Force Measurement Support Services III Presoliciatation

NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Force Measurement Support Services III (FMSS III) contract. This pre-solicitation synopsis is related to the Request for Information/Sources Sought notice, “FMSS III” which was posted to SAM.gov on January 5, 2023. The anticipated requirements will include high-quality force and strain measurement capabilities in order to meet NASA’s objectives. Force measurement support services may include designing, manufacturing (including conventional and additive processes), instrumenting, evaluating, repairing, and calibrating new and existing force transducers, test articles, and associated hardware.  A Draft Statement of Work (SOW) has been attached to this synopsis.  

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. 

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf. 

This procurement will be conducted as Full and Open competition under NAICS code 334511 and Small Business Size Standard of 1,250 employees. 

The anticipated contract type will be Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Delivery Orders over a five (5) year period of performance.  

The following are ESTIMATED key milestones dates (NOTE: These are estimated dates only and may change at any time) 

RFP Issuance:  1 May 2023 

Proposals Due: 15 June 2023 

Contract Award: 15 September 2023 
 

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

All questions must be submitted electronically via email to Ambreen M Sanchez at larc-fmss3@mail.nasa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted.