Contract Audit Support Services (CASS) Request for Information (RFI)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) NASA Shared Service Center (NSSC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for Contract Audit Support Services (CASS). The existing efforts are currently being performed under a multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract.  

Purpose: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future nor commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, NASA/NSSC is not seeking proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals.

Firms are advised that the Government will not pay for any information received or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding firm’s expense.

All information received in response to this RFI that is marked PROPRIETARY will be handled accordingly. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with the applicable Government regulations. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Contract Opportunities website at: https://beta.sam.gov/ for additional information pertaining to this RFI.

The NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) is seeking capability statements from all interested parties to include, Large, Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SD-VOSB), and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI) for the purpose of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for Contract Audit Support Services (CASS).  The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, SDB, 8(a), WOSB, SD-VOSB, or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses hereto. The requirements are for Contract Audit Support Services in support of NASA procurement offices to perform a broad range of Contract Audit Support Services on NASA contractors (i.e. third-party entities) that are not audited by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA).

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541211, Offices of Certified Public Accountants, with a size standard of $22.0 million or 541219, Other Accounting Services with a size standard of $22.0 million. The NSSC requests in your response a brief narrative to identify which NAICS code is more appropriate to this procurement.  

1. Description

NASA is seeking information from contractors that can perform all contract audit services as listed in the Draft Statement of Work (SOW), see Attachment 1.  NASA is seeking to procure services as price per audit type. The range of contract audit services vary and are in support of over 170, small to medium sized companies, in which services could cover multiple audits at once and over several fiscal years, or one audit over a single fiscal year

1. Requested Information

Interested firms are requested to provide a submission addressing the following information:

• Ability to meet or exceed the technical services and requirements in Section 1.0 above.

• Interest in submitting a proposal for these services and requirements

• Recommendations on acquisition type(s) including, but not limited to, a single or multiple award (e.g., regionalized) approach with associated rationale

• Recommended contract type (e.g., fixed price, cost reimbursement), and structure (e.g., mission services; mission and indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ); all IDIQ) with associated rationale

• Summary of corporate capabilities and experience in providing this type of support

• Any other potential low-cost high quality performance solution alternatives

1. Response Instructions

3.1.1    The RFI response should be comprised of one technical volume (see RFI Section 3.2), one cover sheet, and the RFI Attachment 2, Informational Form. Responses should not exceed five pages (one cover sheet and four technical volume pages).  Responses to the technical volume should be provided in Microsoft (MS) Word 2016 or later and be single spaced utilizing Times New Roman 12-point font.  Attachment 2, an MS Excel spreadsheet contains two tabs and utilizes Time New Roman 8-point font. Attachment 2 should remain in Times New Roman 8-point font and when printed by the Government, should fit to one 8½ x 14 page.  Column and row sizes should not be changed.  Attachment 2 is excluded from the page limitation.  The Excel spreadsheet should be submitted unlocked and be formattable.  No additional data other than the information requested should be included in the attachment.

3.1.2    The RFI responses should be titled “80NSSCAuditServices” followed by the firm’s name.

3.1.3    The cover sheet should include the following as a minimum: Name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail of designated point of contact.

3.1.4    Providing data/information that is limited or restricted for use by NASA would be of little value and such restricted/limited data/information is not solicited.

3.2       Technical Response Details: The technical volume should provide the information requested in Sections 1.0 and 2.0 and be submitted in accordance with Section 3.1.1 of this RFI.

4.0       Response Submission Details: All responses to this RFI should be submitted electronically via e-mail to Mr. Nicolas A. Zogaib at Nicolas.a.zogaib@nasa.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Central Time (CT), February 17, 2021.

1.       Attachments

Attachment 1 - Draft Statement of Work (SOW)

Attachment 2 - Informational Form