Communications outreach multimedia and information technology contract

This is modification 3 the synopsis entitled Communications, Outreach, Multimedia & Information Technology (COMIT) which was posted on 02/10/2015. You are notified that the following changes are made: Answers to Industry Questions 43-120 on DRFP are posted.

The due date for responses is not extended.

Documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=73

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).

This is modification 2 to the synopsis entitled Communications, Outreach, Multi-media, and Information Technology (COMIT), which was posted on January 12, 2015. You are notified that the following changes are made: Pre-proposal Conference and Cost/Price Workshop charts have been posted to the COMIT website. Additionally, Site tour scripts and photos have been posted to the COMIT website. Lastly, an updated interested parties list has been posted.

The due date for responses is not extended.

Documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=73

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).

This is modification 1 to the synopsis entitled Communications, Outreach, Multimedia & Information Technology (COMIT) Contract, Solicitation No. NNJ14498840R which was posted on January 12, 2015. You are notified that the following changes are made: Information and procedures have been posted to the COMIT website at http://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/comit/ regarding the COMIT Pre-Proposal Conference and Site Tour scheduled for February 18 and 19, 2015.

The due date for responses is not extended.

Documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=73

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).

NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Communications, Outreach, Multimedia & Information Technology (COMIT) procurement.

Products and services provided by this contract are required for general information technology, multimedia services, general customer support, information management services, business management and integration and external relations support services supporting NASAs human space flight programs, exploration and science programs, and institutional organizations. Major activities include:

-General IT Systems Engineering, Management, and Operations;

-IT Applications Services including full-system life-cycle support for new and existing application capabilities as well as database and database product administration;

-Information Management Services including document and data management;

-Library and Multimedia Services and Repository Management;

-Writing and Editing;

-Graphics and Graphics Services;

-Multimedia Engineering, Installation, Maintenance, Operations and Services;

-External Relations, Outreach and Communications;

-Facility Management of IT Support Facilities; and

-Business Management, integration, and technical support of the above.

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement is a total small business set-aside.

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 518210, Data Processing, Hosting and Related Services. The Size Standard is $32.5M.

The COMIT contract will be a single award Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Cost-Plus-Award-Fee contract; work will be authorized via Performance-Based task orders. The guaranteed minimum order amount for this contract, if awarded, will be $3,000,000. The maximum order amount will be $300,000,000. The performance period will be 5 years which is expected to begin in spring of 2016. Primary place of performance is the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas although work may be ordered in other locations via task order.

The phase-in effort will be Firm-Fixed-Price.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

NASA anticipates posting a Draft RFP to the COMIT website at http://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/comit on or about February 10, 2015. Prospective offerors are encouraged to review the Draft RFP and to provide comments and questions to Steve Fletcher at the e-mail address provided below by 4pm CDT on February 24, 2015. Responses to questions will be posted on the COMIT website.

The COMIT Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on February 18, 2015. Site tours will be held on February 18, 2015 and also on February 19, 2015 if necessary. Please view the Pre-Proposal Conference Notice and Site Tour attachment (to be posted) for further details and RSVP information.

The COMIT Cost and Pricing WebEx will also be held on February 18, 2015 during the Pre-Proposal Conference.

The anticipated release date of the final RFP is on or about March 30, 2015 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about May 14, 2015.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html . The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.na sa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=

For planning purposes, the Government requests that prospective offerors notify this office of their intent to submit an offer once the decision to do so is reasonably certain.

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site 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).

All contractual/technical questions must be submitted in writing via email to the Contracting Officer, Steve Fletcher, at steven.d.fletcher@nasa.gov . No responses will be provided to inquiries received by fax. Telephone questions will not be accepted.