AST Safety Engineering Support - Combined Market Survey Response.pdf

Combined Market Survey Response AST Safety Engineering Support

Technical Capability Summary

Respondents must provide evidence of the extent of their capability to fulfill the requirements in the Draft Statement of Work/Specification document.

C.2.1 Contract/Program Management:

Respondents should describe, with answers relevant to the support described in the SOW:

• Their approach to quality management,

• Their approach to subcontractor management, and

• Contracts with recent period of performance.

C.2.2 Operational Safety Support:

This section should be addressed at the level of every item in Draft Statement of Work/Specification. The FAA does not anticipate that any single company has meaningful capability or experience in every area.

Respondents should indicate for which technical subject areas (paragraph a) they have capability at the knowledgeable or subject matter expert level, as follows:

A Knowledgeable Engineer (KE) has a solid understanding of a specific subject area. A KE has significant experience within the subject area, including knowing the theoretical framework, expertise with appropriate software, and ability to identify subtle inconsistencies and discrepancies in an analysis. KEs have collected knowledge through participation in numerous analyses and supporting other analysts with various levels of expertise.

An subject matter expert (SME) possesses a deep understanding of a specific subject area. An SME knows the theory and practices within the discipline including standard processes, software solutions, uncertainties, historical development, rationale for approaches, and more. SMEs have collected their knowledge through years of experience, especially participating in efforts to solve novel issues. An SME has a level of understanding regarding their subject that is rare and have typically published papers related to the topic.

Respondents should briefly describe one or more highly relevant efforts they have performed in each of the activities listed in paragraph b (or indicate no experience). The description should also include the customer, size of the effort, and date.

C.2.3 Research and Development:

Respondents should briefly describe one or more highly relevant efforts they have performed in each of the activities listed in this section (or indicate no experience). The efforts need not be specific to commercial space. The description should also include the customer, size of the effort, and date.

Questions and Answers (Q&As)

Interested entities must reference all of the requirements in the draft Statement of Work/Specification document when answering the questions below:

1. Does your entity have any questions or comments on the draft Statement of Work/Specification document? If so, list them below.

2. Is your entity capable of performing all of the requirements in-house? If not, state the reason(s).

3. Does your entity need to enter into prime/sub-contract relationship or another type of business arrangement to fulfill any of the requirements? If so, provide the type(s) of business arrangement needed. Please list existing business relationships that your company would consider leveraging to respond to this requirement.

4. Does your entity need government furnished property (GFP) to fulfill any of the requirements in the draft Statement of Work/Specification document? If so, list needed GFP and provide a reason.

5. Due to the unique characteristics of the space sector, including the limited number of entities and the interconnective nature of many of the existing entities, this question contains three parts below, and both must be answered with regard to your entity’s existing or foreseeable future activities and business relationships.

a. Please list and describe potential conflicts of interest that may arise from performing any of the requirements for the FAA (either in-house or under any types of business arrangement), including but not limited to an inability to maintain independence, an inability to render impartial assistance or advise to the government, or giving your entity or another entity an unfair advantage?

b. If an organizational conflict(s) of interest could result from performing any of the requirements for the FAA, discuss how your entity plans to mitigate them, any challenges, and solutions.

c. Describe any additional solutions your entity recommends to the Government for the procurement process to address organizational conflict(s) of interest issues given the limitations identified above.

6. What technical evaluation criteria does your entity recommend the Government consider to identify the best contractor?

Business Declaration

1. Business size under NAICS Code 541690: Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services:

[Small or other than small]

2. If a small business, list any additional small business designation(s), including Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Business (SEDB) 8(a) Certified, Service Disabled Veteran owned Small Business (SDVOSBs), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDBs), Women-Owned Small Businesses (WOSBs), and/or Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business

(EDWOSB):

3. If available, System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity ID (SAM UEI):

4. List any contract vehicle(s) (including any Federal Supply Schedule or Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts) that could be used to fulfill the requirements in the Draft Statement of Work/Specification document. Please include the identifying number of the vehicle(s), if applicable.