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DRAFT Request for Proposals 01 of 19 – DRFP Introduction

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration John H. Glenn Research Center Lewis Field Cleveland, OH 44135-3191

August 1, 2016

[TBD], 2014

Reply to Attn of:

Enclosed is the DRFP, including all attachments, for the subject procurement. The Government asks that all interested parties review the enclosed documents and provide comments no later than 4:30 PM on August 31, 2016. Comments on the DRFP will be considered by the Government for the final RFP. This is the DRAFT RFP; therefore, the Government is soliciting feedback from industry. Specifically, information is requested in the following areas:

· Are the due dates and page counts adequate?

· Are there any contract clauses that raise concern? If so, what are the specific concerns?

· Are any of the requirements unclear or overly constraining?

· Are there any requirements that could be tailored without compromising the performance and safety of the USA?

· Are there any suggestions for streamlining any of the Data Requirement Documents?

· Use of Options – If NASA were to exercise multiple options, as opposed to exercising individual options before each option’s respective Exploration Mission, would there be any advantage in doing so? If so, what are the advantages?

· Options contract type – Are there any comments on the use of a cost plus award fee contract type for options 1 – 6?

Be advised that NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) is hosting an Industry Day for the subject procurement on August 17, 2016 at NASA GRC in Cleveland, Ohio. All information pertaining to the Industry Day can be found in Attachment “19 of 19 DRFP Att J.2-10 USA Industry Day Information”

Be advised as well that all sections designated with the text [OFI] represent “Offeror Fill-Ins”. These sections will be utilized during the Final RFP release, and are included for informational purposes only in this DRFP. Interested parties should not fill in [OFI]’s for this DRFP. Additionally, sections designated with the text [TBD] stand for “To Be Determined”. These sections will also be utilized during the Final RFP release, are included for informational purposes only in this DRFP, and will be updated after the DRFP.

All correspondence must be submitted in writing via email to Jeffrey.D.Hoyt@nasa.gov . Receipt of the submission will be acknowledged via email. The Government will not respond to any correspondence received via telephone.

If your organization wishes to be listed as an interested party for either prime or subcontracting purposes, please provide company name, point of contact, email address and phone number. The Government will release this information at the conclusion of the DRFP posting period.

Be advised that all documents, including all attachments (as listed in Section J.1 and J.2), are draft documents.

Please note that all offerors must meet certain minimum requirements in order to submit a proposal to the SLS USA final RFP. See file “03 of 19 DRFP Sections B to M”, provisions “K.13 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS” and “L.21 INFORMATION REQUESTED FROM OFFERORS CONCERNING PROVISION K.13 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS COMPLIANCE”.

There are 19 separate attachments that together make up the SLS USA DRFP. A summary chart is provided below which summarizes each attachment:

· B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES

· C – DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS / STATEMENT OF WORK

· D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

· E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

· F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

· G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

· H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

· I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

· J - LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

· K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

· L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

· M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

Attachment that offerors will send to prior contract clients as part of the ‘Relevant Experience and Past Performance’ evaluation process, further described in “03 of 19 DRFP Sections B to M” sections L and M.

Provides a master schedule for both the base effort and the option efforts of the SLS USA contract effort.

A fill-in template for offerors to provide detail on their business systems review and status information. See “03 of 19 DRFP Sections B to M”, Cost, in sections L and M.

A fill-in template for offerors to provide their cost information. See “03 of 19 DRFP Sections B to M”, Cost, in sections L and M.

A fill-in template for offerors to provide their price summary information. See “03 of 19 DRFP Sections B to M”, Cost, in sections L and M.

A fill-in template for offerors to provide their cognizant audit office information. See “03 of 19 DRFP Sections B to M”, Cost, in sections L and M.

A template for offerors to review labor category descriptions for use in their cost proposal preparation.

This attachment provides instructions for offerors that want to utilize government task agreement(s) for proposal purposes.

This attachment provides instructions and a certification form for offerors that want to receive data from the Government for proposal purposes.

This attachment provides information on the SLS USA Industry Day scheduled for August 17, 2016.

Jeffrey D. Hoyt Contracting Officer