Draft Request For Proposal (DRFP) Cover Letter.pdf

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 November 14, 2022 with proposals being due on or about December 14, 2022.

The anticipated contract award date is April 23, 2023 with a June 12, 2023 contract effective date. The base contract will be performed at Lewis Field (LF), Armstrong Test Facility (ATF), and at NASA Headquarters (HQ). This contract will also have the option to be preformed at other NASA facilities.

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

1. A Phase-in period will be conducted. The Phase-in period will be 60 days from contract effective date and shall be proposed as FFP CLIN 1.

2. After release of the DRFP, the ESHMA Industry Day will be held on Thursday, October 20, 2022 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. The Government will respond to questions regarding this procurement provided such questions have been received by Monday, October 17, 2022 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Other questions may be answered at the conference or in writing at a later time.

All attendees must be U.S. citizens and shall RSVP to traci.a.patton@nasa.gov at traci.a.patton@nasa.gov no later than Tuesday, October 18, 2022 at 11:00 AM, Eastern Time.

3. 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, Section L.2 and Section M.2 for a description of the potential conflict(s) and any restrictions on future contracting.

4. Proposals for the final 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, 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 Russ DeLoach, russ.deloach-1@nasa.gov, or 321-258-4810.

This DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA is not requesting proposals. This DRFP does not commit NASA Glenn Research Center to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA Glenn Research 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 regarding the DRFP should be submitted electronically in writing, to Traci A.

Patton, Contracting Officer, at traci.a.patton@nasa.gov by Monday, October 28, 2022 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. 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

RFP.

Traci A. Patton Contracting Officer

Enclosures:

80GRC022R0017 - Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) - ESHMA

Traci Patton Digitally signed by Traci Patton Date: 2022.10.13 07:54:03 -04'00'