Enclosure 1 - Capabilities Instructions.pdf

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight

Center is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses and Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI), and members of the underserved communities as defined by Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity And

Support For Underserved Communities Through The Federal Government, for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for Flight Dynamics Support Services (FDSS) IV. The

Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Women-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned

Small Business (EDWOSB) or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses received.

Potential offerors are requested to submit information in the form of a Capabilities and Qualifications Statement that includes: (1) Addressing all of the functional areas outlined in the attached Draft FDSS IV Statement of Work and (2) Summarizing relevant past experience.

The statement of capability shall be UNCLASSIFIED. Companies also must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) to be considered as potential sources. Any information provided by industry to the

Government as a result of this sources sought synopsis is strictly voluntary. Your responses will not be returned, nor will respondents be notified of the results of the evaluation. The information obtained from industry responses to this notice may be used in the development of an acquisition strategy and a future RFP (if applicable).

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation.

Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the above requirement described herein should submit a capability statement of no more than 25 pages (8.5"x 11", using not smaller than 12-point Arial font) indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort. A one-page summary shall be included with the capability statement(s), which identifies the company's specific capabilities that are relevant to the requirement. In addition, the summary should also include the following: Name and address of company, average annual revenue for past 3 years, number of employees, type of business ownership (i.e., Large Business, Small

Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a)

Business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and Veteran-

Owned Small Business), affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime), and location of the business. The one-page summary page will not count against the maximum page limit.

Given the potential scope of work, the Government is very interested in industry comment and recommendation for the most effective contract structure. Please provide a recommended contract structure of the contract for the requirements described within. Describe the reasoning behind your recommendations.

Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101.

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:

1. To support the requirements identified in this request for information (RFI)/sources sought notification, 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?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement.