Research Facility and Engineering Support Services

This is a draft solicitation for the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Research Facilities and Engineering Support Services (RF & ESS). The draft solicitation is issued to allow industry the opportunity to provide questions and/or comments regarding the potential solicitation package. This draft solicitation is issued under Solicitation No. 80AFRC19R0022, which supersedes the previous Sources Sought No. 80AFRC19SS001. Proposals are not being accepted in response to the draft solicitation.
This requirement is anticipated to be a non-commercial procurement utilizing FAR Part 15. This effort is anticipated to be competed as a Small Business set-aside.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard for this requirement are 541513 and $27.5M, respectively. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps.Gov for updates.

Utilize the attached "Draft Feedback" document with all questions and proposed changes. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted via e-mail to Cacie Carrillo at cacie.carrillo@nasa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted. All questions must be received no later than September 30, 2019.

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

Industry Day
Industry Day will be held as indicated below:
Date: September 17, 2019
Time: 9:00 a.m.
Location: NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards CA 93523

Other Information: Industry Day will consist of a tour of the Armstrong Flight Research Center facilities located at Edwards, CA.

Attendance at Industry Day is recommended; however, attendance is neither required nor a prerequisite for proposal submission and will not be considered in the evaluation. Offerors, individuals, or interested parties who plan to attend Industry Day must complete the attached Visitor Request Form (AFRC Form 10735) and submit the form to Cacie Carrillo at cacie.carrillo@nasa.gov no later than September 11, 2019 by 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

The Government is not responsible for the Offerors' inability to obtain clearance within sufficient time to attend the conference. Due to space limitations, representation of any potential Offeror may not exceed three (3) company representatives/persons per Offeror. Any "lobbying firm or lobbyist" as defined in 2 U.S.C. 1602(9) and (10), or any Offeror represented by a lobbyist under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 shall be specifically identified.

Visitors on NASA Centers are allowed to possess and use photographic equipment (including camera cell phones) and related materials EXCEPT IN CONTROLLED AREAS. Anyone desiring to use camera equipment during the conference should contact the Contracting Specialist to determine if the site(s) to be visited is a controlled area.

All questions during Industry Day must be submitted in writing on Industry Day or e-mailed to Cacie Carrillo at cacie.carrillo@nasa.gov, all questions must be received no later than September 30, 2019. Conference materials distributed at Industry Day, as well as answers to submitted questions, will be made available to all potential offerors via FedBizOpps.Gov.

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The NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center (NASA AFRC) has a requirement for Research Facility and Engineering Support Services. In support of the requirement, NASA AFRC intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to solicit and award a single Hybrid contract with Firm Fixed Price and Time Material Contract Line Item Number.

The specific requirement is to provide Research Facility and Engineering Support Services at NASA AFRC, located on Edwards Air Force Base, California, Building 703 located in Palmdale, California, and other locations designated by the Government. The support shall include, but is not limited to, providing labor and materials to perform development, test, engineering, analysis, specification, design, development, installation, integration, operation, maintenance, documentation, training, customer outreach, change management, configuration control, troubleshooting and related functions. These responsibilities branch across three primary functional areas:

• Dryden Aeronautical Test Range (DATR) operations and engineering services,
• Simulation (SIM) support services, and
• Center-Wide Information Technology (IT) Services

This notice is not a RFP. Potential Offerors should monitor the Federal Business Opportunity website for any changes or the potential release of an RFP.

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