OITS_-_RFP_Cover_Letter_signed.pdf

National Aeronautics and

Space Administration

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center

2101 NASA Parkway

Houston, Texas 77058-3696

Reply to Attn of: BD-SEB-16-244

TO: All Prospective Offerors

FROM: BH4/Contracting Officer, Projects Procurement Office

SUBJECT: Request for Proposal (RFP) NNJ17598394R, Open Innovation for

Technology Scouting (OITS) Contract

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

(JSC), is hereby issuing the Final RFP for qualified firms that meet the classification described below for the OITS Contract.

Offerors are advised to read all the Final RFP requirements contained herein in the RFP. The following information should be considered in proposal preparation.

ACQUISITION STRUCTURE HIGHLIGHTS:

The OITS is 100% Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Firm-Fixed

Price (FFP) task orders (TOs). OITS has been assigned the North American Industry

Classification System code 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, with a small business size standard of $5 million.

OITS is anticipated to have a 5-year period of performance base (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2022).

The OITS will be conducted as a single award IDIQ-type procurement. Authorization to perform work under the OITS acquisition contract will be through the issuance of FFP TOs.

Throughout the Final RFP, the Government shall use “TBD” to designate a Government Fill-in and “Offeror fill-in (OFI)” to designate a section to be filled-in by the Offeror. The

Government will update Clause 2.10, “LIMITATION OF FUNDS,” prior to contract award.

The Government will review the Offerors’ information in the following on-line databases during the evaluation process:

System for Award Management (SAM): https://www.sam.gov/

Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS): http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform

The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs’ (OFCCP) National Preaward

Registry: http://www.dol-esa.gov/preaward/

(Note: The Contracting Officer will request clearance from the appropriate OFCCP

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regional office before award of any contract, and all first-tier subcontracts, of $10 million or more in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 22.805.)

VETS-4212 Federal Contractor Reporting: https://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm

PROPOSAL SUBMISSIONS:

Proposal submitted in response to this solicitation shall include the Offeror’s name and complete address, including street, city, state, and 9-digit zip code. Also, the telephone and fax numbers and e-mail address of the contact person responsible for the proposal shall be included in the proposal.

Offerors are required to have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code that matches the corporate address submitted with its proposal. Insert the company’s CAGE code in Block

17A on Standard Form 1449.

Only one proposal per Offeror will accepted. If more than one proposal is received from a single

Offeror, the Government will accept the last proposal received before the submission deadline.

All other versions will be regarded as unacceptable.

Offerors must deliver their proposal in accordance with Section 5, Proposal Marking and

Delivery.

Proposals are due at NASA JSC no later than 2:00 p.m., CDT on Monday, January 17th, 2017.

Proposals that arrive after the prescribed time for receipt of proposals will be considered late and treated in accordance with FAR clause 52.215-1, “Instructions to Offerors-Competitive

Acquisitions.”

COMMUNICATION WITH INDUSTRY:

Anonymous questions to the Contracting Officer are no longer allowable as of the release of this

RFP. The anonymous question link on the acquisition website has been removed. All questions and answers in response to the RFP may be found on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at: https://www.fbo.gov/.

The RFP does not commit the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the

Government for costs incurred in the preparation and submittal of proposals in anticipation of a contract in response to this RFP.

Offerors are responsible for monitoring the FBO website for any amendments to the Final RFP, additional information, and changes to the schedule. Information will be posted as it becomes publicly available.

https://www.fbo.gov/

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QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE RFP

All questions and comments related to the enclosed RFP shall be submitted via e-mail directly to the Contracting Officer in accordance with Section 5.6, Communications Regarding this

Solicitation. Questions/comments shall not be marked as confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive, business information, etc.

Offerors shall submit all questions by close of business, December 15th, 2016. Answers to questions will be posted to the FBO through an amendment to this solicitation.

All e-mail correspondence related to this solicitation shall be submitted to the following:

Contracting Officer: anna.carter-1@nasa.gov

Thank you for your participation and interest in this procurement.

Anna Carter

Contracting Officer mailto:anna.carter-1@nasa.gov