.SAS_NNG16544506R_Cover_Letter.pdf

TO: All Prospective Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. NNG16544506R, Systems and Software Assurance Services (SAS)

You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC) Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Systems and Software Assurance Services (SAS) solicitation. The principal purpose of this solicitation is to acquire specialized system and software engineering and development as well as system and software assurance services. These services will be performed on selected systems being developed by or for NASA, other Federal, State and local government agencies, commercial entities and/or other organizations and institutions as directed by the Government. The Statement of Work, Attachment A, describes the scope of the requirement.

This acquisition will be conducted as a full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330 and the small business size standard is $38.5M.

This competitive procurement will result in a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the ability to issue CPFF task orders. The contract will have an effective ordering period of five years from the contract effective date. The anticipated contract effective date is May 11, 2017. Phase-In will be conducted, under a separate contract or purchase order, during the up to 45-day period prior to the effective date of the contract.

The contract will be predominately onsite at the NASA’s IV&V Facility in Fairmont, WV.

Contract performance may also be other NASA centers, offsite at the Contractor’s facilities, and other locations as deemed necessary for performance of the Statement of Work. Alternate places of performance may be specified in individual task orders issued. The Government will make available spaces for approximately 100 individuals at the NASA IV&V Facility in Fairmont, WV. Additionally, twelve (12) spaces are available at Kennedy Space Flight Center, Florida;

four (4) spaces are available at GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and four (4) spaces are available at Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama. The Government will make available existing Installation-Accountable Government Property (IAGP) for onsite contract performance and Government Furnished Property (GFP) for offsite use at the Contractor’s facility.

Note, at NASA’s Industry Day for this solicitation, the Contracting Officer incorrectly stated that 20 Government spaces were available for contractor personnel supporting Johnson Space Center’s International Space Station task requirements. While these requirements are anticipated, the incumbent contractor currently provides this space and the SAS contractor will be required to provide space to support continued ISS support personnel. ISS support requirements will be further defined and implemented via task order during the phase-in process.

In order to control and protect sensitive data owned by both the Government and Government Contractors, it is now Goddard Center policy that all procurement-related documents be released in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). Offerors shall be aware that the while the Cost Volume exhibits included in the RFP are in PDF format; the Offeror’s Cost Volume proposal submitted in response to this RFP shall include completed Cost Volume exhibits in Microsoft Office Excel format. Instructions for converting from PDF format to Excel format can be found in the Section L Cost Volume Instructions provision. Offerors are encouraged to complete the conversion from PDF format to Excel format upon receipt of the RFP. Should any issues arise with the conversion, please contact the undersigned.

Please note, a “top-secret” facilities clearance is required for this procurement in accordance with the DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification.

NASA GSFC/IVV 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 changes from the Draft RFP version. The following list identifies some areas where enhancements have been made from the Draft RFP to this final RFP that may not have been addressed in the Draft RFP questions and responses:

Updated Clauses – B.1, F.5, G.8, G.14, G.16, H.2, H.9, H.11, I.42, I.78, J.1, K.1, L.9, L.24, M.3

Clause H.1 – Renumbered as H.4 and provided in full text.

Clause H.6 – Revised to reflect any NASA Facility

Clause L.13 – Deleted

Clause L.19 – Paragraph (h) deleted.

Clause L.22 – Changed Exhibits 14-16 to Enclosures 1-2; Paragraph (b)(1) – Changes made to Proposal Content and Page/Time Limitations Table; Paragraph (b)(2) – Text rewritten to clarify the font size for diagrams, tables, artwork, and photographs in the written and oral presentation charts. Paragraphs (c)(5)(6)(10) and (11) revised. Paragraph (c)(12) added.

Clause L.24 – Minor changes to wording

Clause L.26 – Paragraph (c) Subfactor A, Paragraph 1 rewritten to clarify that only sections 3.1,

3.8 and 3.9 of the SOW is to be addressed in the technical approach.; Subfactor B – Management approach Paragraph 8 revised.

Clause L.27 – Numerous changes to the Cost Volume Instructions

Clause M.2 – Subfactor B – Management approach Paragraph 8 revised.

Attachment A – Spelled out and added Acronyms to SOW

Attachment K – Updated IT Security Applicable Documents

Enclosure 1 – Project Scenario – ARM – Section 1.2, Paragraph 1 rewritten for accuracy.

Enclosure 3 – Position Descriptions – Deleted and changed to Government Pricing Model Specified Non-Management Direct Labor Categories, Direct Labor Hours and Position Descriptions. Changed the education/experience for SME’s.

Enclosure 4 – Historical Labor Data updated to reflect most recent labor data.

Exhibits 1-12 – All GPM Exhibits changed.

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

All documents related to this procurement, including this letter, the solicitation, attachments, exhibits, and any amendments will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at https://www.fbo.gov.

Additional information can also be found on the SAS online Reference Library at:

https://foiaelibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/.

Potential Offerors are requested to periodically monitor the websites for updates.

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clause 1852.215-84, OMBUDSMAN with its Alternate I, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub library/Omb.html.

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.

This RFP does not commit NASA GSFC/IVV to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA GSFC/IVV to procure or contract for these services. This request shall not be construed as authorization to proceed with, or be paid for charges incurred by performing any of the work called for in this solicitation.

Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than July 12, 2016 3:00 pm EST. Be advised, in accordance with Provision L.28, Offerors need to encourage their references to submit their Past Performance Questionnaires directly to the Contracting Officer, Laura Freeman, no later than the closing date of this solicitation designated in Block 9 of the SF 33.

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

SSA

Judith N. Bruner, 300/GSFC

Voting Members Wes Deadrick, SEB Chairperson 180/IV&V Laura Freeman, Contracting Officer, 210/GSFC Ken Rehm, 180/IV&V Stephen Husty, 180/IV&V Justin Morris, 180/IV&V

Offerors are reminded that a “Blackout Notice” for this procurement was distributed to all applicable NASA GSFC/IVV personnel concurrently with the release of the Final RFP to Industry. Therefore, all communications pertaining to this procurement shall be directed only to the Contracting Officer listed below.

All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Laura E.

Freeman, Contracting Officer, at laura.e.freeman@nasa.gov on or before June 24, 2016.

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

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

//:signed Laura E. Freeman Contracting Officer