1_NNM16577788R_Cover_Letter.pdf

DRAFT RFP NNMl 6577788R

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

Reply to Attn of: PSS2

TO:

FROM:

All Potential Offerors

PS52/Contracting Officer

April 28, 2016

SUBJECT: Draft Request for Proposal (RFP) NNMl 6577788R for the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Services Acquisition at the

NASA MSFC

The draft RFP for the Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) services acquisition at NASA MSFC has been released. The proposed procurement is to be conducted by the Source Evaluation Board in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the NASA FAR Supplement (NFS).

The draft RFP is not a solicitation but is issued as an acquisition planning instrument and as a means of soliciting industry comments for use in developing the final RFP .. ·This dr� RFP does not commit NASA/MSFC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA/MSFC to procure or contract for these activities. This request should not be construed as authorization to proceed with, or be paid for charges incurred by performing any of the work called for in this draft RFP.

The purpose of the draft RFP, is to assist the Government in developing the highest quality RFP.

Prospective Offerors in accordance with NFS 1815.201,-Exchanges with industry before receipt of proposals, are invited to: (1) comment on all aspects of the draft RFP, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches; (2) identify unnecessary or inefficient requirements; and (3) comment on any perceived safety, occupational health, security (including information technology security), environmental, export control, or other programmatic risk issues associated with performance of the work.

The Contracting Officer has detennined that this acquisition may give rise to an organizational conflict of interest (OCI). Accordingly, the attention of prospective Offerors are invited to Provision L. 7, Notice of Potential Organizational Conflicts Of Interest within the draft RFP.

Proposed resolutions to known conflicts may be discussed with the Contracting Officer prior to submitting a proposal.

All potential Offerors should review the draft RFP and submit comments in writing by 12:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time, May 19, 2016. All comments regarding this draft RFP shall be submitted via email to Darlene.L.Schmidt@nasa.gov.

DRAFT RFP NNMl 6577788R

An Industry Day briefing and MSFC site tour regarding this requirement has been scheduled for May 11, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m, with MSFC site tours to follow from 1:00-3:30. An option for site tours (no discussions of the solicitation) at Stennis Space Center (SSC) and the Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF) are being offered on May 13, 2016 (TBV). Information and instructions regarding Industry Day and site tours are contained within this draft RFP as Provision L.10, Industry Day and Site Tours (also reference enclosure with this letter, SMA Industry Day Map). Information presented at the briefing, as well as a list of attendees, will be posted to MSFC Acquisition Planning Tool site at, https://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/doing business/index.php?apt&rid=218 under MSFC SMA and posted to the Government-wide point of entry (GPE), FedBizOps: https://www.fbo.gov/. This briefing is for informational purposes only. Attendance is neither required nor a prerequisite for proposal submission. It is requested that all Offerors provide a notice of intent to attend the Industry Briefing. This notice should be provided to Darlene L. Schmidt by May 9, 2016 by phone at 256-961-2090 (collect calls not accepted) or via email Darlene.L.Schmidt@nasa.gov.

It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps and the MSFC Acquisition Planning Tool (APT} for the release of the final RFP and any amendments thereto. Potential Offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the document in its entirety.

Thank you for your valuable input on the draft RFP and for your continued interest in the SMA procurement.

Darlene L. Schmidt Contracting Officer

Enclosure: SMA Industry Day Map

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