NASA Advanced Computing Services (NACS)

Added: Nov 08, 2016 1:16 pm Modified: Oct 27, 2017 11:49 amTrack Changes

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Ames Research Center (ARC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for NASA Advanced Computing Services (NACS).  NASA currently operates two major High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities: NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, and the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. NAS operates the primary HPC facility in support of all NASA mission areas, whereas the NCCS primarily supports the Science Mission Directorate (SMD).  Users of both facilities are broadly distributed across most NASA Centers and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), numerous partner organizations, including other federal agencies, universities, corporations, and other organizations performing work for or with NASA. NASA/ARC and GSFC will consolidate the NAS and NCCS requirements. The consolidated requirement will be known as the NASA Advanced Computing Services (NACS).  The consolidation of requirements will enhance best value to NASA by reducing transaction costs, ensure a streamlined acquisition, and improve the overall effectiveness of NACS services. NACS defines the scope of activities required to support advanced computing services for NASA.   In addition to supporting the NAS at ARC and the NCCS at GSFC, the NACS may be used to provide advanced computing services to other NASA Centers and the JPL as required by the Government.  The primary advanced computing service provided by both NAS and the NCCS is high performance computing (HPC, also known as supercomputing, high end computing, or HEC). Other areas, including high-end applications, data-intensive computing, collaborative computing, and emerging computing paradigms (such as quantum computing) are becoming increasingly important services. In addition, NACS will support NASA mission-driven science and engineering using these advanced computing services.

Primary place of performance will be NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, CA and Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD.

The NACS procurement is a consolidation of the following current contracts: 

NASA ARC, NASA Supercomputing Support Services (NS3), NNA07CA29C.  NS3 contract was awarded to CSRA LLC on July 23, 2007.  The estimated value of this CPAF Contract is $596M.

NASA GSFC, Computational and Information Science and Technology Office and Technical Services (CISTO-SCTS) NNG13HQ01C.  CISTO-SCTS contract was awarded to CSRA LLC on January 17, 2013.  The estimated value of this CPFF Contract is $103M.

This pre-solicitation synopsis is issued to replace the NACS Special Notice posted July 14, 2016 and the Request for Information (RFI) NNA15NACSL posted on April 3, 2015.  All future communications related to this requirement will be issued under NNA17554082R.

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

This procurement will be for 10 years with a one-year base period (includes 30 day phase-in) and nine (9), one-year option periods.   

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541513 for Computer Facilities Management Services, with a size standard of $27.5 Million.

This requirement will be issued as Full and Open Competition procurement.

Small Business Goal 12%, Small Disadvantaged Business 5%, Woman-Owned Small Business 4%, Historically Underutilized Business Zone 1%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 2%, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 1%.

The Government is contemplating a Hybrid Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) and Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract consisting of a core contract management services and core technical requirements and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) requirements for additional technical requirements.

The Government will host a virtual pre-solicitation conference at ARC.  The date of the virtual pre-solicitation conference is scheduled in November 2016; further details will be posted on FBO.

A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) will be posted, which will seek comments from interested parties.

The tentative schedule for NACS is as follows:

Draft RFP February 2017

Pre-Proposal Conferences via Industry Days (ARC and GSFC) Late February/Early March 2017

Draft RFP Cost Proposal Section L and M and the Cost Template Workbook Mid- March 2017

Final RFP Early May 2017

Contract Award April 2018 
 

Notification is hereby provided of the availability of the Contracting Officer and Technical Representative to meet with interested parties for two, one-on-one meetings; one at ARC and one at GSFC before the DRFP is released. Duration of each one-on-one meeting shall be for one hour. It is not required to schedule a one-on-one meeting; it is also not required to schedule a meeting at both Centers. Interested parties who have already met to discuss the NACS/ARC or NCCS/GSFC requirements will have the opportunity to meet again at either Center or both. Interested parties shall contact the Contracting Officers listed below via email to arrange a one-on-one meeting at ARC and GSFC. NASA Ames Research Center: Veronica Llamas Gutierrez, Contracting Officer Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Ayana Briscoe, Contracting Officer Ayana.A.Briscoe@nasa.gov 
 

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.

No solicitation has been issued; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) for the release of a solicitation or other documents relating to this procurement.

All communications relative to this synopsis must be submitted in writing by e-mail, with the solicitation number in the subject line, to Veronica L. Gutierrez at Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov.  Telephone questions will not be accepted.

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 page is https://www.fbo.gov/?s=main&mode=list&tab=list.

Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available at http://ec.msfc.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC .

NASA High-End Computing

http://www.hec.nasa.gov/

NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division

http://www.nas.nasa.gov/

NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS)

http://www.nccs.nasa.gov/

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Ames Research Center (ARC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for NASA Advanced Computing Services (NACS).  NASA currently operates two major High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities: NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, and the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. NAS operates the primary HPC facility in support of all NASA mission areas, whereas the NCCS primarily supports the Science Mission Directorate (SMD).  Users of both facilities are broadly distributed across most NASA Centers and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), numerous partner organizations, including other federal agencies, universities, corporations, and other organizations performing work for or with NASA. NASA/ARC and GSFC will consolidate the NAS and NCCS requirements. The consolidated requirement will be known as the NASA Advanced Computing Services (NACS).  The consolidation of requirements will enhance best value to NASA by reducing transaction costs, ensure a streamlined acquisition, and improve the overall effectiveness of NACS services. NACS defines the scope of activities required to support advanced computing services for NASA.   In addition to supporting the NAS at ARC and the NCCS at GSFC, the NACS may be used to provide advanced computing services to other NASA Centers and the JPL as required by the Government.  The primary advanced computing service provided by both NAS and the NCCS is high performance computing (HPC, also known as supercomputing, high end computing, or HEC). Other areas, including high-end applications, data-intensive computing, collaborative computing, and emerging computing paradigms (such as quantum computing) are becoming increasingly important services. In addition, NACS will support NASA mission-driven science and engineering using these advanced computing services.

Primary place of performance will be NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, CA and Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD.

The NACS procurement is a consolidation of the following current contracts: 

NASA ARC, NASA Supercomputing Support Services (NS3), NNA07CA29C.  NS3 contract was awarded to CSRA LLC on July 23, 2007.  The estimated value of this CPAF Contract is $596M.

NASA GSFC, Computational and Information Science and Technology Office and Technical Services (CISTO-SCTS) NNG13HQ01C.  CISTO-SCTS contract was awarded to CSRA LLC on January 17, 2013.  The estimated value of this CPFF Contract is $103M.

This pre-solicitation synopsis is issued to replace the NACS Special Notice posted July 14, 2016 and the Request for Information (RFI) NNA15NACSL posted on April 3, 2015.  All future communications related to this requirement will be issued under NNA17554082R.

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

This procurement will be for 10 years with a one-year base period (includes 30 day phase-in) and nine (9), one-year option periods.   

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541513 for Computer Facilities Management Services, with a size standard of $27.5 Million.

This requirement will be issued as Full and Open Competition procurement.

Small Business Goal 12%, Small Disadvantaged Business 5%, Woman-Owned Small Business 4%, Historically Underutilized Business Zone 1%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 2%, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 1%.

The Government is contemplating a Hybrid Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) and Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract consisting of a core contract management services and core technical requirements and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) requirements for additional technical requirements.

The Government will host a virtual pre-solicitation conference at ARC.  The date of the virtual pre-solicitation conference is scheduled in November 2016; further details will be posted on FBO.

A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) will be posted, which will seek comments from interested parties.

The tentative schedule for NACS is as follows:

Draft RFP February 2017

Pre-Proposal Conferences via Industry Days (ARC and GSFC) Late February/Early March 2017

Draft RFP Cost Proposal Section L and M and the Cost Template Workbook Mid- March 2017

Final RFP Early May 2017

Contract Award January 2018 
 

Notification is hereby provided of the availability of the Contracting Officer and Technical Representative to meet with interested parties for two, one-on-one meetings; one at ARC and one at GSFC before the DRFP is released. Duration of each one-on-one meeting shall be for one hour. It is not required to schedule a one-on-one meeting; it is also not required to schedule a meeting at both Centers. Interested parties who have already met to discuss the NACS/ARC or NCCS/GSFC requirements will have the opportunity to meet again at either Center or both. Interested parties shall contact the Contracting Officers listed below via email to arrange a one-on-one meeting at ARC and GSFC. NASA Ames Research Center: Veronica Llamas Gutierrez, Contracting Officer Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Ayana Briscoe, Contracting Officer Ayana.A.Briscoe@nasa.gov 
 

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.

No solicitation has been issued; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) for the release of a solicitation or other documents relating to this procurement.

All communications relative to this synopsis must be submitted in writing by e-mail, with the solicitation number in the subject line, to Veronica L. Gutierrez at Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov.  Telephone questions will not be accepted.

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 page is https://www.fbo.gov/?s=main&mode=list&tab=list.

Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available at http://ec.msfc.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC .

NASA High-End Computing

http://www.hec.nasa.gov/

NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division

http://www.nas.nasa.gov/

NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS)

http://www.nccs.nasa.gov/

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Added: Mar 15, 2017 7:38 pm Any questions or comments regarding the NACS Draft RFP Cost/Price Proposal (Volume III) Sections L and M, Government Labor Estimate and Labor Category Descriptions and the Cost Template Workbook are requested to be submitted to Veronica L. Gutierrez at Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov not later than March 22, 2017.

Added: Mar 15, 2017 6:33 pm

NACS eLibrary:

Technical documents and current work information is available at https://elibrary.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Added: Nov 08, 2016 1:16 pm Modified: Mar 10, 2017 7:01 pmTrack Changes

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Ames Research Center (ARC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for NASA Advanced Computing Services (NACS).  NASA currently operates two major High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities: NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, and the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. NAS operates the primary HPC facility in support of all NASA mission areas, whereas the NCCS primarily supports the Science Mission Directorate (SMD).  Users of both facilities are broadly distributed across most NASA Centers and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), numerous partner organizations, including other federal agencies, universities, corporations, and other organizations performing work for or with NASA. NASA/ARC and GSFC will consolidate the NAS and NCCS requirements. The consolidated requirement will be known as the NASA Advanced Computing Services (NACS).  The consolidation of requirements will enhance best value to NASA by reducing transaction costs, ensure a streamlined acquisition, and improve the overall effectiveness of NACS services. NACS defines the scope of activities required to support advanced computing services for NASA.   In addition to supporting the NAS at ARC and the NCCS at GSFC, the NACS may be used to provide advanced computing services to other NASA Centers and the JPL as required by the Government.  The primary advanced computing service provided by both NAS and the NCCS is high performance computing (HPC, also known as supercomputing, high end computing, or HEC). Other areas, including high-end applications, data-intensive computing, collaborative computing, and emerging computing paradigms (such as quantum computing) are becoming increasingly important services. In addition, NACS will support NASA mission-driven science and engineering using these advanced computing services.

Primary place of performance will be NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, CA and Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD.

The NACS procurement is a consolidation of the following current contracts: 

NASA ARC, NASA Supercomputing Support Services (NS3), NNA07CA29C.  NS3 contract was awarded to CSRA LLC on July 23, 2007.  The estimated value of this CPAF Contract is $596M.

NASA GSFC, Computational and Information Science and Technology Office and Technical Services (CISTO-SCTS) NNG13HQ01C.  CISTO-SCTS contract was awarded to CSRA LLC on January 17, 2013.  The estimated value of this CPFF Contract is $103M.

This pre-solicitation synopsis is issued to replace the NACS Special Notice posted July 14, 2016 and the Request for Information (RFI) NNA15NACSL posted on April 3, 2015.  All future communications related to this requirement will be issued under NNA17554082R.

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

This procurement will be for 10 years with a one-year base period (includes 30 day phase-in) and nine (9), one-year option periods.   

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541513 for Computer Facilities Management Services, with a size standard of $27.5 Million.

This requirement will be issued as Full and Open Competition procurement.

Small Business Goal 12%, Small Disadvantaged Business 5%, Woman-Owned Small Business 4%, Historically Underutilized Business Zone 1%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 2%, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 1%.

The Government is contemplating a Hybrid Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) and Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract consisting of a core contract management services and core technical requirements and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) requirements for additional technical requirements.

The Government will host a virtual pre-solicitation conference at ARC.  The date of the virtual pre-solicitation conference is scheduled in November 2016; further details will be posted on FBO.

A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) will be posted, which will seek comments from interested parties.

The tentative schedule for NACS is as follows:

Draft RFP February 2017

Pre-Proposal Conferences via Industry Days (ARC and GSFC) Late February/Early March 2017

Draft RFP Cost Proposal Section L and M and the Cost Template Workbook Mid- March 2017

Final RFP April 2017

Contract Award January 2018 
 

Notification is hereby provided of the availability of the Contracting Officer and Technical Representative to meet with interested parties for two, one-on-one meetings; one at ARC and one at GSFC before the DRFP is released. Duration of each one-on-one meeting shall be for one hour. It is not required to schedule a one-on-one meeting; it is also not required to schedule a meeting at both Centers. Interested parties who have already met to discuss the NACS/ARC or NCCS/GSFC requirements will have the opportunity to meet again at either Center or both. Interested parties shall contact the Contracting Officers listed below via email to arrange a one-on-one meeting at ARC and GSFC. NASA Ames Research Center: Veronica Llamas Gutierrez, Contracting Officer Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Ayana Briscoe, Contracting Officer Ayana.A.Briscoe@nasa.gov 
 

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.

No solicitation has been issued; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) for the release of a solicitation or other documents relating to this procurement.

All communications relative to this synopsis must be submitted in writing by e-mail, with the solicitation number in the subject line, to Veronica L. Gutierrez at Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov.  Telephone questions will not be accepted.

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 page is https://www.fbo.gov/?s=main&mode=list&tab=list.

Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available at http://ec.msfc.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC .

NASA High-End Computing

http://www.hec.nasa.gov/

NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division

http://www.nas.nasa.gov/

NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS)

http://www.nccs.nasa.gov/

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NACS Pre-Proposal Conference/Industry Day:

NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
Date: February 27, 2017
Time: 8:30am-2:30pm
Location: Moffett Field, CA

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)/Tour Only
Date: March 6, 2017
Time: TBD
Location: Greenbelt, MD

Pre-Proposal Conference/Industry Day at Ames Research Center

Offerors, individuals, or interested parties who plan to attend the pre-proposal/pre-bid conference at ARC must provide in writing, at a minimum, full name of the attendee(s), identification of nationality (U.S. or specify other nation citizenship), Lawful Permanent Resident Numbers in the case of foreign nationals, affiliation and full office address, email, and phone number to Veronica L. Gutierrez, Contracting Officer at Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov by 4:00PM PST on February 22, 2017. (See Draft RFP Section L, paragraph L.4 for additional information.)

One-on-One Meeting at Ames Research Center

Notification is hereby provided of the availability of the Contracting Officer and Technical Representative to meet with interested parties at ARC for one 45-minute meeting on the following dates:

February 27, 2017 2:30pm - 4:30pm (following Pre-Proposal Conference/Facility Tour)

February 28, 2017 9:00am - 4:00pm

March 1, 2017 9:00am - 4:00pm

Interested parties wishing to request a meeting must do so via email to Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov by 4:00PM PST on February 22, 2017. This request must contain the same information as, and may be included in, Industry Day RSVPs (see Draft RFP, Section L, paragraph L.4.)

Site Tour at Goddard Space Flight Center

Offerors, individuals, or interested parties who plan to attend the site tour at GSFC must provide in writing, at a minimum, full name of the attendee(s), identification of nationality (U.S. or specify other nation citizenship), Lawful Permanent Resident Numbers in the case of foreign nationals, affiliation and full office address, email, and phone number to Ayana Briscoe, Contracting Officer at Ayana.A.Briscoe@nasa.gov by 4:00PM PST on February 22, 2017. (See Draft RFP Section L, paragraph L.4 for additional information)

All questions related to the Draft RFP, Pre-Proposal Conference and Facilities Tours shall be submitted in writing no later than 4:00PM PST on March 3, 2017 to the Contracting Officer at Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov.

Presentation and all questions and answers will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) websites.

Added: Feb 15, 2017 6:30 pm

NACS Pre-Proposal Conference/Industry Day:

NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
Date: February 27, 2017
Time: 8:30am-2:30pm
Location: Moffett Field, CA

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)/Tour Only
Date: March 6, 2017
Time: TBD
Location: Greenbelt, MD

Pre-Proposal Conference/Industry Day at Ames Research Center

Offerors, individuals, or interested parties who plan to attend the pre-proposal/pre-bid conference at ARC must provide in writing, at a minimum, full name of the attendee(s), identification of nationality (U.S. or specify other nation citizenship), Lawful Permanent Resident Numbers in the case of foreign nationals, affiliation and full office address, email, and phone number to Veronica L. Gutierrez, Contracting Officer at Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov by 4:00PM PST on February 22, 2017. (See Draft RFP Section L, paragraph L.4 for additional information.)

One-on-One Meeting at Ames Research Center

Notification is hereby provided of the availability of the Contracting Officer and Technical Representative to meet with interested parties at ARC for one 45-minute meeting on the following dates:

February 27, 2017 2:30pm - 4:30pm (following Pre-Proposal Conference/Facility Tour)

February 28, 2017 9:00am - 4:00pm

March 1, 2017 9:00am - 4:00pm

Interested parties wishing to request a meeting must do so via email to Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov by 4:00PM PST on February 22, 2017. This request must contain the same information as, and may be included in, Industry Day RSVPs (see Draft RFP, Section L, paragraph L.4.)

Site Tour at Goddard Space Flight Center

Offerors, individuals, or interested parties who plan to attend the site tour at GSFC must provide in writing, at a minimum, full name of the attendee(s), identification of nationality (U.S. or specify other nation citizenship), Lawful Permanent Resident Numbers in the case of foreign nationals, affiliation and full office address, email, and phone number to Ayana Briscoe, Contracting Officer at Ayana.A.Briscoe@nasa.gov by 4:00PM PST on February 22, 2017. (See Draft RFP Section L, paragraph L.4 for additional information)

All questions related to the Draft RFP, Pre-Proposal Conference and Facilities Tours shall be submitted in writing no later than 4:00PM PST on March 3, 2017 to the Contracting Officer at Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov.

Presentation and all questions and answers will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) websites.

Added: Nov 08, 2016 1:16 pm Modified: Feb 03, 2017 6:37 pmTrack Changes

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Ames Research Center (ARC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for NASA Advanced Computing Services (NACS).  NASA currently operates two major High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities: NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, and the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. NAS operates the primary HPC facility in support of all NASA mission areas, whereas the NCCS primarily supports the Science Mission Directorate (SMD).  Users of both facilities are broadly distributed across most NASA Centers and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), numerous partner organizations, including other federal agencies, universities, corporations, and other organizations performing work for or with NASA. NASA/ARC and GSFC will consolidate the NAS and NCCS requirements. The consolidated requirement will be known as the NASA Advanced Computing Services (NACS).  The consolidation of requirements will enhance best value to NASA by reducing transaction costs, ensure a streamlined acquisition, and improve the overall effectiveness of NACS services. NACS defines the scope of activities required to support advanced computing services for NASA.   In addition to supporting the NAS at ARC and the NCCS at GSFC, the NACS may be used to provide advanced computing services to other NASA Centers and the JPL as required by the Government.  The primary advanced computing service provided by both NAS and the NCCS is high performance computing (HPC, also known as supercomputing, high end computing, or HEC). Other areas, including high-end applications, data-intensive computing, collaborative computing, and emerging computing paradigms (such as quantum computing) are becoming increasingly important services. In addition, NACS will support NASA mission-driven science and engineering using these advanced computing services.

Primary place of performance will be NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, CA and Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD.

The NACS procurement is a consolidation of the following current contracts: 

NASA ARC, NASA Supercomputing Support Services (NS3), NNA07CA29C.  NS3 contract was awarded to CSRA LLC on July 23, 2007.  The estimated value of this CPAF Contract is $596M.

NASA GSFC, Computational and Information Science and Technology Office and Technical Services (CISTO-SCTS) NNG13HQ01C.  CISTO-SCTS contract was awarded to CSRA LLC on January 17, 2013.  The estimated value of this CPFF Contract is $103M.

This pre-solicitation synopsis is issued to replace the NACS Special Notice posted July 14, 2016 and the Request for Information (RFI) NNA15NACSL posted on April 3, 2015.  All future communications related to this requirement will be issued under NNA17554082R.

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

This procurement will be for 10 years with a one-year base period (includes 30 day phase-in) and nine (9), one-year option periods.   

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541513 for Computer Facilities Management Services, with a size standard of $27.5 Million.

This requirement will be issued as Full and Open Competition procurement.

Small Business Goal 12%, Small Disadvantaged Business 5%, Woman-Owned Small Business 4%, Historically Underutilized Business Zone 1%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 2%, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 1%.

The Government is contemplating a Hybrid Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) and Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract consisting of a core contract management services and core technical requirements and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) requirements for additional technical requirements.

The Government will host a virtual pre-solicitation conference at ARC.  The date of the virtual pre-solicitation conference is scheduled in November 2016; further details will be posted on FBO.

A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) will be posted, which will seek comments from interested parties.

The tentative schedule for NACS is as follows:

Draft RFP February 2017

Pre-Proposal Conferences via Industry Days (ARC and GSFC) Late February/Early March 2017

Final RFP March 2017

Contract Award January 2018 
 

Notification is hereby provided of the availability of the Contracting Officer and Technical Representative to meet with interested parties for two, one-on-one meetings; one at ARC and one at GSFC before the DRFP is released. Duration of each one-on-one meeting shall be for one hour. It is not required to schedule a one-on-one meeting; it is also not required to schedule a meeting at both Centers. Interested parties who have already met to discuss the NACS/ARC or NCCS/GSFC requirements will have the opportunity to meet again at either Center or both. Interested parties shall contact the Contracting Officers listed below via email to arrange a one-on-one meeting at ARC and GSFC. NASA Ames Research Center: Veronica Llamas Gutierrez, Contracting Officer Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Ayana Briscoe, Contracting Officer Ayana.A.Briscoe@nasa.gov 
 

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.

No solicitation has been issued; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) for the release of a solicitation or other documents relating to this procurement.

All communications relative to this synopsis must be submitted in writing by e-mail, with the solicitation number in the subject line, to Veronica L. Gutierrez at Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov.  Telephone questions will not be accepted.

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 page is https://www.fbo.gov/?s=main&mode=list&tab=list.

Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available at http://ec.msfc.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC .

NASA High-End Computing

http://www.hec.nasa.gov/

NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division

http://www.nas.nasa.gov/

NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS)

http://www.nccs.nasa.gov/

Added: Nov 22, 2016 1:18 pm

The Government will host a Virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference at ARC.  The date of the Virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference is scheduled for Monday, November 28, 2016 at 1:00-2:00pm PST.

Dial in number: 1-844-467-6272
Participant Passcode: #: 822046

The Pre-Solicitation Conference presentation and all questions and answers will be made available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) websites.
 

All questions on this conference must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov. 

Added: Nov 08, 2016 1:16 pm

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Ames Research Center (ARC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for NASA Advanced Computing Services (NACS).  NASA currently operates two major High Performance Computing (HPC) facilities: NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) at Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, and the NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS) at Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in Greenbelt, Maryland. NAS operates the primary HPC facility in support of all NASA mission areas, whereas the NCCS primarily supports the Science Mission Directorate (SMD).  Users of both facilities are broadly distributed across most NASA Centers and Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), numerous partner organizations, including other federal agencies, universities, corporations, and other organizations performing work for or with NASA. NASA/ARC and GSFC will consolidate the NAS and NCCS requirements. The consolidated requirement will be known as the NASA Advanced Computing Services (NACS).  The consolidation of requirements will enhance best value to NASA by reducing transaction costs, ensure a streamlined acquisition, and improve the overall effectiveness of NACS services. NACS defines the scope of activities required to support advanced computing services for NASA.   In addition to supporting the NAS at ARC and the NCCS at GSFC, the NACS may be used to provide advanced computing services to other NASA Centers and the JPL as required by the Government.  The primary advanced computing service provided by both NAS and the NCCS is high performance computing (HPC, also known as supercomputing, high end computing, or HEC). Other areas, including high-end applications, data-intensive computing, collaborative computing, and emerging computing paradigms (such as quantum computing) are becoming increasingly important services. In addition, NACS will support NASA mission-driven science and engineering using these advanced computing services.

Primary place of performance will be NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, CA and Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD.

The NACS procurement is a consolidation of the following current contracts: 

NASA ARC, NASA Supercomputing Support Services (NS3), NNA07CA29C.  NS3 contract was awarded to CSRA LLC on July 23, 2007.  The estimated value of this CPAF Contract is $596M.

NASA GSFC, Computational and Information Science and Technology Office and Technical Services (CISTO-SCTS) NNG13HQ01C.  CISTO-SCTS contract was awarded to CSRA LLC on January 17, 2013.  The estimated value of this CPFF Contract is $103M.

This pre-solicitation synopsis is issued to replace the NACS Special Notice posted July 14, 2016 and the Request for Information (RFI) NNA15NACSL posted on April 3, 2015.  All future communications related to this requirement will be issued under NNA17554082R.

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

This procurement will be for 10 years with a one-year base period (includes 30 day phase-in) and nine (9), one-year option periods.   

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541513 for Computer Facilities Management Services, with a size standard of $27.5 Million.

This requirement will be issued as Full and Open Competition procurement.

Small Business Goal 12%, Small Disadvantaged Business 5%, Woman-Owned Small Business 4%, Historically Underutilized Business Zone 1%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 2%, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 1%.

The Government is contemplating a Hybrid Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) and Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract consisting of a core contract management services and core technical requirements and Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) requirements for additional technical requirements.

The Government will host a virtual pre-solicitation conference at ARC.  The date of the virtual pre-solicitation conference is scheduled in November 2016; further details will be posted on FBO.

A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) will be posted, which will seek comments from interested parties.

The tentative schedule for NACS is as follows:

Draft RFP January 2017

Pre-Proposal Conferences via Industry Days (ARC and GSFC) January/February 2017

Final RFP March 2017

Contract Award January 2018 
 

Notification is hereby provided of the availability of the Contracting Officer and Technical Representative to meet with interested parties for two, one-on-one meetings; one at ARC and one at GSFC before the DRFP is released. Duration of each one-on-one meeting shall be for one hour. It is not required to schedule a one-on-one meeting; it is also not required to schedule a meeting at both Centers. Interested parties who have already met to discuss the NACS/ARC or NCCS/GSFC requirements will have the opportunity to meet again at either Center or both. Interested parties shall contact the Contracting Officers listed below via email to arrange a one-on-one meeting at ARC and GSFC. NASA Ames Research Center: Veronica Llamas Gutierrez, Contracting Officer Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Ayana Briscoe, Contracting Officer Ayana.A.Briscoe@nasa.gov 
 

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.

No solicitation has been issued; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) for the release of a solicitation or other documents relating to this procurement.

All communications relative to this synopsis must be submitted in writing by e-mail, with the solicitation number in the subject line, to Veronica L. Gutierrez at Veronica.L.Gutierrez@nasa.gov.  Telephone questions will not be accepted.

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 page is https://www.fbo.gov/?s=main&mode=list&tab=list.

Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available at http://ec.msfc.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC .

NASA High-End Computing

http://www.hec.nasa.gov/

NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division

http://www.nas.nasa.gov/

NASA Center for Climate Simulation (NCCS)

http://www.nccs.nasa.gov/