Cover_Letter_Final_RFP.pdf

TO: All Prospective Offerors

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP), Solicitation No. NN16582857R, for

Restore-L Vision Sensor Subsystem Visible Wavelength Spaceflight Cameras

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

Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center’s (GSFC) Restore-L Vision Sensor

Subsystem (VSS) Visible Wavelength Spaceflight Cameras solicitation. The principal purpose of this requirement is to design, develop, fabricate, test, and deliver the Restore-L VSS spaceflight cameras.

This acquisition will be conducted as a full and open competition. The North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541712 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees.

This competitive procurement will result in a Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract. The contract will have a total potential period of performance of 40 months. The anticipated contract award date and effective date is December 15, 2016.

The contract will be performed offsite at the Contractor’s facilities. The Government will make available existing Government Furnished Property (GFP) for offsite use at the Contractor’s facility.

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 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.

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.

Potential Offerors are requested to periodically monitor the websites 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 October 10, 2016.

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 Ryan Hancock, Contract Specialist, at joseph.r.hancock@nasa.gov on or before September 23, 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.

Ryan Hancock

Contract Specialist

Ryan Hancock