Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Coarse Sun Sensors (CSS)

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) has a requirement for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Coarse Sun Sensors (CSS).

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is issuing a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for twelve (12) Coarse Sun Sensors (CSS) for the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) spacecraft which is targeted to launch in 2022-2023. The PACE Project, which is managed by the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, is seeking to procure Coarse Sun Sensors for the PACE Attitude Control Subsystem (ACS). The PACE spacecraft is in a sun-synchronous polar orbit at a 676.5 km altitude with an inclination of 98 degrees and a 1 pm local ascending node crossing time.

Delivery shall be Free On Board (F.O.B.) Destination and the contractor has the responsibility for any damage incurred during shipment. Performance will be located on-site at the contractor's facility.

The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. The Government intends to award using FAR Part 13 and Subpart 13.5 - "Test Program For Certain Commercial Items." This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-99. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

For more information on technical requirements, please refer to the related documentation attached to this RFQ.

This procurement is a small business set-aside. The NAICS Code and size standard for this procurement are 334511, 1,250 respectively. The Offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. However, any award from this RFQ shall require the potential vendor to be certified within the System for Award Management System (SAM) and completion of Reps and Certs in the SAM system prior to award at www.sam.gov.

Offerors are required to submit their quotations via email to Ian Sherry at Ian.P.Sherry@nasa.gov. Offers for the items(s) described above are due by 2:00 p.m. EST on January 25, 2019. Quotations must include; RFQ number, F.O.B. destination to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://server-mpo.arc.nasa.gov/Services/NEFS/NEFSHome.tml. If it is in the best interest of the Government, quotations submitted after the due date may be accepted.

All contractual and technical questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted via e-mail to Ian Sherry at Ian.P.Sherry@nasa.gov no later than 2:00 p.m. EST on January 11, 2019. Telephone questions will not be accepted.

Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (Oct 2018),
Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference.
If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin.

It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential Offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this notice, the on-line RFQ and amendments (if any).

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses:
https://www/acquistion.gov/?q=browsefar

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) clauses: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm

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Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

FAR 52.204-7 (Oct 2018), System for Award Management
FAR 52.204-16 (Jul 2016), Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
FAR 52.204-18 (Jul 2016), Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
FAR 52.212-4 (Oct 2018), Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items is applicable
FAR 52.212-5 (Oct 2018), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items when the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference:
52.204-10 (Oct 2018), Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
52.209-6 (Oct 2015), Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment
52.219-28 (Jul 2013), Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation
52.222-3 (Jun 2003), Convict Labor
52.222-19 (Jan 2018), Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies
52.222-21 (Apr 2015), Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
52.222-26 (Sep 2016), Equal Opportunity
52.222-36 (Jul 2014), Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities
52.222-50 (Mar 2015), Combating Trafficking in Persons
52.223-18 (Aug 2011), Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
52.225-3 (May 2014), Buy American -Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act
52.225-13 (Jun 2008), Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
52.232-33 (Oct 2018), Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management
52.225-1 (May 2014), Buy American -Supplies
52.222-35 (Oct 2015), Equal Opportunity for Veterans
52.222-37 (Feb 2016), Employment Reports on Veterans
52.223-9 (May 2008), Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA- Designated Products
52.232-39 (Jul 2013), Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations
52.232-40 (Dec 2013), Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
52.247-34 (Jan 1991), F.O.B. Destination

NASA Clause 1852.215-84 (Nov 2011), Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.

1852.203-71 (Aug 2014), Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
1852.223-72 (Jul 2015), Safety and Health (Short Form)
1852.225-70 (Feb 2000), Export Licenses
1852.237-73 (Jun 2005), Release of Sensitive Information

The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm

Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3 (Oct 2018), Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with this offer. These representations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultant contract.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical Capability, Price, and Past Performance.

Technical Capability and Past Performance, when combined, are more important when compared to Price. The Government will evaluate the Offeror's proposal for effectiveness, reasonableness, and efficiency.

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