SimLabs_III_Industry_Day_presentation_11_16_2016.pdf

Technical Services for Aerospace Modeling and Simulation

(SimLabs) III

NNA17568278R

Pre‐Solicitation Conference/Industry Day

11/16/2016

Agenda

8:00 am – 8:30 am Sign‐In 8:30 am – 8:45 am Introductions &

Announcements 8:45 am – 10:00 am Procurement Overview

Requirement Overview 10:15 am – 12:00 pm Tours 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch 1:15 pm – 3:00 pm Tours

Safety and Concierge

• Emergency exits

• Bathrooms

• Campus Maps are available at the sign‐in table.

• Lunch Options

• Mega Bites (N235)

• Hot Entrees

• Cook‐to‐Order Grill Items

• Salad Bar

• Make‐Your‐Own Sandwich Station

• Space Bar (Building 3)

• Build your own Sandwich on fresh Baked Bread

• Gourmet Hamburgers, Salmon Burgers, Chicken Sandwiches made to order

• Fresh Smoothies

• Espresso Bar

Introductions

Bethany McClave, Contracting Officer, Procurement Division, Code JAI Steven Beard, Chief, Aerospace Simulation Research & Development Branch, Aerospace Systems Division, Code

AFS

Naomi Castillo‐Velasquez, Contracting Officer, Procurement Division, Code JAI Ingrid Desilvestre, Program Executive, Office of the Center Chief Technologist, Code D Debbi Ballinger, Software Assurance Manager, Aerospace Systems Division, Code AF Duc Tran, Crew Vehicle Systems Research Facility Lab Manager, Aerospace Systems Division, Code AFS

Purpose

The purpose of this pre‐solicitation conference is to facilitate the early exchange of information to:

• Improve potential offerors’ understanding of the Government’s requirements

• Enhance the Government’s ability to obtain quality services

• Increase efficiency in proposal preparation, evaluation, negotiation, and award

General Guidance

These slides are not to be interpreted as a comprehensive description of all requirements of the solicitation.

To the extent there are any inconsistencies between this briefing and the solicitation, the solicitation governs.

Nothing said here today should be construed as a revision unless subsequently confirmed in the Final

RFP.

General Guidance

Communications “blackout” will be invoked following issuance of Final RFP and will continue until contract award.

All communications with industry concerning this acquisition will then be with the Contracting Officer only.

Questions

• Question sheets are available at the sign‐in desk.

• Questions will be addressed as time permits.

• Only answers posted are official.

• All questions related to the draft RFP, facility tours, or this conference shall be submitted in writing no later than 11/25/2016 to bethany.a.mcclave@nasa.gov.

Tours

10:15 am – 11:00 am CVSRF (Bldg 257) Group A 10:15 am – 11:00 am FFC (Bldg 262) Group B 10:15 am – 11:00 am VMS Facility (Bldg 243) Group C

11:15 am – 12:00 pm CVSRF (Bldg 257) Group B 11:15 am – 12:00 pm FFC (Bldg 262) Group C 11:15 am – 12:00 pm VMS Facility (Bldg 243) Group A

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm CVSRF (Bldg 257) Group C 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm FFC (Bldg 262) Group A 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm VMS Facility (Bldg 243) Group B

2:15 pm – 2:35 pm ATC Lab (Bldg 210) Group 1 SimLabs Shops (Bldg 243) Group 2

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm ATC Lab (Bldg 210) Group 2 SimLabs Shops (Bldg 243) Group 1

Procurement Overview

Current Contract

Contract No.: NNA15AB05C (changed from NNA13AA07C due to a novation)

Contractor: Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)

Type: Cost Plus Award Fee Period of Performance: Nov 2011 – Oct 2017 Total Value: $72M maximum

($50.4M obligated to date)

SimLabs III Highlights

• Recompete of all work under SimLabs II

• Small Business Set‐Aside

• NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services)

• Size Standard: $38.5M (Military and Aerospace Equipment)

• Contract Type/Period of Performance:

• 45‐day firm fixed price (FFP) phase‐in period

• One‐year cost plus fixed fee (CPFF) base period

• Four CPFF one‐year options

• The base and option periods will include a core requirement for contract management and technical services as well as an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) component for additional technical services.

Proposal Preparation

• In accordance with Section L of the Final RFP and written amendments, if any.

Acknowledge all amendments.

• Format

• Hardcopy/Electronic

• Oral/Written

• See DRFP L.5, L.6, and L.7

Proposal Content

• Cover Letter

• Volume I: Mission Suitability

• Management Approach

• Technical Approach (Sample Tasks)

• Volume II: Past Performance

• Questionnaires & Reference List (15 days prior to proposal due date)

• Information Provided by Offerors and Major Subcontractors

• Volume III: Cost

• Workbook template

• See DRFP L.5 (cover letter), L.8, L.9 (ostensible subcontractor rule), L.10 (total compensation plan)

Evaluation

• In accordance with Section M of the Final RFP and written amendments, if any.

• 3 Evaluation Factors

• Mission Suitability

• Past Performance

• Cost/Price

• Mission Suitability is moderately more important than Past Performance, which is moderately more important than Cost/Price. Mission Suitability and Past Performance, when combined, are significantly more important than Cost/Price.

Evaluation (cont’d)

• Mission Suitability is evaluated at the subfactor level.

Subfactors are rated by adjective and numerically weighted and scored. The Mission Suitability Factor has a potential of 1000 points.

• Management Approach 500 points

• Technical Approach 500 points

• Past Performance is given a level of confidence rating.

• Cost/Price is evaluated but not scored.

Award Without Discussions

FAR 52.215‐1 and NFS 1815.209 allow for award without discussions.

The Government may award a contract based solely on the initial offers received.

The Government reserves the right to hold discussions if award on the basis of initial offers is determined not to be in the Government’s best interest.

Anticipated Milestones

Draft RFP Released: November 1, 2016 Draft RFP Comments Deadline: November 25, 2016 Final RFP Release: January 2017 Proposals Due: Feb/March 2017 (45 days after release of RFP) Selection: July 2017 Award: August 2017

Resources

• FedBizOpps Notice https://www.fbo.gov/spg/NASA/ARC/OPDC20220/ NNA17568278R/listing.html

• Interested Parties List Navigate to the notice and use the Add Me To Interested Vendors button.

• Ames Small Business Office https://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/doing business/ (select "ARC" from the drop‐down) Email to ARC‐SmallBusiness@mail.nasa.gov

Requirement Overview