CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES)

This is Modification 9 to the CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) 80JSC021CHARLES. The purpose of this modification is to issue the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) solicitation.

This DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA is not requesting proposals. This DRFP does not commit NASA JSC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA JSC to procure or contract for this requirement. This request is not an authorization to proceed, and does not authorize payment for any charges incurred by the offeror for performing any of the work called for in this solicitation.

Any comments regarding the DRFP should be submitted electronically in writing, to JSC-CHARLES@mail.nasa.gov, no later than 1:30 PM Central Daylight Savings time on April 4, 2022. Emails regarding the DRFP shall include “CHARLES DRFP” in the subject line. The Government reserves the right to not consider any questions submitted after the specified date above. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

In addition, the following DRFP related documents are attached:

• Technical Library

• CHARLES Questions DRFP Form Word Template
• AOD09295v1_T38_CUI
• AOD09295v2_WB57_CUI
• AOD09295v3_GIII_CUI
• AOD09295v4_SGT_CUI
• AOD09295v5_GV_CUI
• AOD09295v7_UAV_CUI
• AOD33820_EngineeringProjects_CUI
• AOD33840_FlightReadinessReview_CUI
• AOD33842_EngineeringWorkOrder_CUI
• AOD33872_Operational_Readiness_Review_CUI
• AOD33925_Opeartions_Duty_Officer_Instructions_CUI
• AOD34100_MaintenanceManual_CUI
• AOD34101_QualityAssuranceProgram_CUI
• AOD34102_NAMISMaintenanceProcessStandards_CUI
• JPR1280.2
• JPR1281.9B
• JPR1281.14
• JPR1281.15
• JPR1600.3
• JPR1700.1
• JPR1710.13
• JPR8000.4
• JPR8550.1
• JWI1040.27
• JWI2190.1
• JWI4200.1
• JWI4300.1
• JWI6050.1
• FOD 5 year goals
• FOD VIDEO LINK
• Foundations of Flight Operations
• JSCExpectedBehaviorsPoster
• JSC-Superflex
• J-3-1 Attachment JSC Support Equipment Assets
• J-3-2 Attachment JSC Calibration Items
• J-3-3 Attachment JSC Life Support Asset Listing
• J-3-4 Attachment NAMIS Item Master Report
• J-3-5 Attachment JSC NASA IAM Listing
• J-3-6 LaRC Property List
• J-3-7 Attachment WFF Property List 

• Section L Attachments

• Attachment L-1 CHARLES Resource Planning Document
• Attachment L-1-1 TA2 Resources
• Attachment L-2-1 Prime and Subcontractor Past Performance Matrix – Remains as Excel Workbook so that industry can interface with document.
• Attachment L-2-2 Joint Venture Past Performance Matrix - Remains as Excel Workbook so that industry can interface with document.
• Attachment L-2-3 Past Performance Narrative
• Attachment L-3 Past Performance Questionaire
• Attachment L-4 CHARLES EPM Version E - Remains as Excel Workbook so that industry can interface with document.
• Attachment L-5 Past Performance Consent Letter
• Attachment L-6 SF1408-14e Pre-award Survey of Prospective Contractor Accounting System

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for any modifications/updates. Interested parties are responsible for downloading their own copy of documents and/or modifications (if any).

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/
for updates and additional information regarding this procurement:

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: JSC-CHARLES@mail.nasa.gov.
 

This is Modification 8 to the CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) 80JSC021CHARLES. The purpose of this modification is to publish the CHARLES Preliminary Acquistion Schedule to the website. 

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Johnson Space Center is requesting information from industry regarding potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) arising from the  CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) solicitation.

The nature of the work anticipated under the CHARLES 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 CHARLES.

A link to the NASA Guide on Organizational Conflicts of Interest has been posted to the CHARLES procurement website at:https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/. You are requested to provide electronic responses via e-mail to the Contracting Specialist listed at the end of this synopsis.  Your response is requested by no later than 4:00 p.m CST on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Please reference “80JSC021CHARLES” in any response. 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 CHARLES 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 CHARLES contract that were not identified in this Request for Information (RFI) (assuming any were identified)?
4. Does your company foresee any OCI issues associated with CHARLES that would cause you to decide not to propose on the potential CHARLES Request for Proposal (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 CHARLES 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 interested party elect to submit a proposal to an RFP for CHARLES.  Subsequent to the initial OCI submission and NASA’s response, NASA will not consider further information as it relates to this RFI.

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

In addition, the following is attached:

• OCI_Guide

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for any modifications. Interested parties are responsible for downloading their own copy of documents and/or modifications (if any).

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/
for updates and additional information regarding this procurement:

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.
 

This is Modification 7 to the CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) 80JSC021CHARLES. The purpose of this modification is to update the CHARLES website link. 

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Johnson Space Center is requesting information from industry regarding potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) arising from the  CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) solicitation.

The nature of the work anticipated under the CHARLES 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 CHARLES.

A link to the NASA Guide on Organizational Conflicts of Interest has been posted to the CHARLES procurement website at:https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/. You are requested to provide electronic responses via e-mail to the Contracting Specialist listed at the end of this synopsis.  Your response is requested by no later than 4:00 p.m CST on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Please reference “80JSC021CHARLES” in any response. 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 CHARLES 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 CHARLES contract that were not identified in this Request for Information (RFI) (assuming any were identified)?
4. Does your company foresee any OCI issues associated with CHARLES that would cause you to decide not to propose on the potential CHARLES Request for Proposal (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 CHARLES 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 interested party elect to submit a proposal to an RFP for CHARLES.  Subsequent to the initial OCI submission and NASA’s response, NASA will not consider further information as it relates to this RFI.

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

In addition, the following is attached:

• OCI_Guide

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for any modifications. Interested parties are responsible for downloading their own copy of documents and/or modifications (if any).

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/
for updates and additional information regarding this procurement:

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.
 

This is Modification 6 to the CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) 80JSC021CHARLES. The purpose of this modification is to request information from industry regarding potential organizational conflicts of interest. 

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Johnson Space Center is requesting information from industry regarding potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) arising from the  CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) solicitation.

The nature of the work anticipated under the CHARLES 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 CHARLES.

A link to the NASA Guide on Organizational Conflicts of Interest has been posted to the CHARLES procurement website at:https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/. You are requested to provide electronic responses via e-mail to the Contracting Specialist listed at the end of this synopsis.  Your response is requested by no later than 4:00 p.m CST on Wednesday, December 22, 2021. Please reference “80JSC021CHARLES” in any response. 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 CHARLES 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 CHARLES contract that were not identified in this Request for Information (RFI) (assuming any were identified)?
4. Does your company foresee any OCI issues associated with CHARLES that would cause you to decide not to propose on the potential CHARLES Request for Proposal (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 CHARLES 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 interested party elect to submit a proposal to an RFP for CHARLES.  Subsequent to the initial OCI submission and NASA’s response, NASA will not consider further information as it relates to this RFI.

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

In addition, the following is attached:

• OCI_Guide

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for any modifications. Interested parties are responsible for downloading their own copy of documents and/or modifications (if any).

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/
for updates and additional information regarding this procurement:

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.
 

This is Modification 5 to the CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) 80JSC021CHARLES. The purpose of this modification is to attach the following:

• CHARLES Interested Parties List

CHARLES will include support for aircraft at JSC based at Ellington Field in Houston and at El Paso, Texas; Langley Research Center (LaRC), Hampton, Virginia; Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Wallops, Virginia; and other remote sites, domestic and foreign, where services are required. The proposed services will include flight operations, maintenance, repairs, alterations and engineering services for a variety of airframes, engines, appliances and support equipment at the various locations. There will also be unique services, which include three-tiered aircraft maintenance (operational, intermediate, and depot) on the NASA T38 fleet, the WB57F fleet, Gulfstream Aircraft, and the Airbus Industries Super Guppy Transport. Additionally, the WB57 and the Super Guppy require complete supply chain maintenance. LaRC’s aircraft include the Beechcraft King Air B200, Beechcraft UC-12B Huron, Cessna 206, Cirrus SR-22, HU-25 Falcon Jet, Lanier Columbia LC-40, and Gulfstream III C-20B. The WFF’s aircraft include the P-3 Orion, C-130 Hercules, Beechcraft King Air B200, and C-23 Sherpa.

CHARLES requirements may include, but are not limited, to services such as:
1. Maintenance/production control
2. Aircraft logs and records (configuration management)
3. Quality control and inspection
4. Logistics
5. Aircraft engineering
6. Support shops (electric, hydraulic, sheet metal, ground support equipment)
7. Workforce management (training and safety)
8. Flightline services (aircraft servicing, launch/recovery, maintenance)
9. Flight crews including test directors, pilots, flight engineers, load masters, etc.
10. Contract management
11. Capability to provide construction services either directly or through subcontracting
12. Engines (GE J85 engine overhaul)
13. Airframes (T38, WB57, and Super Guppy)
14. Egress systems
15. Avionics
16. Aviation life support systems (parachutes, high altitude pressure suits, etc.)
17. Nondestructive inspection/examination (NDI/NDE)

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for any modifications. Interested parties are responsible for downloading their own copy of documents and/or modifications (if any).

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/
for updates and additional information regarding this procurement:

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.
 

This is Modification 4 to the CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) 80JSC021CHARLES. The purpose of this modification is to attach the following:

• CHARLES Industry Day Questions and Response
• Industry Day Virtual Tour

COMPREHENSIVE AIRCRAFT READINESS, LIFECYCLE, ENGINEERING, AND SUPPORT (CHARLES) INDUSTRY DAY

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) plans to conduct an Industry Day for the CHARLES procurement. NASA/JSC is hereby soliciting firms to attend this event virtually on September 1, 2021 via Microsoft Teams. The presentation to industry will be held from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. One-on-one communication opportunities will be scheduled from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M on September 1, 2021. If necessary, additional time for one-on-one communications will be made available on September 2.

CHARLES Summary:
CHARLES will include support for aircraft at JSC based at Ellington Field in Houston and at El Paso, Texas; Langley Research Center (LaRC), Hampton, Virginia; Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Wallops Island, Virginia; and other remote sites, domestic and foreign, where services are required.
Aircraft to be supported by CHARLES currently include:
• NASA T-38 fleet
• WB-57F fleet
• Gulfstream Aircraft
• Airbus Industries Super Guppy Transport.
• Beechcraft King Air B200
• Beechcraft UC-12B Huron
• Cessna 206
• Cirrus SR-22
• HU-25 Falcon Jet
• Lanier Columbia LC-40
• Gulfstream III C-20B
• P-3 Orion
• C-130 Hercules
• C-23 Sherpa.

GOALS:
The goals of Industry Day are to:
1. Provide information on the current Aircraft maintenance, Logistics, Integration, Configuration management and Engineering (ALICE) contract.
2. Promote competition on the proposed CHARLES acquisition.
3. Share the Governments current vision and objectives pertaining to the new Acquisition.
4. Allow NASA/JSC to better utilize industry input to improve the future Request for Proposal (RFP).

Industry Day is open to all firms that are interested in pursuing contracting/subcontracting opportunities on the CHARLES procurement whether they have performed work at JSC or not. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
No photos or recording devices are permitted during the Industry Day Presentation or one-on-one sessions.
Please note a 30-minute open Question and Answer Session will follow the presentation.

ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS:
To facilitate interactive communications with industry, NASA personnel will also be available for private teleconference meetings with individual companies in conjunction with Industry Day.

The purpose of these meetings is to provide industry with the opportunity to better understand the existing requirements under CHARLES and to allow industry an opportunity to provide input related to the CHARLES procurement. The meetings are intended to be question and answer sessions in which neither side will be making a formal presentation.

Any company may request a one-on-one meeting. Meetings will not exceed 25 minutes in length and attendance is limited to four persons. Scheduling of appointment times will be on a first come, first served basis. Appointments will be scheduled virtually in 30-minute increments between 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M on September 1, 2021 via Microsoft Teams.

Guidance for conduct during the one-on-one communications is attached to this posting as Attachment 1: One-on-one Communications with Industry Guidance. Companies/teams will be assigned to specific times as not to overlap with any one-on-one meetings.

SIGNUP REQUIREMENTS:
INDUSTRY DAY REGISTRATION AND ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS
To register for CHARLES Industry Day and schedule a one-on-one appointment please provide the requested information at alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov. In addition, please cc darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov. Please note that all attendees must be United States citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR).

All reservations must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. CDT on Friday August 27, 2021. A confirmation email will be sent to acknowledge your reservation on or before Monday August 30, 2021.

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in www.beta.sam.gov. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor the site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/ for updates and additional information regarding this procurement: If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.

In addition, the Government has provided the following attachment:

• CHARLES Industry Day Enclosure

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for any modifications. Interested parties are responsible for downloading their own copy of documents and/or modifications (if any).

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/
for updates and additional information regarding this procurement:

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.
 

This is Modification 3 to the CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) 80JSC021CHARLES. The purpose of this modification is to attach the CHARLES Industry Day Charts.

COMPREHENSIVE AIRCRAFT READINESS, LIFECYCLE, ENGINEERING, AND SUPPORT (CHARLES) INDUSTRY DAY

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) plans to conduct an Industry Day for the CHARLES procurement. NASA/JSC is hereby soliciting firms to attend this event virtually on September 1, 2021 via Microsoft Teams. The presentation to industry will be held from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. One-on-one communication opportunities will be scheduled from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M on September 1, 2021. If necessary, additional time for one-on-one communications will be made available on September 2.

CHARLES Summary:
CHARLES will include support for aircraft at JSC based at Ellington Field in Houston and at El Paso, Texas; Langley Research Center (LaRC), Hampton, Virginia; Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Wallops Island, Virginia; and other remote sites, domestic and foreign, where services are required.
Aircraft to be supported by CHARLES currently include:
• NASA T-38 fleet
• WB-57F fleet
• Gulfstream Aircraft
• Airbus Industries Super Guppy Transport.
• Beechcraft King Air B200
• Beechcraft UC-12B Huron
• Cessna 206
• Cirrus SR-22
• HU-25 Falcon Jet
• Lanier Columbia LC-40
• Gulfstream III C-20B
• P-3 Orion
• C-130 Hercules
• C-23 Sherpa.

GOALS:
The goals of Industry Day are to:
1. Provide information on the current Aircraft maintenance, Logistics, Integration, Configuration management and Engineering (ALICE) contract.
2. Promote competition on the proposed CHARLES acquisition.
3. Share the Governments current vision and objectives pertaining to the new Acquisition.
4. Allow NASA/JSC to better utilize industry input to improve the future Request for Proposal (RFP).

Industry Day is open to all firms that are interested in pursuing contracting/subcontracting opportunities on the CHARLES procurement whether they have performed work at JSC or not. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
No photos or recording devices are permitted during the Industry Day Presentation or one-on-one sessions.
Please note a 30-minute open Question and Answer Session will follow the presentation.

ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS:
To facilitate interactive communications with industry, NASA personnel will also be available for private teleconference meetings with individual companies in conjunction with Industry Day.

The purpose of these meetings is to provide industry with the opportunity to better understand the existing requirements under CHARLES and to allow industry an opportunity to provide input related to the CHARLES procurement. The meetings are intended to be question and answer sessions in which neither side will be making a formal presentation.

Any company may request a one-on-one meeting. Meetings will not exceed 25 minutes in length and attendance is limited to four persons. Scheduling of appointment times will be on a first come, first served basis. Appointments will be scheduled virtually in 30-minute increments between 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M on September 1, 2021 via Microsoft Teams.

Guidance for conduct during the one-on-one communications is attached to this posting as Attachment 1: One-on-one Communications with Industry Guidance. Companies/teams will be assigned to specific times as not to overlap with any one-on-one meetings.

SIGNUP REQUIREMENTS:
INDUSTRY DAY REGISTRATION AND ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS
To register for CHARLES Industry Day and schedule a one-on-one appointment please provide the requested information at alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov. In addition, please cc darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov. Please note that all attendees must be United States citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR).

All reservations must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. CDT on Friday August 27, 2021. A confirmation email will be sent to acknowledge your reservation on or before Monday August 30, 2021.

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in www.beta.sam.gov. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor the site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/ for updates and additional information regarding this procurement: If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.

In addition, the Government has provided the following attachment:

• CHARLES Industry Day Enclosure

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for any modifications. Interested parties are responsible for downloading their own copy of documents and/or modifications (if any).

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/
for updates and additional information regarding this procurement:

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.
 

This is Modification 2 to the CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) 80JSC021CHARLES. The purpose of this modification is to provide information related to the CHARLES Industry Day Notice. You are notified that the following changes are made:

COMPREHENSIVE AIRCRAFT READINESS, LIFECYCLE, ENGINEERING, AND SUPPORT (CHARLES) INDUSTRY DAY

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center (JSC) plans to conduct an Industry Day for the CHARLES procurement. NASA/JSC is hereby soliciting firms to attend this event virtually on September 1, 2021 via Microsoft Teams. The presentation to industry will be held from 9:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M. One-on-one communication opportunities will be scheduled from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M on September 1, 2021. If necessary, additional time for one-on-one communications will be made available on September 2.

CHARLES Summary:
CHARLES will include support for aircraft at JSC based at Ellington Field in Houston and at El Paso, Texas; Langley Research Center (LaRC), Hampton, Virginia; Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Wallops Island, Virginia; and other remote sites, domestic and foreign, where services are required.
Aircraft to be supported by CHARLES currently include:
• NASA T-38 fleet
• WB-57F fleet
• Gulfstream Aircraft
• Airbus Industries Super Guppy Transport.
• Beechcraft King Air B200
• Beechcraft UC-12B Huron
• Cessna 206
• Cirrus SR-22
• HU-25 Falcon Jet
• Lanier Columbia LC-40
• Gulfstream III C-20B
• P-3 Orion
• C-130 Hercules
• C-23 Sherpa.

GOALS:
The goals of Industry Day are to:
1. Provide information on the current Aircraft maintenance, Logistics, Integration, Configuration management and Engineering (ALICE) contract.
2. Promote competition on the proposed CHARLES acquisition.
3. Share the Governments current vision and objectives pertaining to the new Acquisition.
4. Allow NASA/JSC to better utilize industry input to improve the future Request for Proposal (RFP).

Industry Day is open to all firms that are interested in pursuing contracting/subcontracting opportunities on the CHARLES procurement whether they have performed work at JSC or not. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.
No photos or recording devices are permitted during the Industry Day Presentation or one-on-one sessions.
Please note a 30-minute open Question and Answer Session will follow the presentation.

ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS:
To facilitate interactive communications with industry, NASA personnel will also be available for private teleconference meetings with individual companies in conjunction with Industry Day.

The purpose of these meetings is to provide industry with the opportunity to better understand the existing requirements under CHARLES and to allow industry an opportunity to provide input related to the CHARLES procurement. The meetings are intended to be question and answer sessions in which neither side will be making a formal presentation.

Any company may request a one-on-one meeting. Meetings will not exceed 25 minutes in length and attendance is limited to four persons. Scheduling of appointment times will be on a first come, first served basis. Appointments will be scheduled virtually in 30-minute increments between 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M on September 1, 2021 via Microsoft Teams.

Guidance for conduct during the one-on-one communications is attached to this posting as Attachment 1: One-on-one Communications with Industry Guidance. Companies/teams will be assigned to specific times as not to overlap with any one-on-one meetings.

SIGNUP REQUIREMENTS:
INDUSTRY DAY REGISTRATION AND ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS
To register for CHARLES Industry Day and schedule a one-on-one appointment please provide the requested information at alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov. In addition, please cc darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov. Please note that all attendees must be United States citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents (LPR).

All reservations must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. CDT on Friday August 27, 2021. A confirmation email will be sent to acknowledge your reservation on or before Monday August 30, 2021.

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in www.beta.sam.gov. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor the site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/ for updates and additional information regarding this procurement: If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.

In addition, the Government has provided the following attachment:

• CHARLES Industry Day Enclosure

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for any modifications. Interested parties are responsible for downloading their own copy of documents and/or modifications (if any).

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/
for updates and additional information regarding this procurement:

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.
 

This is Modification 1 to the Sources Sought Synopsis/Request for Information (RFI) entitled CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) solicitation 80JSC021CHARLES. You are notified that the following changes are made:
1.The Government has updated the Sources Sought Synopsis/RFI response date from June 1, 2021 to June 8, 2021.

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site for any modifications. Interested parties are responsible for downloading their own copy of documents and/or modifications (if any).

CHARLES SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Background:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lyndon B. Johnson
Space Center (JSC) Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for the CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) solicitation. JSC is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis/Request For Information (RFI) as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for planning, training, and flying aviation and human space flight missions. NASA JSC is planning to procure CHARLES support for NASA JSC; Langley Research Center (LaRC); Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility (WFF),other remote sites, domestic and foreign, including other NASA Centers and Government agencies where services are required.  This will be a follow on to JSC’s current Aircraft maintenance, Logistics, Integration, Configuration management and Engineering (ALICE) contract. This Sources Sought Synopsis/RFI is to assess capabilities and gather information to assist in procurement strategy for the potential CHARLES procurement. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is, Other Support Activities for Air Transportation, with a size standard of $35M.

Small Business Sources Sought Request:
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 the CHARLES solicitation.   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.

CHARLES Description:
CHARLES will include support for aircraft at JSC based at Ellington Field in Houston and at El Paso, Texas; Langley Research Center (LaRC), Hampton, Virginia; Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Wallops, Virginia; and other remote sites, domestic and foreign, where services are required. The proposed services will include flight operations, maintenance, repairs, alterations and engineering services for a variety of airframes, engines, appliances and support equipment at the various locations. There will also be unique services, which include three-tiered aircraft maintenance (operational, intermediate, and depot) on the NASA T38 fleet, the WB57F fleet, Gulfstream Aircraft, and the Airbus Industries Super Guppy Transport. Additionally, the WB57 and the Super Guppy require complete supply chain maintenance. LaRC’s aircraft include the Beechcraft King Air B200, Beechcraft UC-12B Huron, Cessna 206, Cirrus SR-22, HU-25 Falcon Jet, Lanier Columbia LC-40, and Gulfstream III C-20B. The WFF’s aircraft include the P-3 Orion, C-130 Hercules, Beechcraft King Air B200, and C-23 Sherpa.

CHARLES requirements may include, but are not limited, to services such as:
1. Maintenance/production control
2. Aircraft logs and records (configuration management)
3. Quality control and inspection
4. Logistics
5. Aircraft engineering
6. Support shops (electric, hydraulic, sheet metal, ground support equipment)
7. Workforce management (training and safety)
8. Flightline services (aircraft servicing, launch/recovery, maintenance)
9. Flight crews including test directors, pilots, flight engineers, load masters, etc.
10. Contract management
11. Capability to provide construction services either directly or through subcontracting
12. Engines (GE J85 engine overhaul)
13. Airframes (T38, WB57, and Super Guppy)
14. Egress systems
15. Avionics
16. Aviation life support systems (parachutes, high altitude pressure suits, etc.)
17. Nondestructive inspection/examination (NDI/NDE)

The pertinent contract information for the current contract is as follows:
Current Contractor: Yulista Tactical Services, Inc.
Contract Number:  80JSC018D0002,
Estimated Contract Value:  Approximately $250M
Contract Expiration Date:  February 28, 2023

Capability Statement:
Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the above requirement described herein should submit a capability statement of no more than fifteen pages, using no less than 12 point Times New Roman font indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort.

1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, DUNS number, and size and type (large, small, women-owned…) of ownership for the organization, and the number of years in business.
2) Your company’s ability to perform each of the services listed above.
3) If subcontracting or joint venture is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the anticipated administrative and management structure of such arrangements (if this information is known at this time). Also address what elements of work would be performed by the prime or joint venture and which elements would be performed by subcontractors.

Responses shall include the following:

Name and address of firm

Ownership

Whether the firm is an other than small business, SB, SDB, HUBZone, EDWOSB, VOSB, and SDVOSB, HBCU/MI and/or 8a.

Affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime)

If this contract is not set aside how can NASA design/structure the contract to ensure that small business goals are met or exceeded?

All interested companies having the capabilities to perform any of the activities described in this RFI should submit a capability statement that demonstrates your capabilities. All small business must demonstrate their capability to perform at a minimum 51% of the activities with their own work force and also discuss how they would support the other efforts. Please identify any known subcontractors and what would be the proposed work they would perform.

A list of customers covering the past five years, highlight:

Relevant work performed

Contract numbers – prime or subcontractor
Contract type

Dollar value of each procurement

Point of contact ­ address and phone number.

If work was performed as a subcontractor, please indicate percentage of work/subcontract dollar value.

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.

Please note: due to the nature of this work, this procurement is considered to be noncommercial. The work will be in support of specialized military aircrafts operated by NASA that are maintained in accordance with Department of Defense controlled documentation and logistics, which is considered noncommercial. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101.

Submission Instructions:
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 and on the CHARLES website. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring this website for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

This synopsis is for information and planning purposes 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. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform one or more elements of the Statement of Work are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice/RFI by 5:00 p.m. CST on the date June 1, 2021. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice/RFI must be emailed to alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov. Please reference 80JSC021CHARLES in any response.

An Interested Vendors List is enabled within this posting.  This list is available to other vendors to allow potential offerors the opportunity to network Parties that would like their information posted to the Interested Vendors List shall use the “Add Me to Interested Vendors” button.  If a vendor would like to be removed from the Interested Vendors List, use the “Remove Me from Interested Vendors” button.

It is the potential offeror’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/
for updates and additional information regarding this procurement:

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov or darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.
 

CHARLES SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Background:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lyndon B. Johnson
Space Center (JSC) Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for the CompreHensive Aircraft Readiness, Lifecycle, Engineering, and Support (CHARLES) solicitation. JSC is issuing this Sources Sought Synopsis/Request For Information (RFI) as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for planning, training, and flying aviation and human space flight missions. NASA JSC is planning to procure CHARLES support for NASA JSC; Langley Research Center (LaRC); Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility (WFF),other remote sites, domestic and foreign, including other NASA Centers and Government agencies where services are required.  This will be a follow on to JSC’s current Aircraft maintenance, Logistics, Integration, Configuration management and Engineering (ALICE) contract. This Sources Sought Synopsis/RFI is to assess capabilities and gather information to assist in procurement strategy for the potential CHARLES procurement. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is, Other Support Activities for Air Transportation, with a size standard of $35M.

Small Business Sources Sought Request:
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 the CHARLES solicitation.   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.

CHARLES Description:
CHARLES will include support for aircraft at JSC based at Ellington Field in Houston and at El Paso, Texas; Langley Research Center (LaRC), Hampton, Virginia; Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility (WFF), Wallops, Virginia; and other remote sites, domestic and foreign, where services are required. The proposed services will include flight operations, maintenance, repairs, alterations and engineering services for a variety of airframes, engines, appliances and support equipment at the various locations. There will also be unique services, which include three-tiered aircraft maintenance (operational, intermediate, and depot) on the NASA T38 fleet, the WB57F fleet, Gulfstream Aircraft, and the Airbus Industries Super Guppy Transport. Additionally, the WB57 and the Super Guppy require complete supply chain maintenance. LaRC’s aircraft include the Beechcraft King Air B200, Beechcraft UC-12B Huron, Cessna 206, Cirrus SR-22, HU-25 Falcon Jet, Lanier Columbia LC-40, and Gulfstream III C-20B. The WFF’s aircraft include the P-3 Orion, C-130 Hercules, Beechcraft King Air B200, and C-23 Sherpa.

CHARLES requirements may include, but are not limited, to services such as:
1. Maintenance/production control
2. Aircraft logs and records (configuration management)
3. Quality control and inspection
4. Logistics
5. Aircraft engineering
6. Support shops (electric, hydraulic, sheet metal, ground support equipment)
7. Workforce management (training and safety)
8. Flightline services (aircraft servicing, launch/recovery, maintenance)
9. Flight crews including test directors, pilots, flight engineers, load masters, etc.
10. Contract management
11. Capability to provide construction services either directly or through subcontracting
12. Engines (GE J85 engine overhaul)
13. Airframes (T38, WB57, and Super Guppy)
14. Egress systems
15. Avionics
16. Aviation life support systems (parachutes, high altitude pressure suits, etc.)
17. Nondestructive inspection/examination (NDI/NDE)

The pertinent contract information for the current contract is as follows:
Current Contractor: Yulista Tactical Services, Inc.
Contract Number:  80JSC018D0002,
Estimated Contract Value:  Approximately $250M
Contract Expiration Date:  February 28, 2023

Capability Statement:
Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the above requirement described herein should submit a capability statement of no more than exceed fifteen pages, using no less than 12 point Times New Roman font indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort.

1) Organization name, address, email address, Web site address, telephone number, DUNS number, and size and type (large, small, women-owned…) of ownership for the organization, and the number of years in business.
2) Your company’s ability to perform each of the services listed above.
3) If subcontracting or joint venture is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, organizations should address the anticipated administrative and management structure of such arrangements (if this information is known at this time). Also address what elements of work would be performed by the prime or joint venture and which elements would be performed by subcontractors.

Responses shall include the following:

Name and address of firm

Ownership

Whether the firm is an other than small business, SB, SDB, HUBZone, EDWOSB, VOSB, and SDVOSB, HBCU/MI and/or 8a.

Affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime)

If this contract is not set aside how can NASA design/structure the contract to ensure that small business goals are met or exceeded?

All interested companies having the capabilities to perform any of the activities described in this RFI should submit a capability statement that demonstrates your capabilities. All small business must demonstrate their capability to perform at a minimum 51% of the activities with their own work force and also discuss how they would support the other efforts. Please identify any known subcontractors and what would be the proposed work they would perform.

A list of customers covering the past five years, highlight:

Relevant work performed

Contract numbers – prime or subcontractor
Contract type

Dollar value of each procurement

Point of contact ­ address and phone number.

If work was performed as a subcontractor, please indicate percentage of work/subcontract dollar value.

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.

Please note: due to the nature of this work, this procurement is considered to be noncommercial. The work will be in support of specialized military aircrafts operated by NASA that are maintained in accordance with Department of Defense controlled documentation and logistics, which is considered noncommercial. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101.

Submission Instructions:
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 and on the CHARLES website. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring this website for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

This synopsis is for information and planning purposes 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. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement.

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform one or more elements of the Statement of Work are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice/RFI by 5:00 p.m. CST on the date June 1, 2021. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice/RFI must be emailed to alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov and darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov. Please reference 80JSC021CHARLES in any response.

An Interested Vendors List is enabled within this posting.  This list is available to other vendors to allow potential offerors the opportunity to network Parties that would like their information posted to the Interested Vendors List shall use the “Add Me to Interested Vendors” button.  If a vendor would like to be removed from the Interested Vendors List, use the “Remove Me from Interested Vendors” button.

It is the potential offeror’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Additionally, please refer to the CHARLES website at: https://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/charles/
for updates and additional information regarding this procurement:

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov or darrell.r.compton@nasa.gov.