OHSS III Final Request for Quote Cover Letter.pdf

4. NASA has determined that this acquisition will be an 8(a) set-aside. Offerors should refer to clause A.2.8 FAR 52.219-18 Notification of Competition Limited to Eligible 8(a)

Participants, for guidance on how to determine 8(a) eligibility including for a Joint Venture.

a. Clause A.2.8 FAR 52.219-18(b) expressly stated “by submission of its offer, the

Offeror represents that it meets the applicable criteria set forth in paragraph (a) of this clause.

b. Clause A.2.8 FAR 52.219-18(c) provides the reference to 13 CFR 124.501(g) for determination of participant eligibility.

5. NASA Langley Research Center appreciates the comments received in response to the release of the Draft RFQ. These comments resulted in improvements to the quality and content of the overall RFQ. Quoters should review the RFQ in its entirety, as its content has changed from the Draft RFQ version. The following list identifies some areas where significant changes or clarifications have been made from the Draft RFQ to this final RFQ.

a. Clause 52.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance has been added.

b. Attachment 5 Historical Current Data has been added.

c. Exhibit D Position Description has been updated.

d. Section C.2.11(c) and C.2.12.(d)(1) have been updated to align and to indicate what can be submitted if there is no adequate accounting system determination.

e. Exhibit A PWS has been updated in section 2.19 to align with section 1.4.

f. A system update notice was added to Section C.1.2 of the solicitation.

g. Section C.2.1 Communication Regarding this Solicitation: the date to send questions has been updated to April 25, 2025.

h. Section C.2.3 Anticipated Award, Effective Date and Period of Performance: the anticipated award date is updated to July 31, 2025, with an anticipated effective date of September 1, 2025.

This list is not intended to cover all changes nor describe all RFQ requirements. Offerors should carefully review the RFQ in its entirety.

6. Be advised, in accordance with Section C.2.10(g), quoters need to encourage their references to submit their Past Performance Questionnaires directly to the Contracting

Officer prior to proposal due date.

7. Offerors are required to have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code that matches the corporate address submitted with its proposal.

Potential Quoters should pay close attention to the PWS as there have been changes to the PWS since the Draft RFQ.

Offerors are encouraged to refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS, in particular paragraph (g), which states that the Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors.

In order to control and protect sensitive data owned by the Government and its Contractors, NASA policy required all acquisition-related documents be released in Adobe Portable Document Format

(PDF), except the Microsoft Excel Documents.

Documents related to this acquisition, including this letter, the solicitation, attachments, exhibits, any amendments and links to online reference/technical/bidders library will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Government-wide point of entry website at www.SAM.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 https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-

Listing.pdf

This RFQ does not commit NASA Langley Research Center to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA Langley Research Center to procure or contract for these services. This request is not an authorization to proceed and does not authorize payment for any charges incurred by the offeror for performing any of the work called for in this solicitation.

Quotes submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than May 6, 2025, 2:00PM

EST, unless otherwise extended by amendment to the solicitation. Proposals for this solicitation are required to be submitted through NASA’s Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box), a

FedRAMP Moderate certified platform. Potential offerors, especially those that have not previously submitted a proposal utilizing NASA’s EFSS Box, are encouraged to review the solicitation instruction entitled “Electronic Proposal Delivery - Proposal Marking and Delivery Through

NASA’s EFSS Box” which provides instructions related to the submission of proposal via EFSS

Box. Offerors are encouraged to check with their corporate IT staff to determine if there are firewall restrictions that would need to be addressed prior to the submission of proposal files through

NASA’s EFSS Box.

In accordance with NFS 1815.201(f), a “Blackout Notice” has been issued to NASA personnel. All inquiries/communications pertaining to this acquisition shall be directed only to the Contracting

Officer listed below.

All questions regarding this RFQ should be submitted in writing, electronically to Natasha King, Contract Specialist, at larc-ohss3@mail.nasa.gov with a CC: to natasha.j.king@nasa.gov on or before April 25, 2025 no later than 2:00PM EST. Quoters are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration.

Thank you for your support. We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Alicia Kelly-Eslinger

Contracting Officer

Langley Research Center