BD-SEB-17-005_-_CMC3_-_Draft_RFP_Cover_Letter.pdf

National Aeronautics and

Space Administration

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

2101 NASA Parkway

Houston, Texas 77058-3696

Reply to Attn of: BD-SEB-17-005

To: All Prospective Offerors

From: BG/Contracting Officer

Subject: Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

(JSC), is pleased to release the DRFP, number NNJ16591116R, for the Cargo Mission Contract

3 (CMC3). This effort is a follow-on to the CMC2, number NNJ10GA35C.

All inquiries or comments concerning this DRFP shall be submitted in writing via e-mail to the undersigned on or before Friday, February 3, 2017.

Attn: David J. Wilson/Contracting Officer

Email: js-cmc3@mail.nasa.gov

For use in formulating comments and questions and in the preparation of proposals, a collection of reference documents are available through the CMC3 Technical Library. The weblink to the

CMC3 website which contains the Technical Library is: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/cmc3/.

Comments and questions will be addressed prior to release of the Final Request for Proposal

(RFP). If a respondent believes their questions/comments contain confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive, or business information, those questions/comments shall be marked appropriately. However, questions that are marked as containing confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive, or business information will not be provided a Government response.

Comments and questions are highly encouraged and may be submitted anonymously if desired through the CMC3 website above.

Questions and comments submitted in response to the DRFP will be separated from, and have no bearing on, subsequent evaluation of proposals submitted in response to any resulting formal

RFP. The use of ideas, questions, and comments to structure the final RFP is at the discretion of the Government. Eligibility in participating in a future acquisition does not depend upon a response to this notice. The Government will not critique a potential offeror’s comments, and the DRFP should not be used by offerors to market their products/services. The DRFP does not commit the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government for costs

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incurred in the preparation and submittal of proposals in anticipation of a contract. Responses to questions will be available at the Federal Business Opportunities, as well as the CMC3 website.

The CMC3 Contract Pre-Solicitation Conference is anticipated to be held on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at 8:30 a.m. Central Time online via Audio Conference. One-on-one sessions will not be available in conjunction with the Pre-Solicitation Conference. All inquiries or comments concerning this DRFP should be submitted in writing via e-mail on or before January

30, 2017, for consideration during the conference. For additional information on the conference, please refer to the CMC3 website.

NASA originally requested feedback on the CMC3 overall procurement strategy through the

CMC3 Request for Information NNJ16591116L, issued on June 16, 2016, Requirements Request for Information NNJ16591116LA, issued on September 30, 2016, and Industry Day, facility tour, and One-on-One meetings held on November 9, 2016, and November 10, 2016. Key aspects of that feedback have been incorporated into this DRFP. Most notably, areas where we have used your feedback include:

Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Maximum Order Quantity

Work Load Indicators

Use of Software Applications

Length of Contract and Length and Timing of Options

In continuing our dialogue with industry, we would appreciate further feedback you have on the

DRFP that will help NASA achieve our goal to effectively procure reliable, flexible, safe, and cost effective packing of cargo for the International Space Station (ISS).

The CMC3 is a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF), single-award contract with ISS Core Work, an option for Orion Core Work, and includes IDIQ CPAF task orders for studies and discrete tasks.

The CMC3 has been assigned the North American Industry Classification System code 541690.

The CMC3 contract is anticipated to have a 2-year base period of performance (April 1, 2018, to

March 31, 2020), one, 2-year option (April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2022), one, 1.5-year option

(April 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023), and one, 1-year option (October 1, 2023, to

September 30, 2024), with a phase-in period of 89 days (January 2, 2018, to March 31, 2018).

Throughout the document, the Government uses “TBD” to designate a Government fill-in and

“Offeror fill-in (OFI)” to designate a section to be filled-in by the Offeror.

This contract may be subject to additional requirements from Federal Information Technology

Acquisition Reform Act. Any additional requirements will be posted with the final RFP.

Offerors should ensure its company is listed in the on-line database for the following:

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System of Award management: https://www.sam.gov

U.S. Department of Labor Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, VETS-4212

Reports: http://www.dol.gov/vets4212.htm

Date Universal Numbering System: http://fedgov.dnd.com/webform

The successful offeror(s) will undergo an Equal Employment Opportunity clearance before contract award.

Once again, thank you for your interest in this procurement activity, and we look forward to our continuing dialogue.

Original Signed By:

David J. Wilson

Contracting Officer

Enclosure:

Draft RFP NNJ16591116R http://www.dol.gov/vets4212.htm http://fedgov.dnd.com/webform