CO Letter to Offerors - DRFP 80SSC024R0004 2.2024.pdf

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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 April 5, 2024, with proposals being due approximately 45 calendar days after.

The anticipated contract award date is December 2024, with a July 1, 2025, contract effective date. The contract will be performed onsite at NASA SSC and MAF.

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

1. A Phase-in period will be conducted. Phase-in will FFP for 90-day period, a separate contract line-item number (CLIN) is provided. The Government reserves the right to issue as a separate purchase 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 COSMIC Industry Day is anticipated to be held on or about April 16 and 17, 2025. Notice will be posted on the acquisition website noted below.

4. Site Visits/Conferences. See Section L, NFS 1852.215-77 Preproposal/Pre-bid Conference.

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 Limitation of Future Contracting, for a description of the potential conflict(s) and any restrictions on future contracting. Please follow the instructions provide in Section L, specifically L.I-20, Notice of Potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest.

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.

An electronic library (eLibrary) has been established for this draft solicitation, please reference Section L.I-6, Availability of Documents for the link and instructions.

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 websites for updates.

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clause 1852.215-84, OMBUDSMAN, is applicable. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Rick Marrs, richard.l.marrs@nasa.gov, phone number 202-358-0941.

This DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA is not requesting proposals. This DRFP does not commit NASA SSC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA SSC 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 regarding the DRFP should be submitted electronically in writing, to Sarah Maine, Contracting Officer, at sarah.m.maine@nasa.gov, within 30 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 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).

Contracting Officer

Enclosures:

Draft RFP # 80SSC024R0004 Template for Comment Submission