A. COVER LETTER.pdf

TO: All Potential Offerors

SUBJECT: DRAFT Request for Proposal (DRFP), Solicitation No. 80GSFC20R0026, for

Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Evolution and Development

(EED)-3

You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC) Earth Observing System Data and Information

System (EOSDIS) Evolution and Development (EED)-3 draft solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide services for the continued improvement, reliability, availability, functionality, operability, and performance of hardware and software systems within the

EOSDIS for the Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project. The contractor shall provide for the development and sustaining of software and hardware systems that provide science data management for the Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project within NASA’s Science Missions Directorate Earth Science Program. The Statement of Work, Attachment A, describes the scope of the requirement.

Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches. Potential offerors should identify unnecessary or inefficient requirements. Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on 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.

This acquisition will be conducted as a full and open competition. The North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541512 and the small business size standard is $27.5M dollars.

This competitive procurement will result in a Cost-Plus-Award Fee (CPAF) Indefinite Delivery

Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The contract will have an effective ordering period of 5 years and 90 days from the contract effective date. The anticipated contract award date is June 1, 2021, with a June 1, 2021, contract effective date. A 90-day Phase-in will be accomplished under the first contract task order issued at contract award.

The contract will be performed onsite at NASA GSFC, offsite at the Contractor’s facilities, and at Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) locations. The Government will make available existing Installation-Accountable Government Property (IAGP) for onsite contract performance and Government Furnished Property (GFP) for offsite use at the Contractor’s facility.

The current planned release date for the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) is on or about July 31, 2020, with proposals being due approximately 45 calendar days later.

The Presolicitation Conference will be held between June 29, 2020 – July 10, 2020. Notice will be posted on the procurement website noted below.

All documents related to this procurement, including this letter, the solicitation, attachments, exhibits, and any amendments will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through at: https://www.beta.sam.gov.

Additional information can also be found on the EOSDIS EED-3 online Reference Library at:

https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/.

Potential offerors are requested to periodically monitor the website for updates.

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) 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.

This DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA GSFC is not requesting proposals. This request does not commit GSFC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate GSFC to procure or contract for this requirement. This request shall not be construed as authorization to proceed with, or be paid for charges incurred by performing any of the work called for in this DRFP.

Any comments regarding the DRFP should be submitted via e-mail to the Contracting Officer at malika.graham@nasa.gov, within 30 calendar days after the release of this DRFP. 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 beta.sam.gov response if the Contracting Officer determines that a response would facilitate additional understanding of the solicitation. The Government will respond via FBO to comments and/or questions received following the issuance of the Final Request for Proposal (RFP).

//:signed

Malika Graham

Contracting Officer