Attachment_L-3_RestoreL_RPO_VisCam_-_Value_Characteristics.pdf

NNJG16598572R ATTACHMENT L-3

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Restore-L Rendezvous & Proximity Operations (RPO) VisCam

Attachment L-3

Value Characteristics

Table of Contents

Acronyms

1.0 Value Characteristics

Value Characteristic A (VCA)

Value Characteristic B (VCB)

Value Characteristic C (VCC)………………………………………………………………………...2

Value Characteristic D (VCD)

Acronyms

ATP Authority To Proceed

EDU Engineering Development Unit

RPO Rendezvous & Proximity Operations

1.0 Value Characteristics

Value Characteristic A (VCA)

The required hardware deliverable schedule is currently outlined in Table 2-1 of Section 2.0 of the RPO

VisCam Statement of Work, “RESTORE-L-SOW-001978.” This table states that the two Engineering

Development Units (EDUs) of the RPO VisCam are required to be delivered ten months after Authority

To Proceed (ATP) is received by the Contractor. Earlier delivery of these EDU units is highly desired by the Government. The ability of a Contractor to deliver both of these EDU camera units, as well as additional hardware that may be requested as part of exercising any of the contract options (see Section

2.2 of the SOW), multiple months early will add value to the proposal. The Contractor shall provide additional details in their proposal response to support their stated ability to manufacture and deliver the

RPO VisCam EDUs early in order for this value characteristic to be considered.

Value Characteristic B (VCB)

The minimum set of optical performance requirements for the RPO VisCam are specified in Section 3.2 of the technical specification, “Restore-L-SPEC-001979.” This section specifies the required depth of field, field of view, and optical imaging performance required for the RPO VisCam. The Government acknowledges that the field of optical design offers a very large trade space in terms of performance versus cost. As such, the ability of the Contractor to offer improved optical performance of the RPO

VisCam lens assembly above the minimum criteria specified in the technical specification, at a competitive cost, is of value to the Government. The Contractor shall provide additional details in their proposal response to support their stated ability to offer superior optical performance of the RPO VisCam lens assembly above that required in the technical specification, in order for this value characteristic to be considered.

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Value Characteristic C (VCC)

The definition of the RPO digital emulator and its required capabilities are specified in Section 1.6.4 of the technical specification, “Restore-L-SPEC-001979.” Regarding the hardware used to build the digital emulator, there are several approaches that may be utilized to achieve the minimum set of requirements / capabilities that have been specified. The Government desires that the digital emulator be a high fidelity representation of the RPO VisCam flight interface. In the most literal interpretation, an Engineering

Development Unit (EDU) RPO VisCam would serve as the ideal digital emulator if the cost was not prohibitive. Therefore, the ability of the Contractor to provide a digital emulator that closely resembles the full functionality (sans imaging) of the RPO VisCam protoflight units, at a competitive cost, will add value to the proposal.

Value Characteristic D (VCD) – Small Business Utilization (SBU)

All Offerors, except small businesses, shall complete the portion of the instructions under Small Business

Subcontracting specific to Small Business Subcontracting Plans. Small businesses are not required to submit Small Business Subcontracting Plans; however, small businesses shall indicate the amount of effort proposed to be done by a domestic small business either at the prime level or at the first tier subcontract level.

All Offerors (small businesses and other than small businesses) shall respond to the Commitment to Small

Business Program.

(a) Small Business Subcontracting Plan

(1) This solicitation contains FAR clause 52.219-9 (Deviation)--Alternate II, “Small Business

Subcontracting Plan”. The Plan described and required by the clause, including the associated subcontracting percentage goals and subcontracting dollars, shall be submitted with your proposal.

(2) The Contracting Officer’s assessment of appropriate subcontracting goals for this acquisition, expressed as a percent of the TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE, is as follows:

Small Businesses (SB) 8.0%

Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Concerns 2.5%

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns 1.5%

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/ Minority

Serving Institutions (MSI)

0.5%

HUBZone Small Business (HBZ) Concerns 0.5%

Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Concerns 1.0%

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 0.5%

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Concerns

(3) The numbers above reflect the Contracting Officer’s assessment of the appropriate subcontracting goals to be achieved at the completion of contract performance. When appropriate, an Offeror may discuss plans to phase-in small business concerns, explaining the rationale for the phase-in schedule. If the Offeror anticipates that it will not meet the proposed small business goals by the time the Offeror submits its first Individual Subcontracting Report (ISR) for this effort as required by FAR clause 52.219-

9 (Deviation), Small Business Subcontracting Plan, the Offeror should discuss its approach to include a timeline for meeting these goals and the associated rationale.

(4) Offerors are encouraged to propose goals that are equivalent to or greater than those that the

Contracting Officer has recommended. However, Offerors shall perform their own independent assessments of the small business subcontracting opportunities and are encouraged to propose goals exceeding the recommended goals where practical.

(5) The Plan that the Offeror submits with its proposal shall be incorporated in Section J as Attachment C in the resulting contract. The requirements in the Plan shall flow down to first tier large business subcontracts expected to exceed $700,000 (or $1,500,000 for construction of a public facility). Although these first tier large business subcontractors are encouraged to meet or exceed the stated goals, NASA recognizes that the subcontracting opportunities available to these subcontractors may differ from the recommended goals in the solicitation based upon the nature of their respective performance requirements.

(6) Offerors are advised that a proposal will not be rejected solely because the Plan submitted does not meet the NASA recommended goals listed in paragraph (a) (2) above in terms of percent of the TOTAL

CONTRACT VALUE. NASA will consider the amount of work that the prime contractor plans to perform when determining whether a subcontracting plan is acceptable. Offerors shall discuss the rationale for any goal proposed that is less than the Contracting Officer’s recommended goal in any category. In addition, the Offeror shall describe the efforts made to establish a goal for that category and what ongoing efforts, if any, the Offeror plans during contract performance to increase participation in that category.

(7) In addition to submitting a Small Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with the Section I, FAR clause 52.219-9 (Deviation)--Alternate II, Offeror’s shall complete Exhibits, SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTING PLAN GOALS, which provide a breakdown of the offeror’s proposed goals, by small business category, expressed in terms of both a percent of the TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE and a percent of TOTAL PLANNED SUBCONTRACTS. Offerors shall show the proposed subcontracting goals for the basic contract requirement and each option separately.

(NOTE: FOR PURPOSES OF THE SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLAN, THE

PROPOSED GOALS SHALL BE STATED AS A PERCENT OF TOTAL SUBCONTRACTS, NOT

AS A PERCENT OF THE TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE, REFER TO THE BELOW EXAMPLE)

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Example of Subcontracting Goals as expressed in both the Total Contract Value and Planned Subcontract

Value for a Total Contract value of $100M and planned subcontract value of $50M.

Column A Column B Column C

Category Percent of Total

Contract Value Dollar Value

Percent of

Subcontracting

Value

Small Business (SB) Concerns 25 percent $25,000,000 50 percent

Other than Small Business Concerns N/A $25,000,000 50 percent

Total Dollars to be Subcontracted N/A $50,000,000 100 percent

The following small business subcategories do not necessarily add up to the percentage and dollar amount in the “Small Business Concerns” category above, since some small businesses do not fall into any of the subcategories below, while others will fall into more than one subcategory below.

Small Disadvantaged Business (SBD)

Concerns

5.5 percent $5,500,000 11 percent

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB)

Concerns

9 percent $9,000,000 18 percent

Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCU)/Minority Serving

Institutions (MSI)

1.5 percent $1,500,000 3 percent

HUBZone (HBZ) Small Business

Concerns

1.5 percent $1,500,000 3 percent

Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)

Concerns

2.5 percent $2,500,000 5 percent

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Business (SDVOSB) Concerns

1.5 percent $1,500,000 3 percent

The offeror proposes small business subcontracting goals as a percentage of the Total Contract Value in column A.

Then based on the $100 million Total Contract Value, the resulting statement of dollars that the offeror would include in the Subcontracting Plan, as required by paragraph (d)(2) of FAR clause 52.219-9

(Deviation)—Alternate II, would be as indicated in column B.

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However, the Small Business Subcontracting Plan shall also express goals as a percent of total planned subcontracts. Assuming total subcontracting of $50M, the resulting percentage goals, expressed as a percent of total subcontract dollars, and which would be stated in the Small Business Subcontracting Plan as required by paragraph (d)(1) FAR clause 52.219-9 (Deviation)--Alternate II would be recorded in column C.

(b) Commitment to the Small Business Program

(1) All Offerors must briefly describe the work that small businesses will perform to meet the stated requirements. Proposals shall also identify any work to be subcontracted that is considered “High

Technology.” “High Technology” is defined as research and development efforts that are within or advance the state-of-the-art in technology discipline and are performed primarily by professional engineers, scientists, and highly skilled and trained technicians or specialists.

(2) If the subcontractor(s) is known, Offerors shall describe the work that each subcontractor will perform and specify the extent of commitment to use the subcontractor(s) (enforceable vs. non-enforceable commitments). (Small Business Offerors shall provide this information to the extent that subcontracting opportunities exist in their approach to performing the requirement.)

(3) All Offerors shall provide information demonstrating the extent of commitment to utilize small business concerns and to support their development. Information provided shall include a brief description of established or planned procedures and organizational structure for Small Business outreach, assistance, counseling, market research and Small Business identification, and relevant purchasing procedures. (For Other than Small Business Offerors, this information shall conform to applicable portions of your submitted Small Business Subcontracting Plan. Small Business Offerors shall provide this information to the extent subcontracting opportunities exist in their approach to performing the requirement.)

(4) The NASA Mentor-Protégé Program is designed to incentivize NASA large prime contractors to assist a Small Disadvantaged Business, a Women-Owned Small Business, a HUBZone Small Business, a

Veteran-Owned or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Historically Black College and

University/Minority Serving Institution in enhancing their capabilities to perform NASA contracts and subcontracts, foster the establishment of long-term business relationships between these entities and

NASA large prime contractors, and increase the overall number of these entities that receive NASA contract and subcontract awards. Provide a description of the prime’s planned participation in the NASA

Mentor Protégé Program.