Request for Information (RFI) for Potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) ESHMA.pdf

Request for Information (RFI) for Potential Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) Environmental, Safety, Health, and Mission Assurance

(ESHMA)

80GRC022R0017

NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) is requesting information from industry regarding potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) arising from the Environmental, Safety, Health, and Mission Assurance (ESHMA) contract.

The nature of the work anticipated under the ESHMA contract may create the potential for OCI(s) as currently described in FAR Subpart 9.5. Each interested party should review FAR Subpart 9.5 in light of NASA’s anticipation of OCI issues and consider carefully the extent to which an OCI may arise before making the decision to compete for the ESHMA contract.

Specifically, NASA anticipates that the effort under the ESHMA contract will include the following types of tasks which could lead to potential OCI issues. This list is not all inclusive.

• Under the ESHMA contract, the Prime Contractor/Subcontractors shall be responsible for assisting in the preparation of specifications or work statements and providing evaluation and oversight services. These services might cause an organizational conflict of interest as outlined in FAR 9.505- 2 and 9.505-3 respectively.

• Under the ESHMA contract, the Prime Contractor/Subcontractors shall be granted access to proprietary competitor information. Access to this information might cause an organizational conflict of interest as outlined in

FAR 9.505-4.

You are requested to provide electronic responses via e-mail to the Contracting Officer listed at the end of this synopsis. Your response is requested by 12:00pm eastern time on May 23, 2023. Interested parties are requested to address the following questions:

1. What type(s) of OCI issues would your company or potential team identify, if any, should you choose to propose on the ESHMA contract?

2. What strategies would you anticipate proposing to mitigate the OCI issues that you identified (if any)? Please provide strategy details, previous examples/experience with other contracts with NASA or other agencies, etc.

3. Are there any other types of potential OCI issues with the proposed ESHMA contract that were not identified in this RFI (assuming any were identified)?

4. Does your company foresee any OCI issues associated with ESHMA contract that would cause you to decide not to propose on the potential ESHMA RFP?

NASA will review any responses received regarding potential OCI and each offeror’s proposed OCI mitigation strategy. NASA will respond to each company who submits a mitigation strategy. NASA’s response is not intended to serve as a confirmation that, in fact, all potential OCI have been identified, an OCI will ultimately exist, or that an interested party is capable of successfully eliminating or mitigating an identified OCI. NASA’s response is also not intended to encourage or discourage any interested party from responding to an RFP issued for Environmental, Safety, Health, and Mission Assurance in the future. Furthermore, NASA’s response in no way alters or interprets FAR 9.5 as it applies to a final statement of work or a final proposal submission, should an interest party elect to submit a proposal to an RFP for ESHMA. Subsequent to the initial OCI submission and NASA’s response, NASA will not consider further information as it relates to this RFI.

The documents posted so far on SAM.gov are for information and planning purposes, to allow industry the opportunity to comment, and to promote competition only. NASA will not affirmatively release any information received in response to this RFI to the public, but may use information received in developing the best approach for a contract strategy, and therefore such information may be recognizable to the interested party who submitted it. Any information submitted in response to this RFI that is marked as “Confidential Commercial or Financial Information” will be considered as voluntarily submitted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.

All questions should be directed to the point of contact identified below. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by NASA to form a binding contract. NASA is under no obligation to issue a solicitation or to award any contract on the basis of this RFI. NASA will not pay for any information solicited under this RFI. No final solicitation exists;

therefore, do not request a copy of a final solicitation. If a final solicitation is released it will be synopsized on SAM.gov. It is the interested party’s responsibility to monitor this website for the release of any subsequent solicitation or synopsis.

Point of Contact

NASA intends to publicize a listing of respondents in order to facilitate teaming arrangements. Should your firm desire not to be included in this listing, clearly indicate this desire in your response.

Name: Tyler Braden Title: Contracting Officer Email: tyler.r.braden@nasa.gov