80SSC024R0001_MCASS_DRFP_Cover_Letter.pdf

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

John C. Stennis Space Center Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-6000

MCASS DRFP 80SSC024R0001 Rev: 02/2021

May 23, 2024

Reply to Attn of: Office of Procurement/DA20/Rachel Clayton

TO: All Potential Offerors

SUBJECT: Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP), Solicitation No. 80SSC024R0001, for Multi- Center Administrative Support Services (MCASS)

You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Stennis Space Center’s Multi- Center Administrative Support Services (MCASS) solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide secretarial and administrative support to all levels of offices/organizations at NASA’s Space Flight Region (SFR). Organizations will include but are not limited to:

– Program Directorates

– Branch/Office and Division levels

– Flight crews

– Special teams and short-term projects

The required support is comprised of:

– General Office Services

– Data Management Services

– Time and Labor Collection

– Property Coordination

– Move Coordination

– Training Coordination

– Information Services Coordination

– Special Events Coordination

– Project Coordination

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 CLIN structure, any unique terms and conditions, their ability to effectively price the contract, and Section 6 Evaluation Criteria.

This competitive acquisition will result in a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract will have an effective ordering period of five (5) years from the contract effective date. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561110 and the small business size standard is $12.5M.

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 June 10, 2024 with proposals being due approximately 30 calendar days later.

The anticipated contract award date is December 19, 2024, with a April 1, 2025 contract effective date. The contract will be performed onsite at the following NASA centers: Stennis Space Center, Johnson Space Center (including White Sands Test Facility), Kennedy Space Center and Marshall Space Flight Center (including Michoud Assembly Facility).

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

1. A Phase-in period will be conducted. The Phase-in period is anticipated to be sixty

(60) days and will be issued as a separate Task Order.

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

3. After release of the final RFP, the MCASS Pre-proposal Conference is anticipated to be held virtually on June 13, 2024. Notice will be posted on the acquisition website noted below.

4. Site Visits/Conferences. See DRFP section 5.8,1852.215-77 Preproposal/Pre-bid

Conference for details.

5. 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 https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ https://vets4212.dol.gov/vets4212/ 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 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 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

Limitation of Future Contracting, for a description of the potential conflict(s) and any restrictions on future contracting. Data Requirements Document (DRD) 001 will require an OCI Plan to be submitted by the winning offeror prior to contact start-up in accordance with NFS clause 1852.237-72 Access to Sensitive Information.

6. Proposals for this 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 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.

In order to control and protect sensitive data owned by the Government and its Contractors, NASA policy requires all acquisition-related documents be released in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF).

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 website for updates.

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clause 1852.215-84, OMBUDSMAN, is applicable. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Beth Bradley, beth.l.bradley@nasa.gov, 228-688-1725.

This DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA is not requesting proposals. This DRFP does not commit NASA Stennis Space Center to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA Stennis Space Center 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.

Any comments or questions regarding the DRFP should be submitted electronically in writing, to Rachel Clayton, Contracting Officer, at rachel.clayton@nasa.gov and Johnny Hisaw, Contract Specialist, at johnny.m.hisaw@nasa.gov, within 7 calendar days after the release of this DRFP. If a respondent believes their comments contain confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive, or business information, those questions/comments shall be marked appropriately. However, questions that are marked as containing confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive or business information will not be provided a Government response. The Government will consider all comments received in preparation of the Final RFP. To the extent a comment leads the Government to revise the acquisition approach or requirements, the change will be reflected in the Final RFP. Some DRFP questions and comments may receive a posted response to the GPE if the Contracting Officer determines mailto:beth.l.bradley@nasa.gov mailto:rachel.clayton@nasa.gov mailto:johnny.m.hisaw@nasa.gov that a response would facilitate additional understanding of the solicitation. The Government may also respond via the GPE to comments and/or questions received following the issuance of the Final Request for Proposal (RFP).

Rachel Clayton Contracting Officer