NNG16547352R_Cover_Letter.pdf

DATE: June 3, 2016

TO: All Potential Offerors

SUBJECT: DRAFT Request for Proposal (DRFP), Solicitation No. NNG16547352R, Safety and Mission Assurance Services (SMAS) II

You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Safety and Mission Assurance Services (SMAS)

II draft solicitation. The principle purpose of this contract is to provide safety and mission assurance services, independent surveillance, audit, review and assessment of design, development, test and Mission Operations activities on-site and at supplier facilities. This includes management of institutional risk related to project operations. These services can include classified information. The Statement of Work, Attachment A, describes the scope of the requirement.

Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches. Potential offerors should identify unnecessary or inefficient requirements. Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on any perceived safety, occupational health, security (including information technology security), environmental, export control, and/or other programmatic risk issues associated with performance of the work. Potential offerors are also encouraged to comment on the clarity of the Scenario and Mission Suitability Volume Instructions.

This acquisition will be conducted as a small business set-aside. The North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541712 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. The NASA point of contact for Small Business concerns related to this procurement is Jennifer Perez on (301) 286-4379.

This competitive procurement will result in an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) requirement with the ability to issue CPFF task orders. The contract will have an effective ordering period of 5 years from the contract effective date. Phase-In will be conducted, under a separate contract or purchase order, during the up to 30-day period prior to the effective date of the contract.

The contract will be performed onsite at NASA GSFC and offsite at the Contractor’s facilities.

Contract performance may also occur at alternate places of performance as specified in individual task orders issued. 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.

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

The current planned release date for the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) is on or about August

11, 2016, with proposals being due approximately 30 calendar days later.

The Industry Day Conference will be approximately 10-14 days after the release of the Draft

RFP. Notice will be posted on the procurement website noted below.

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 SMAS II online Reference Library at:

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

Potential Offerors are requested to periodically monitor the website 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 DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA GSFC is not requesting proposals. This request does not commit GSFC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate GSFC to procure or contract for this requirement. 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 DRFP.

All comments regarding the DRFP should be submitted in writing by mail or electronically to the

Contracting Officer identified below No Later Than (NLT) July 5, 2016 for consideration. The

Government will consider all comments received in preparation of the Final RFP, but does not intend to post or formally respond to Draft RFP comments. To the extent a comment leads the

Government to revise the acquisition approach or requirements, the change will be reflected in the Final RFP. The Government will respond via FBO to comments and/or questions received following the issuance of the Final Request for Proposal (RFP).

Danit Rainey

Contracting Officer

NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center

Mail Code 210.P

Greenbelt, MD 20770

Phone: 301-286-1496

Or via email at: Danit.Rainey@nasa.gov

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Danit Rainey

Contracting Officer https://www.fbo.gov/ https://foiaelibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html mailto:Danit.Rainey@nasa.gov