Sources Sought for ML-1 Mods.pdf

Mobile Launcher 1 (ML-1) Modifications for Artemis II

Contracting Office Address

NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

Description

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for ML-1 Modifications for Artemis II and Emergency Egress System Installation for ML-1, PCN 98967.

INTRODUCTION

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) at the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including Other than Small (OTS), Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), Veteran Owned-Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SD-VOSB), and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for a potential construction project to upgrade ML-1 for Crewed Launches. The work includes structural modifications to add platforms for the emergency egress system, adding a ground cooling systems, relocating a rest room, adding fire detection systems, modifying the fire suppression systems, camera systems, and other facility systems, and building and installing new cables that are potted and molded for several critical systems including the launch release system, Hazardous Gas Detection System. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Veteran-owned-Small Business (VOSB) Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses hereto.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is:

238120 Structural Steel and Precast Concrete Contractors, with a size standard of $16.5 million.

Estimated award date for this contract is June 2021, with a project period of performance of approximately 330 calendar days. The estimated award amount is more than $10,000,000.

SCOPE OF WORK

The work includes structural modifications to add platforms for the emergency egress system, adding a ground cooling systems, relocating a rest room, adding fire detection systems, modifying the fire suppression systems, camera systems, and other facility systems, and building and installing new cables that are potted and molded for several critical systems including the launch release system, Hazardous Gas Detection System.

CAPABILITY STATEMENT

It is requested that interested business firms having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed all aspects of the effort described herein, submit to the contracting office a capabilities statement demonstrating ability to perform the services listed above.

The capability package shall be no more than 10 pages in length and printed in not smaller than 12 point type.

The capabilities statement package shall include, as a minimum the following:

Page cover sheet referencing Source Sought Notice “80KSC21ZCS002L” Capabilities Statement – “ML-1 Modifications for Artemis II” and “Emergency Egress System Installation for ML-1” at Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899.

And;

1. Company Name, DUNS Number, Address, Description of Principal Business Activity, Primary Point of Contact (E-mail address and phone number).

2. Business size and number of employees. Specifically state whether your firm is a large or small business in NAICS Code 238120. Description of principal business activity; number of employees; and specifically identify if you are a HUBZone small business, a service-disabled veteran owned small business, an economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business, or an 8(a) small business.

Mobile Launcher 1 (ML-1) Modifications for Artemis II

3. Financial Capability – Provide bonding capacity of your firm and the most current Balance Sheet and Income Statement, and the firm’s average annual revenue for the past 3 years.

4. Experience – Provide the number of years in business and listing of relevant work performed in the previous 7 years. Relevant work for the purposes of this Notice can be defined as, but not limited to, the following:

The contractor shall have demonstrated construction experience with the procurement, installation, activation, testing, and structural erection, specialized cables building, high pressure environmental control system piping, working with AL6XN tubing as well as maintaining high levels of cleanliness, and performing all the work in a short duration on a government project.

The contractor shall have demonstrated experience with implementing construction modifications to existing facility systems and successfully managing renovation projects while other contractors are working.

The contractor shall have demonstrated experience meeting critical schedule timelines for complex projects.

The contractor shall have demonstrated experience with the execution of quality plans.

Capability packages must be submitted electronically, via e-mail, to Julius Williams, NASA Contract Specialist, and Tony Caruvana, NASA Contract Specialist, at the following addresses: christopher.m.williams@nasa.gov and anthony.m.caruvana@nasa.gov on or before January 25, 2021. NASA/KSC will review all responses that comply with the submission instructions using the following criteria: breadth, depth and relevancy of experience as it relates to the work described above. NASA does not plan to respond to individual responses and does not intend to post information or questions received to any website or public access location.

DISCLAIMER:

This Sources Sought Synopsis is for planning purposes only, subject to FAR Clause 52.215-3, entitled “Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes”. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal, Invitation for Bid, or Request for Quotation, and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract. Moreover, the Government will not pay for the information submitted in response to this notice, nor will the Government reimburse an offeror for costs incurred to prepare responses to this Notice. This invitation to submit capability packages is for the purpose of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for a potential KSC acquisition. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

No solicitation exists at this time; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized on Beta.Sam Website (https://beta.sam.gov/). Interested firms are responsible for monitoring these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Failure to respond to this notice does not exclude any interested party from future consideration for proposals which may be announced or solicited by NASA.

NOTE: If a solicitation is issued, it is anticipated that Specifications and Drawings for this project will have an Export Determination of EAR 99 – EAR Controlled – ITAR Controlled - and will be considered controlled documents. Therefore, download of documents won’t be permitted until requesters have been cleared through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). Please begin DLA registration immediately since clearance could take a couple of weeks. All contractors that will be interested in receiving drawings and specifications for this project will have to ensure they have been screened by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Joint Certification Program (JCP) by completing a DD Form 2345. To complete the DD Form 2345, go to the website at https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/SpecificDD2345Instructions.aspx. This process does take time and the Government encourages contractors to start as soon as possible.

If a contractor has been previously screened by DLA they can verify if their status is still active by utilizing their cage code at: https://public.logisticsinformationservice.dla.mil/jcp/search.aspx

Notice is hereby provided that access to the drawings and specifications will be limited to offerors certified by

DLA.