Cover_Letter_FOMS_III_RFP.pdf

TO: All Potential Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. NNG16572637R, Facilities Operations and Maintenance Services (FOMS) III

You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space

Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC’s) Facilities Operations and

Maintenance Services (FOMS III) solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to provide facilities operations and maintenance services to GSFC. The Statement of Work, Attachment A, describes the scope of the requirement.

This acquisition is being conducted as an 8(a) set-aside competition. The North American

Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561210 and the small business size standard is $38.5M. The NASA point of contact for Small Business concerns related to this procurement is Gilberto Devalle on (301) 286-8136.

This competitive procurement will result in a Hybrid Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Core requirement with Technical Performance Incentives and an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite

Quantity (IDIQ) requirement with the ability to issue CPFF or Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) task orders. The contract will have a total potential period of performance/effective ordering period of

5 years (12 month Base Period, a 12 month Option Period 1, 12 month Option Period 2, a 12 month Option Period 3, and a 12 month Option Period 4). Phase-In will be conducted, under a separate contract or purchase order, during the 30-day period prior to the effective date of the contract.

The contract will be performed onsite at GSFC. The Government will make available existing

Installation-Accountable Government Property (IAGP) for onsite contract performance.

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 secret facilities clearance is required for this procurement in accordance with the

DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification.

NASA GSFC 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.

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 FOMS III online Reference Library at:

https://elibrary.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.

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 to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA GSFC 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 1:00pm EST, Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Be advised, in accordance with Provision L.27, Offerors need to encourage their references to submit their Past Performance Questionnaires directly to the

Contracting Officer 5 days prior to proposal due date.

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, Carol Wooten, these individuals shall not be contacted regarding this procurement. The

Government may change personnel associated with this acquisition at its discretion.

SSA

Raymond J. Rubilotta, Code 200

Voting Members

Everett L. King, Code 227

Carol Wooten, Code 210.I https://www.fbo.gov/ https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/ http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html

Garcia J. Blount, Code 547

Rene Wong Pineiro, Code 224

Keene Hall, Code 224

Leslie Collins, Code 221

Offerors are reminded that a “Blackout Notice” for this procurement was distributed to all applicable NASA GSFC 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 Carol R.

Wooten, Contracting Officer, at Carol.R.Wooten@nasa.gov on or before February 9, 2017.

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

Carol R. Wooten

Contracting Officer