Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NOC) Operations Contract (NOC)

Added: Feb 09, 2017 12:11 pm This is Modification 4 to notice NNJ17588818R, Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) Operations Contract (NOC), which was posted on December 9, 2016. The purpose of this modification is to post the Questions and Answers received from the Final Request for Proposal (RFP), post Amendment 1 of the Final RFP, post Attachment L-4 Pricing Model and BOE Template Rev 1, and extend the proposal due date of the RFP.

Proposals are due no later than 1:00 p.m. CDT, February 27, 2017. See Amendment 1 NOC RFP for further details.

Added: Jan 20, 2017 10:14 am This is Modification 3 to notice NNJ17588818R, Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) Operations Contract (NOC), which was posted on December 9, 2016. The purpose of this modification is to post the final Request for Proposal (RFP).

Proposals are due no later than 1:00 p.m. CDT, February 21, 2017. Questions concerning this solicitation are due to the Contracting Officer no later than 1:00 p.m. CDT, January 30, 2017. The purpose of this modification is to post the final RFP. This RFP replaces the Draft RFP in its entirety.

Added: Dec 22, 2016 4:00 pm This is Modification 2 to notice NNJ17588818R, Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) Operations Contract (NOC), which was posted on December 9, 2016. The purpose of this modification is to post questions/comments and answers submitted by industry on the Draft Request for Proposal.

Added: Dec 09, 2016 4:36 pm This is Modification 1 to notice NNJ17588818R, Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) Operations Contract (NOC), which was posted today, December 9, 2016. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is hereby issuing the Draft Request For Proposal (RFP). This Draft RFP is not a solicitation. Offerors are advised to read all requirements contained herein and in the Draft RFP. NASA/JSC plans to issue a Final RFP on or about January 19, 2017.

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. Prospective offerors are invited to submit written comments or questions via email.

All questions shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at mario.a.tijerina@nasa.gov. Please title the e-mail "Questions - NOC Draft RFP" (or "Questions - NOC TRL") in the subject block. Answers to questions will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website https://www.fbo.gov/.

Questions and/or comments should be submitted either in email text referencing the applicable clause or provision, or by a PDF attachment of the DRFP with comments and questions given via the comment tool drawn to the applicable clause or provision.

Telephonic questions will not be accepted. In order for answers and additional TRL information to be obtained and disseminated in a timely manner, questions and suggested TRL information must be submitted in writing by December 19, 2016, at 12:00 PM CDT. Prospective offerors are requested to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer in the same document containing written comments or questions about the DRFP.

Potential offerors are also reminded that registration is open for the NOC Pre-Proposal Conference to be held on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Further information regarding the Pre-Proposal Conference can be found on the NOC procurement website: http://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/nbl/.

Added: Dec 09, 2016 3:05 pm The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is planning to issue a Request For Proposal (RFP) for the Neutral Buoyancy Lab (NBL) Operations Contract (NOC). The NBL is a key Agency asset that supports human spaceflight training and operations.

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

NOC has been assigned the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541712, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Science (except Biotechnology). The Small Business Size Standard in number of employees is 1,000 under this NAICS code and its applicable exception.

NOC will be awarded under full and open competition as a single award Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) contract. The contract includes a Performance Based (Core), and an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) element with the ability to issue CPAF and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Orders. The Government may issue IDIQ orders, in accordance with the procedures set forth in NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 1852.216-80, Task Ordering Procedures.

An electronic Technical Reference Library (TRL) is available for various types of historical data and other pertinent applicable documents and information regarding this procurement and its requirements. To request access to the NOC electronic library, please visit http://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/nbl/. To promote competition and understanding of the NOC solicitation, Offerors are encouraged to suggest any additional information they would like to see made available in the TRL.

Questions and comments regarding this procurement are highly encouraged. The Government will not respond to questions or requests for information that are marked as containing confidential, proprietary, competition sensitive, or business information.

All questions shall be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer at mario.a.tijerina@nasa.gov. Please title the e-mail "Questions - NOC Draft RFP" (or "Questions - NOC TRL") in the subject block. Answers to questions will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website https://www.fbo.gov/.

All anonymous questions related to the procurement shall be submitted to the NOC acquisition website at: http://procurement.jsc.nasa.gov/nbl/.

All questions and answers in response to the procurement may be found on the Federal Business Opportunities website at: https://www.fbo.gov/.