Mission Enabling Services Contract (MESC) Draft RFP

This is an amendment to the synopsis entitled Mission Enabling Services Contract (MESC) Draft RFP 80JSC021MESC5 which was posted on July 24, 2021. You are notified that the Draft Request for Proposal Question and Answers is posted.

The due date for responses 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.  Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

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THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.

This notice is issued by the NASA/JSC to post a draft RFP 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. 

The purpose of the Mission Enabling Services Contract (MESC) is to provide development, sustainment, and maintenance of specialized and highly specialized mission-enabling applications and services to the JSC Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) and its affiliate organizations. The MESC requirements span the flight support requirements of NASA/JSC and is also for the benefit of its external customers and partners, including, but not limited to, other NASA centers, International Partners, other Government organizations, and affiliated commercial enterprise partners.

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 Catherine Staggs at mesc@mail.nasa.gov, no later than August 2, 2021 at 8:00am CST.  When responding reference 80JSC021R0009.

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 NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.

This notice is issued by the NASA/JSC to post a draft RFP 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. 

The purpose of the Mission Enabling Services Contract (MESC) is to provide development, sustainment, and maintenance of specialized and highly specialized mission-enabling applications and services to the JSC Flight Operations Directorate (FOD) and its affiliate organizations. The MESC requirements span the flight support requirements of NASA/JSC and is also for the benefit of its external customers and partners, including, but not limited to, other NASA centers, International Partners, other Government organizations, and affiliated commercial enterprise partners.

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 Catherine Staggs at mesc@mail.nasa.gov, no later than August 2, 2021 at 8:00am CST.  When responding reference 80JSC021R0009.

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.