REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AFSS II.docx

RFI 80ARC024R0007 - AMES Facilities Support Services II (AFSSII) NASA/ARC is hereby requesting information about potential sources for AMES Facilities Support Services II (AFSSII) for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC). The Contractor will provide operations and maintenance of ARC facilities (located at Moffett Field, California) and collateral equipment as well as other related functions as outlined in the description below and in Attachment 1 Summarized Performance Work Statement (SPWS).

NASA ARC is soliciting capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses and members of the underserved communities as defined by Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, for the purpose of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for AFSS II. The Government reserves the right to consider any and all, Small Business (SB), 8(a) competitive, 8(a) non-competitive, Woman-owned small business (WOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman-Owned Small Business, or HUBZone business set-aside based on response received.

The Summarized Performance Work Statement is attached (attachment 1). No solicitation exists and therefore cannot be provided at this time. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring for the release of any solicitation or synopsis regarding this requirement.

Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the above requirement described herein should submit a capability statement of no more than five pages indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort.

Responses are limited to five single-sided 8.5” x 11” pages with 1” margins and 12-point Times New Roman font. Additionally, Attachment 2 Capability Matrix should not exceed 10 pages. Finally, information provided in support of Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government should not exceed five pages. Therefore, the total submission should not exceed 20 pages.

The response must include the following:

1. Provide business name, address, point of contact, phone, e-mail, Unique Entity ID- (UEI), Data Universal Numbering Systems (DUNS) number, and website (if applicable).

2. Provide business size under NAICS 561210 – Facilities Support Services

3. Please clearly show whether your company is a Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a) set-aside Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, HBCU/MI, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.

4. Provide a brief narrative on the firm’s experience providing services similar to those described in the attached Summarized Performance Work Statement. The narrative must clearly demonstrate:

a. The prime contract type (e.g. firm fixed-price, cost reimbursement, time and material).

b. The role played by your company and the services specifically provided.

5. Capabilities/Qualifications – An overview of proposed solution(s). Include a description of the capabilities/qualifications/skills your company possess for each of the below statements:

a. Assessment of capabilities to perform requirements noted in this request for information.

b. Any additional capabilities statements or other documentation that you feel will assist the Government in performing market research.

c. Identification of effective innovative approaches and best practices implemented by your firm or similar projects to those outlined in the Summarized Performance Work Statement that may provide efficiencies for the ARC Facilities program moving forward.

d. Your company’s capability in each of the requirements. For each requirement, indicate what percentage of the requirement you would perform.

e. A list of relevant work performed in the past five (5) years, including contract type, contract number, technical description, dollar amount, period of performance, and a customer reference name and telephone number.

The Government is soliciting contracting approaches to the NASA Facilities Support Services procurement that will enhance competition and provide business opportunities. Therefore, the Government is requesting feedback in the following areas for consideration during acquisition planning:

a. To support the requirements identified in this request for information (RFI) what challenges or opportunities exist to engage subject matter experts for this requirement and how can NASA succeed despite these challenges?

b. To support the requirements identified in this request for information (RFI) what challenges or opportunities exist to partner with subcontractors that employ members of underserved communities as defined in Executive Order (EO) 13985?

c. Performance-Based Contracting (PBC): ARC is interested in your comments on Performance-Based Contracting (PBC). If you have specific experience with PBC in support of similar contracts, please include your experience and opinion of measurable performance standards as it relates to the technical areas described in the Summarized Performance Work Statement.

d. Use of Contract Incentives: ARC is considering the use of a firm fixed priced structure to evaluate technical performance, schedule, and cost. In an attempt to determine the feasibility of an incentive approach for this particular procurement, the Government is soliciting input from interested parties and asks that responses include answers to the following questions:

1. Performance incentives: Please provide your view regarding types of incentive or options for contractor performance.

e. In a mixed-team (Government/Contractor) environment, how would you propose to measure factors such as the technical/cost/schedule performance, risk mitigation, employee and asset safety and security, innovative best practices, quality of service to users, responsiveness to changing requirements and budget, or identifying opportunities for technical and administrative improvement, or cost?

f. What should be considered (if anything) to encourage full participation and contribution of organizations and individuals (e.g. outreach efforts and innovative partnerships) in performance of this requirement?

Responses to this RFI must be submitted in writing via email. Oral communications are not acceptable in responses to this notice. Proprietary information should be marked accordingly. All responses should be submitted electronically via email to the Contracting Officer Anna M. Foreman at anna.m.foreman@nasa.gov no later than 9:00 am, Eastern Standard Time, January 15th, 2024.

Please reference 80ARC024R0007 – Ames Research Center Facilities Support Services II (AFSS II) in any response.

This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for the information provided. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the capability assessment.

Attachments:

Attachment 1: Summarized Performance Work Statement Attachment 2: Supplemental Information for SPWS Attachment 3: Capability Matrix