Final RFP 80SSC024R00024 CO Cover Letter.pdf

TO: All Prospective Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. 80SSC024R0004, for

Combined Operations, Services, Maintenance & Infrastructure Contract

(COSMIC)

You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John C. Stennis Space Center’s (SSC) Combined Operations, Services, Maintenance & Infrastructure Contract (COSMIC) The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide facility operations, service and maintenance at SSC and Marshall Space Flight Center’s Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) for NASA and its tenants.

NASA will conduct this acquisition as a full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561210 and the small business size standard is $47M.

This competitive acquisition will result in a Hybrid Firm-fixed Price, Cost-Plus-Incentive (CPIF), Core requirement and an IDIQ requirement with the ability to issue CPIF or FFP task orders. The contract will have an effective ordering period of 8 years and 3 months from the contract effective date, and total core with a potential period of performance of 15-month Base Period, a 1-year Option Period 1, and 3, 2-year Option Periods 2-4.

The anticipated contract award date is December 5, 2024, with a July 1, 2025, contract effective date. The contract will be performed onsite at NASA SSC and MAF.

Potential offerors should pay close attention to all solicitation instructions; however, the following requirements list is summarized to assist in proposal development. Please note that this list is not exhaustive, and the solicitation terms and conditions and provisions in sections L and M take precedence:

1. A Phase-in period will be conducted. Phase-in period shall be for 90 days, a separate CLIN is provided, and it may be established with a separate purchase or task order.

2. The Government will make available existing Installation-Accountable Government Property (IAGP) for onsite contract performance, including “as-is” equipment.

3. Site Visits/Conferences. In accordance with Section L.I-7, 1852.215-77 Preproposal/Pre-bid Conference, a preproposal/pre-bid conference will be held as indicated below:

Date: April 24 and 25, 2024 Time: SSC, April 24, 9AM – 12PM CDT / MAF, April 25, 9AM – 12PM Location: SSC Meeting Space – Building 1200 Auditorium MAF Meeting Space – Building 351, East side

4. NASA has determined that this acquisition may give rise to a potential organizational conflict of interest (OCI). Offerors should refer to clause H.6 1852.209-71 Limitation of Future Contracting, for a description of the potential conflict(s) and any restrictions on future contracting. Also reference Section L.I-20 related to OCI mitigation/avoidance plans, reference to NASA clause 1852.237-72 Access to Sensitive Information.

5. NASA SSC appreciates the comments received in response to the release of the Draft RFP. These comments resulted in improvements to the quality and content of the overall RFP. Offerors should review the RFP in its entirety, as its content has changed from the Draft RFP version. The following list identifies some areas where significant changes or clarifications have been made from the Draft RFP to this final RFP that may not have been addressed in the Draft RFP questions and responses; minor cost exhibits changes, minor clarifications on proposal instructions (Section L), page limitations, minor Performance Work Statement (PWS) changes, and clarification and updates to Sections B-I. The Questions and Answers will be provided as an attachment, which are noted if change was provided.

This list is not intended to cover all changes nor describe all RFP requirements. Offerors should carefully review the RFP in its entirety.

6. Be advised, in accordance with provision L.II-6, Offerors need to encourage their references to submit their Past Performance Questionnaires directly to the Contracting Officer prior to proposal due date. Past Performance Questionnaires are Section L.I-23 Attachment A.

7. Below is a list of the Source Selection Authority (SSA) and voting members along with their associated NASA SSC and MAF organizational codes, for the Source Evaluation Board (SEB). The names provided are for informational purposes only and other than the Contracting Officer, Sarah Maine, these individuals shall not be contacted regarding this acquisition. The Government may change personnel associated with this acquisition at its discretion.

SSA

John Bailey, SSC AA00

Voting Members Todd Mannion, SSC RA50 Kamili Shaw, SSC QA20 Henry John Bakker, SSC RA40 Rick Rauch, SSC EA20 James Daryl Moore, MAF SF01

8. Offerors are required to have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code that matches the corporate address submitted with its proposal.

9. The website for the COSMIC electronic Library is:

https://nasagov.box.com/s/ymoyrskb3as482991044z9m6mrn0hris

The offeror must have a BOX account to access the electronic Library, please reference Section L.I-6 for additional information.

Offerors are encouraged to refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.215-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS–COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION, in particular paragraph (f)(4) which discusses the Government’s right to award a contract without discussions.

In order to control and protect sensitive data owned by the Government and its Contractors, NASA policy required 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 Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.

This RFP does not commit NASA SSC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA SSC to procure or contract for these services. 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.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than May 30, 2024, at 1:00PM CDT. 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.

http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html

In accordance with NFS 1815.201(f), a “Blackout Notice” has been issued to NASA personnel.

All inquiries/communications pertaining to this acquisition shall be directed only to the Contracting Officer listed below.

All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Sarah Maine, Contracting Officer, at sarah.m.maine@nasa.gov on or before May 2, 2024, at 4:00PM CDT.

Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Beth L. Bradley SSC Deputy, Procurement Officer mailto:sarah.m.maine@nasa.gov