Attachment 2 - Questions for Industry MCHFSS2.pdf

ATTACHMENT 2 - QUESTIONS FOR INDUSTRY – MCHFSS 2:

We look forward to reviewing your response and ideas for this acquisition. Please remember accuracy, brevity, and clarity. Each response should cite the question number and the entire question. Please mark any information that you wish to be protected as “acquisition sensitive” or “proprietary”. All responses should be in Microsoft Word and should not exceed 20 pages.

GENERAL:

1. Company Information

a. Company Name

b. Mailing Address

c. Company Website

d. Cage Code and Unique Entity ID

2. Company Point of Contact

a. Name

b. Title

c. Mailing Address

d. Email Address

e. Phone Number

3. Please identify your company’s business size based on the primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 336413, Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing services. For more information, refer to http://www.sba.gov/.

Large Business Concern

Small Business (SB) Concern

SBA 8(a) Business Development Program Concern

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Concern

Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concern

Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Zone Concern

Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

4. If you identify your company as a Small Business or any SB subcategories as stipulated in Questions #3, is your company interested as a prime contractor for this requirement?

5. Under the current SB certification regulations, do you anticipate your company remaining as a small business, under NAICS code 336413.

a. As a SB and if your company is awarded a contract, will you be able to perform at least 50% of the work?

b. If you are a small business, can you go without a payment for 30-60 days?

6. If you are a small business and plan to be the prime, explain how you will meet the limitations on subcontracting under FAR Clause 52.219-14? Address your company’s ability to manage and integrate subcontract efforts.

7. Please provide details, if appropriate, regarding proposed joint ventures, teaming arrangements, or other business arrangements to satisfy these requirements.

http://www.sba.gov/

8. Please indicate your interest to attend IF the Government were to schedule a VIRTUAL preproposal conference.

Please note, this question is for informational purposes only for potential planning and does not bind the Government to conduct this or similar event.

9. Is 30 days enough for proposal preparation? If not, what would be and provide rationale?

SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING:

10. In the event this requirement is acquired unrestricted (full and open), there will be a requirement for large business offerors to provide a small business subcontracting plan. The Government is interested in input from industry regarding small business subcontracting opportunities. What is a realistic small business subcontracting goal for large businesses to achieve?

COMMERCIALITY:

11. Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing services have been determined commercial IAW FAR Parts 2 and 12; are there any requirements in the draft PWS that would be considered “non-commercial”?

Please provide a brief summation if applicable.

COMPANY CAPABILITIES:

12. Has your company performed this type of effort or similar types of effort (to include size and complexity) in the past for another government agency or other non-government customer within the last 5 years? Please provide up to three examples of similar work that your company has performed as the prime contractor supporting this type of requirement:

Contract Number(s) Period of Performance Statement regarding relevancy of the scope of work to this RFI Total dollar value or ceiling of entire contract Aggregate dollar value of work performed, or task orders issued to your firm as the prime contractor

13. Include information on your company’s technical and financial resources to be able to meet the program requirements of this nature and size as detailed in the draft PWS posted with this notice.

14. Include evidence of your company’s experience and/or ability to use a Government provided Task Order Management System for planning, organizing and controlling task order activities for Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing services.

15. Do you anticipate any problems with acquiring and retaining a trained workforce to support the level of effort described in the draft PWS?

a. Identify any risks/concerns you may have.

b. Provide any information/obstacles on commercial practices to train/retain personnel and industry standards for certification.

16. Specifically address the up-front capital investment and ability to hire qualified, experienced personnel and Quality Control capabilities to provide and maintain an inspection system that meets the Government’s inspection and quality requirements.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT:

17. What changes, if any, do you suggest we make to the draft PWS to allow for a more performance-based requirement?

a. What percentage/areas of the PWS requirements do you see as being performance-based vs non-performance based?

b. Please identify any portions of the draft PWS that, as written, are too restrictive or prohibit the flexibility to perform according to your established practices.

18. Does the PWS and Appendices clearly state the requirements? Any recommendations on improvement?

19. Are there 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?

20. Do you have any recommendation for additional performance objectives?

21. Is a 30-day transition period sufficient? If not, please provide a brief summation if applicable.

CONTRACT LINE-ITEM STRUCTURE (CLIN)

22. The Government anticipates the below CLIN structure. Does this CLIN structure facilitate ease of contract pricing, Task order award, administration and closeout, and contractor invoicing? Please provide any recommendations or improvements.

• CLIN XX01 – IDIQ Mechanical and Composite Hardware Fabrication Support Services (Labor) (Firm, Fixed Price - FFP)

Note: The Government anticipates providing an IDIQ (parent contract) Labor Categories Pricing Template to allow offerors to submit “not-to-exceed”, fully-burdened labor rate pricing for each labor category identified, by fiscal year, throughout the term of the contract. It is anticipated that the proposed Pricing Template will be incorporated into the resultant contract’s “Schedule of Supplies/Services”

CONTRACT TYPE:

23. Considering the type of work for the listed requirements, the Government is considering a firm-fixed priced (FFP), single-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ). Is there enough information available for a FFP type contract?

24. The Government is considering one (1), 5-year ordering period with proposed task order periods of performance of up to five (5) years. What risks/problems do you foresee with a period of performance/ordering period of up to five (5) years?

25. Additionally, in support of the Executive Order (EO) 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, NASA is seeking to advance equity or remove barriers for members of underserved communities related to this requirement. As defined in the EO, Underserved Communities refers to populations sharing a particular characteristic, as well as geographic communities, that have been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life, as exemplified by the list in the preceding definition of "equity." Equity means the consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial treatment of all individuals, including individuals who belong to underserved communities that have been denied such treatment, such as Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality. NASA seeks input in the following areas:

• To support the requirements identified in this request for information (RFI), what barriers or opportunities exist to engage subject matter experts from industry and academia and how can those barriers be overcome? How can underserved communities be leveraged?

• To support the requirements identified in this RFI, what barriers or opportunities exist to partner with subcontractors that employ members of underserved communities, as defined above?

• What other recommendations would you make to enhance diversity and inclusion?

• What should be considered to encourage full participation and contribution of organizations and individuals

(e.g., outreach efforts and innovative partnerships) in performance of this requirement?

26. Any other comments or additional information to consider not addressed above.