronic submissions should be searchable and

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Attachment 5

Question No. Reference

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Solicitation Questions and Answers Lo2 Question / Comment Response

We understand only four files are allowed. However, there are at least 6 Any deliverable associated with the specific factors shall be included in that deliverables to be provided. Does NASA require or prefer which deliverables specific file. Any documents not specific to Factors 1, 2, and 3 shall be co11'espond to which file? It would be helpful for NASA to clearly describe what each file should contain in tenns of deliverables.

included in the Miscellaneous Submissions file.

Altemate proposals will be considered a separate proposal, and page

If providing an altemate proposal, will the page limitations be separate from the limitations apply to any alternate proposals. Offerors are required to submit a primary proposal? proposal that conf01ms to the solicitation before the aitemate proposal can be considered.

Request that the technical solution/capability page limitations be increased from 15 Yes, the page limitation for Factor One - Technical Solution/ Capability will pages to 25 pages to allow for technical drawings, schematics, tables, and be increased from 15 pages to 25 pages. See updated Attachment 5 FAR renderings. A solution of this magnitude and complexity necessitates sufficient space for reasonable description and explanation.

52.212-1 paragraph 4. Page Limitations.

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Attachment 15

Changes/ Comments

Updated Attachment 5, FAR 52.212-1 paragraph 4, Page Limitations.

Updated Attachment 5, FAR 52.212-1 paragraph 4, Page Limitations.

Updated Attachment 5, FAR 52.212-1 paragraph 4, Page Limitations.

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