Research Facilities and Engineering Support Services (RF&ESS)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for Research Facilities and Engineering Support Services (RF & ESS).
Information received in response to this sources sought notice will be used for market research only and shall not be viewed as NASA's intent to solicit proposals. If NASA decides a requirement exists and there is a need to solicit for this requirement, NASA will solicit the requirements using a method of solicitation defined within the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and NASA FAR Supplement.
NASA/AFRC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SD-VOSB), and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses hereto.
The RF & ESS contract provides full-time, part-time, and temporary mission operation support to fulfill AFRC's mission and objectives. The effort will include functions that support NASA-AFRC through ongoing requirements and special projects. The primary facility is located at Edwards Air Force Base. One additional facility is located in Palmdale, California- Armstrong Building 703 (formerly known as the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility or DAOF). A draft version of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached. The NAICS code for the proposed acquisition is 541513, Computer Facilities Management Services. The small business size standard is $27.5 million.
This information shall include: the name of the customer/agency, types of services provided, type of contract, total contract value, and whether the contract was a prime or subcontract. If the contract was a subcontract, please provide details regarding the prime contract and your company's role in supporting the prime contractor.The functional elements to be performed at AFRC include, but are not limited to:
1. MISSION OPERATIONS
The Mission Operations Directorate supports the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center by:
• Supporting real time monitoring of flight research vehicles and other targets by providing state-of-the-art mission control rooms, telemetry, radar, video systems, Flight Termination Systems (FTS), multichannel ground intercom and radio frequency communications.
• Providing mission critical range engineering solutions to meet the rapidly increasing data processing and display requirements and to ensure a stable state-of-the-art mission support platform for flight research.
• Providing high-fidelity flight simulations and by developing flight simulations that can support various research phases ranging from conceptual studies through flight testing as well as providing research tools that enhance the quality, quantity, and feasibility of research objectives.
• Providing leadership and advice in the development of information resources strategies and ensuring that AFRC information and information technology systems and services are designed, managed, and utilized to support AFRC priorities.
• Providing radio frequency spectrum management.
2. RANGE OPERATIONS AND DRYDEN AERONAUTICAL TEST RANGE (DATR) ENGINEERING
The DATR is a critical element of NASA AFRC. The DATR supports aerospace flight research and technology integration, space exploration concepts, airborne remote sensing and science missions, and range operations of the International Space Station.
The mission of the DATR is to support flight research operations and low-Earth-orbiting missions. The DATR supplies a comprehensive set of resources for the control and monitoring of flight activities, real-time acquisition and reduction of research data, and effective communication of information to flight and ground crews.
The contractor designs, integrates, validates, verifies, operates, and maintains these DATR resources:
o Telemetry Systems
o Time Space Position Information Systems
o Video Systems
o Radio Frequency (RF) Communication Systems
o Ground Voice Communication Systems
o Data Distribution Systems
o Data Archival Systems
o Real-Time Data Processing/Monitoring Systems
o Range Safety Ground Flight Termination Systems
o Post-Flight Systems
3. SIMULATION SUPPORT SERVICES
The Simulation Engineering group supports flight research at various AFRC sites by providing aerospace simulation, hardware in-the-loop (HIL) testing, and remotely augmented vehicle computer systems to the research staff. The contractor shall support these areas by providing:
o Systems Engineering
o Systems Administration
o Computer aided design and modeling (CAD/CAM) Support
The simulation systems, located in the Research Aircraft Integration Facility (RAIF) and Building 703 support these mission objectives. The RAIF includes 6 vehicle test bays and 11 simulation labs to support the development, integration, test and validation of highly integrated, complex research vehicles. Building 703 includes the use of at least 2 simulations in support of projects.
4. CENTER-WIDE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SERVICES
A broad range of information technology and multimedia services and expertise are required to support the mission and business functions of AFRC. This support includes:
o Management and operations of the primary data center and related server rooms across the Center and at Building 703
o System administration and support for centrally-managed servers as well as uniquely-configured lab and engineering computers
o Application development and programming support
o Application administration and analysis
o Database design and administration
o Web design and maintenance
o IT security operations and expertise
o System Security Plan development and administration
o IT systems engineering
o IT consulting and training
o IT research and infusion
o Operations and maintenance of physical security systems and infrastructure
o Communication Security (COMSEC) support
o Help Desk and conference room support
o Photo department services
o Graphics illustration services
o Production video services
o Video infrastructure maintenance and support

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Potential sources shall include the following information within their submitted Capability Statement: A cover page which briefly describes your company and the types of services performed. This cover page shall include: the names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers for any points of contacts (POCs), the company's address, CAGE Code/DUNS number, and the type of business demographic that applies (i.e. SB, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, LB). Please also indicate whether your firm is interested in prime or subcontract opportunities. If interested in subcontract opportunities, please indicate the specific areas of interest. This cover page does not count against the page limitation for your submission.

Please provide detailed documentation of your company's ability to meet or exceed the requirements in the RF & ESS PWS draft. The documentation shall address each of the stated requirements and describe the company's specialized experience in performing each work breakdown structure (WBS) task in the PWS. Do not include company marketing material or standard capability information. Provide specific capability information which addresses your firm's capabilities to perform the NASA requirement. Specialized experience shall include a description of applicability to this requirement, as well as information related to how the company will successfully execute the requirement. Any same or similar past performance experience shall also be provided on similar contracts over the past three years.

This information shall include: the name of the customer/agency, types of services provided, type of contract, total contract value, and whether the contract was a prime or subcontract. If the contract was a subcontract, please provide details regarding the prime contract and your company's role in supporting the prime contractor.

The Capability Statement (including any attachments) must not exceed 15 pages in length and the font size shall not be less than 12 points. The comments document will not be counted against the 15 page limit.

Please submit the documentation electronically, via e-mail, to the point of contact (POC) listed below, no later than 12:00 p.m. PT, 04 March 2019. Please reference the Sources Sought Notice No. 80AFRC19SS001 in all responses to this notice. The Government will not be accepting or responding to any questions at this time. If additional information is needed, the Government will reach out to industry for that information.

DISCLAIMER
This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. NASA is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information submitted in response to this synopsis. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market research. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable.

Contracting Office Address:
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, P.O. Box 273 M/S 4811-140, Edwards CA 93523-0273

Point of Contact(s):
Cacie Carrillo, Contracting Specialist, Phone 661-276-7044, Email: cacie.carrillo@nasa.gov
Lisa Jackson, Contracting Officer, Phone 661-276-2144, Email: lisa.a.jackson@nasa.gov

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for Research Facilities and Engineering Support Services (RF & ESS).
Information received in response to this sources sought notice will be used for market research only and shall not be viewed as NASA's intent to solicit proposals. If NASA decides a requirement exists and there is a need to solicit for this requirement, NASA will solicit the requirements using a method of solicitation defined within the FAR and NASA FAR Supplement.
NASA/AFRC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SD-VOSB), and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses hereto.
The RF & ESS contract provides full-time, part-time, and temporary mission operation support to fulfill AFRC's mission and objectives. The effort will include functions that support NASA-AFRC through ongoing requirements and special projects. The primary facility is located at Edwards Air Force Base. One additional facility is located in Palmdale, California- Armstrong Building 703 (formerly known as the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility or DAOF). A draft version of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached. The NAICS code for the proposed acquisition is 541513, Computer Facilities Management Services. The small business size standard is $27.5 million/year.
The functional elements to be performed at AFRC include, but are not limited to:
1. The Mission Operations Directorate supports NASA Armstrong's Flight Research Center by:
• Supporting real time monitoring of flight research vehicles and other targets by providing state-of-the-art mission control rooms, telemetry, radar, video systems, Flight Termination Systems (FTS), multichannel ground intercom and radio frequency communications.

• Providing mission critical range engineering solutions to meet the rapidly increasing data processing and display requirements and to ensure a stable state-of-the-art mission support platform for flight research.

• Providing high-fidelity flight simulations and by developing flight simulations that can support various research phases ranging from conceptual studies through flight testing as well as providing research tools that enhance the quality, quantity, and feasibility of research objectives.

• Providing leadership and advice in the development of information resources strategies and ensuring that AFRC information and information technology systems and services are designed, managed, and utilized to support AFRC priorities.

• Providing radio frequency spectrum management.

2. MISSION OPERATIONS AND DRYDEN AERONAUTICAL TEST RANGE (DATR) ENGINEERING

• The DATR is a critical element of NASA AFRC. The DATR supports aerospace flight research and technology integration, space exploration concepts, airborne remote sensing and science missions, and range operations of the International Space Station.

• The mission of the DATR is to support flight research operations and low-Earth-orbiting missions. The DATR supplies a comprehensive set of resources for the control and monitoring of flight activities, real-time acquisition and reduction of research data, and effective communication of information to flight and ground crews.

• The contractor designs, integrates, validates, verifies, operates, and maintains these DATR resources:
o Telemetry Systems
o Time Space Position Information Systems
o Video Systems
o Radio Frequency (RF) Communication Systems
o Ground Voice Communication Systems
o Data Distribution Systems
o Data Archival Systems
o Real-Time Data Processing/Monitoring Systems
o Range Safety Ground Flight Termination Systems
o Post-Flight Systems

3. SIMULATION SUPPORT SERVICES

• The Simulation Engineering group supports flight research at various AFRC sites by providing aerospace simulation, hardware in-the-loop (HIL) testing, and remotely augmented vehicle computer systems to the research staff. The contractor shall support these areas by providing:
o Systems Engineering
o Systems Administration
o Computer aided design and modeling (CAD/CAM) Support

• The simulation systems, located in the Research Aircraft Integration Facility (RAIF) and Building 703 support these mission objectives. The RAIF includes 6 vehicle test bays and 11 simulation labs to support the development, integration, test and validation of highly integrated, complex research vehicles. Building 703 includes the use of at least 2 simulations in support of projects.

4. CENTER-WIDE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) SERVICES

• A broad range of information technology and multimedia services and expertise are required to support the mission and business functions of AFRC. This support includes:
o Management and operations of the primary data center and related server rooms across the Center and at Building 703
o System administration and support for centrally-managed servers as well as uniquely-configured lab and engineering computers
o Application development and programming support
o Application administration and analysis
o Database design and administration
o Web design and maintenance
o IT security operations and expertise
o System Security Plan development and administration
o IT systems engineering
o IT consulting and training
o IT research and infusion
o Operations and maintenance of physical security systems and infrastructure
o Communication Security (COMSEC) support
o Help Desk and conference room support
o Photo department services
o Graphics illustration services
o Production video services
o Video infrastructure maintenance and support

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Potential sources shall include the following information within their submitted Capability Statement: A cover page which briefly describes your company and the types of services performed. This cover page shall include: the names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers for any points of contacts (POCs), the company's address, CAGE Code/DUNS number, and the type of business demographic that applies (i.e. SB, 8(a), SDB, WOSB, VOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, LB). Please also indicate whether your firm is interested in prime or subcontract opportunities. If interested in subcontract opportunities, please indicate the specific areas of interest. This cover page does not count against the page limitation for your submission.

Please provide detailed documentation of your company's ability to meet or exceed the requirements RF & ESS. The documentation shall address each of the stated requirements and describe the company's specialized experience in performing each WBS task. Do not include company marketing material or standard capability information. Provide specific capability information which addresses your firm's capabilities to perform the NASA requirement. Specialized experience shall include a description of applicable to this requirement, as well as information related to how the company will successfully execute the requirement. Any same or similar past performance experience shall also be provided on similar contracts over the past three years. This information shall include: the name of the customer/agency, types of services provided, type of contract, total contract value, and whether the contract was a prime or subcontract. If the contract was a subcontract, please provide details regarding the prime contract and your company's role in supporting the prime contractor.
The Capability Statement (including any attachments) must not exceed 15 pages in length and the font size shall not be less than 12 points. The comments document will not be counted against the 15 page limit.

Please submit the documentation electronically, via e-mail, to the point of contact (POC) listed below, no later than 12:00 p.m. PT, 04 March 2019. Please reference the Sources Sought Notice No. 80AFRC19SS001 in all responses to this notice. The Government will not be accepting or responding to any questions at this time. If additional information is needed, the Government will reach out to industry for that information.

DISCLAIMER
This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. NASA is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information submitted in response to this synopsis. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market research. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable.

Contracting Office Address:
NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, P.O. Box 273 M/S 4811-140, Edwards CA 93523-0273

Point of Contact(s):
Cacie Carrillo, Contracting Specialist, Phone 661-276-7044, Email: cacie.carrillo@nasa.gov
Lisa Jackson, Contracting Officer, Phone 661-276-2144, Email: lisa.a.jackson@nasa.gov

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