Calibration and Metrology Services

This is a modification (no. 5) to the synopsis entitled Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS) IV which was posted on May 22, 2020. Please see below:

This notice is issued by the NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC) to post the Government-Calculated Historical Direct Labor Rate Ranges and Senority Profile of Incumbent Employees, as well as the Applicable Technical Documents from the Draft SOW. These documents are for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. 

Please see the history tab for this posting in beta.sam.gov for a description of the requirement.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable.  The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .  

If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov.  It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any.

This is a modification (no. 4) to the synopsis entitled Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS) IV which was posted on May 22, 2020. Please see below:

This notice is issued by the NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC) to post a draft Statement of Work (SOW) to solicit responses from interested parties.  This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. 

Please see the history tab for this posting in beta.sam.gov for a description of the requirement.

This presolicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response.  The Government may not respond to questions/concerns submitted. The Government will use the information to finalize the RFP as necessary.

All comments or questions shall be submitted electronically via email to Kelsey Klinger at kelsey.j.klinger@nasa.gov, no later than October 13, 2020 at 12:00 PM Central Time.  When responding reference 80JSC020CAMSIV.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable.  The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .  

If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov.  It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments, if any.

This is a modification (no. 3) to the synopsis entitled Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS) IV which was posted on May 22, 2020. You are notified that the following changes are made:

The purpose of this modification is to post the CAMS IV Industry Day Questions & Answers in response to the submitted questions from the CAMS IV Industry Day.

The due date for responses is not extended.

Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any amendments.   Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

The purpose of this amendment is to post the Industry Day charts in anticipaction of the CAMS IV Industry Day on August 13th, 2020 at 9:30 AM CT.

The purpose of this amendment is to notify interested parties of the upcoming CAMS IV Industry Day, as well as to post the current CAMS III Statement of Work (SOW) and interested parties list.

NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) plans to conduct an Industry Day for the Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS) IV requirement.  The presentation for Industry Day will be held via Microsoft Teams on Thursday, August 13th, 2020 at 9:30AM Central Time.  The anticipated acquisition will be a small business set-aside.

The Government will also provide one-on-one communication opportunities on Thursday, August 13th, 2020, which will be scheduled between 12:30 PM and 4:00 PM Central Time.  One-on-one meetings will be conducted via Microsoft Teams and will not exceed 20 minutes.  Participation is limited to four (4) individuals from each company.  Please RSVP by Tuesday, August 11th, 2020, 4:00 PM Central Time, per the instructions below.

Industry Day RSVPs

The CAMS IV Industry Day is open to firms that are interested in pursuing the CAMS IV contracting requirement.  To RSVP for the CAMS IV Industry Day, please email Kelsey Klinger at kelsey.j.klinger@nasa.gov by the time specified above.  Your email must include the following:

1. Subject Line: 80JSC020CAMSIV Industry Day RSVP
2. Company Name and Address
3. Company Points of Contact (POCs) names, telephone numbers, and email addresses
4. JSC intends to post all attendees on the interested parties list.  If you do not wish to be included on the list, you must indicate that your company does not want to be included.

A Question and Answer session will not follow the Industry Day presentation.  Following the presentation, please email any questions to Kelsey Klinger at kelsey.j.klinger@nasa.gov.  The Government will officially respond to all written questions by posting responses to beta.sam.gov and the CAMS IV website after Industry Day.

One-on-one Meetings

To facilities interactive communications with industry, JSC personnel will also be available for meetings with individual companies in conjunction with Industry Day.  The meetings are intended to be question and answer sessions in which neither side will make a formal presentation.  To request a one-on-one meeting, please email Kelsey Klinger at kelsey.j.klinger@nasa.gov.  Your email must include the following:

1. Subject Line: 80JSC020CAMSIV Industry Day One-on-One RSVP
2. Company Name and Address
3. Company Points of Contact (POCs) names, telephone numbers, and email addresses.
4. JSC intends to post all attendees on the interested parties list.  If you do not wish to be included on the list, you must indicate that your company does not want to be included

The following topics may be discussed at the on-one-one meetings:

1. The general purpose of the announced procurement;
2. Any information about JSC that NASA has already made accessible to the public or is otherwise being made available to all potential offerors;
3. Historical information about the general nature or scope of prior contracts whose requirements will be addressed in whole or in part under a follow-on procurement;
4. Information that describes the federal procurement process as defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), NASA FAR Supplement (NFS), or other published procurement policy documents; and
5. Procurement specific information already published such as information contained in the acquisition forecast, Statement of Work (SOW), and sources sought synopsis.
    
   Questions regarding the subjects below will not be discussed:

1. Proprietary or confidential business information of incumbent contractor(s) or other business entities;
2. Privacy Act protected information such as, incumbent contractor employees’ personal data;
3. Trade Secrets Act protected information;
4. Speculation on what the Government might be looking for in proposals;
5. Different technical and management approaches;
6. Technical Efficiencies;
7. Any particular Government Emphasis;
8. and Incumbent’s performance. 

 A confirmation email will be sent to acknowledge your reservation(s) and provide further instructions.

NASA anticipates releasing the Industry Day charts prior to Industry Day.  Please continue to monitor this beta.sam.gov posting for updates on the release of any documents, as well as the CAMS IV website at https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/cams4/.

NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for Calibration and Metrology Services.

The contractor shall operate and maintain JSC’s Metrology Standards and Calibration Laboratory (MSCL) located in Building 343 at JSC. The NASA JSC in Houston, TX currently has an existing Metrology Standards and Calibration Laboratory (MSCL) located in Building 343. The MSCL provides calibration operations for Measurement and Test Equipment (MTE) primarily for JSC Organizations. The MSCL also supports calibrations for other NASA centers and Federal Government Agencies. Most MTE are commercial off-the shelf used to measure physical, mechanical, and electrical properties such as torque wrenches, pressure transducers and voltmeters.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) JSC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI), for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for Calibration and Metrology Services (CAMS IV).The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Women-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business (EDWOSB) or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses received.

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on beta.SAM.gov.  Interested firms are responsible for monitoring these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the above requirement described herein should submit a capability statement of no more than 3 pages indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort.

Responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business, average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees ownership, number of years in business, affiliate information:  parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime), and a list of pertinent customers and contracts covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed and include contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement, and customer point of contact - address and phone number).

Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product.  A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101.

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 information solicited.  Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. 

All responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Bermuda Brittingham at bermuda.a.brittingham@nasa.gov, and Kelsey Klinger at Kelsey.j.klinger@nasa.gov, no later than June 2nd, 2020 4:30 PM CDT. Please reference 80JSC020CAMSIV in any response.