RFP for NASA KSC Safety and Mission Assurance Support Services (SMASS) IV

Closed Solicitation Posted

This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from .

Solicitation number
80KSC022R0010
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
Total Small Business

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
541330 Engineering Services
Place of performance
Orlando, Florida 32899, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration John F. Kennedy Space Center is seeking proposals to provide safety and mission assurance support services under the SMASS IV contract to support the NASA KSC Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate. Requirements include system safety engineering and analysis, quality assurance and engineering, mission assurance and integration, reliability and maintainability, software assurance, range safety, independent assessment, launch vehicle payload safety, and metrology and calibration to support programs at KSC including Exploration Ground Systems, Launch Services, Orion, Commercial Crew, International Space Station, and Space Launch System. Proposals are due by May 24, 2022 and will be evaluated based on technical approach, management approach, past performance, and price.

This is a total small business set-aside with a North American Industry Classification System code of 541330 for Engineering Services and size standard of $41.5 million in average annual receipts. The period of performance is a 20-month base period followed by two 12-month option periods to be performed primarily at KSC with potential requirements at other NASA centers. The contract has a potential value of $250 million over five years.

Notice text

5 versions

Update #5 · Latest ·

5/24/2022

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) hereby releases Amendment 0002 with an Alternate Link to NASA EFSS Box.

5/6/2022

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) hereby releases responses to a second set of industry questions.

5/2/2022

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) hereby releases Amendment 0001 to the solicitation and responses to industry questions.

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The National Aeronatuics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for safety and mission assurance support services (SMASS) in support of the NASA KSC Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate.  This notice relates to the Sources Sought Notice 80KSC021SMASSRFI and the Draft RFP notice 80KSC021SMASSIVDRFP.

The KSC SMA Directorate supports NASA Programs and Projects at KSC, providing mission assurance, engineering, and risk assessment and analysis in the disciplines of safety, reliability, and quality.  Programs at KSC include, but are not limited to, the following: Exploration Ground Systems Program; Launch Services Program; Agency Management and Operations; Orion Program; Commercial Crew Program; International Space Station Program; Center Engineering, Safety, and Operations; and Space Launch System Program.  SMASS will be performed primarily at KSC; however, resident support may be required at other NASA centers, facilities, or sites. Requirements under the SMASS IV acquisition include, but are not limited to, the following: system safety engineering and analysis, quality assurance and engineering, mission assurance and integration, reliability and maintainability, software assurance, range safety, independent assessment, launch vehicle payload safety, and metrology and calibration.

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

This acquisition is a total small business set-aside.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $41.5M average annual receipts, respectively.  All responsible small business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

The release date of the RFP is April 08, 2022, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about May 24, 2022.

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the RFP and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the RFP and amendments, if any.

The SMASS IV acquisition website is at: https://procurement.ksc.nasa.gov/smassiv   This website will provide potential offerors access to a library of technical documents applicable to this acquisition.

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

Update #4 ·

5/6/2022

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) hereby releases responses to a second set of industry questions.

5/2/2022

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) hereby releases Amendment 0001 to the solicitation and responses to industry questions.

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The National Aeronatuics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for safety and mission assurance support services (SMASS) in support of the NASA KSC Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate.  This notice relates to the Sources Sought Notice 80KSC021SMASSRFI and the Draft RFP notice 80KSC021SMASSIVDRFP.

The KSC SMA Directorate supports NASA Programs and Projects at KSC, providing mission assurance, engineering, and risk assessment and analysis in the disciplines of safety, reliability, and quality.  Programs at KSC include, but are not limited to, the following: Exploration Ground Systems Program; Launch Services Program; Agency Management and Operations; Orion Program; Commercial Crew Program; International Space Station Program; Center Engineering, Safety, and Operations; and Space Launch System Program.  SMASS will be performed primarily at KSC; however, resident support may be required at other NASA centers, facilities, or sites. Requirements under the SMASS IV acquisition include, but are not limited to, the following: system safety engineering and analysis, quality assurance and engineering, mission assurance and integration, reliability and maintainability, software assurance, range safety, independent assessment, launch vehicle payload safety, and metrology and calibration.

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

This acquisition is a total small business set-aside.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $41.5M average annual receipts, respectively.  All responsible small business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

The release date of the RFP is April 08, 2022, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about May 24, 2022.

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the RFP and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the RFP and amendments, if any.

The SMASS IV acquisition website is at: https://procurement.ksc.nasa.gov/smassiv   This website will provide potential offerors access to a library of technical documents applicable to this acquisition.

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

Update #3 ·

5/2/2022

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) hereby releases Amendment 0001 to the solicitation and responses to industry questions.

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The National Aeronatuics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for safety and mission assurance support services (SMASS) in support of the NASA KSC Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate.  This notice relates to the Sources Sought Notice 80KSC021SMASSRFI and the Draft RFP notice 80KSC021SMASSIVDRFP.

The KSC SMA Directorate supports NASA Programs and Projects at KSC, providing mission assurance, engineering, and risk assessment and analysis in the disciplines of safety, reliability, and quality.  Programs at KSC include, but are not limited to, the following: Exploration Ground Systems Program; Launch Services Program; Agency Management and Operations; Orion Program; Commercial Crew Program; International Space Station Program; Center Engineering, Safety, and Operations; and Space Launch System Program.  SMASS will be performed primarily at KSC; however, resident support may be required at other NASA centers, facilities, or sites. Requirements under the SMASS IV acquisition include, but are not limited to, the following: system safety engineering and analysis, quality assurance and engineering, mission assurance and integration, reliability and maintainability, software assurance, range safety, independent assessment, launch vehicle payload safety, and metrology and calibration.

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

This acquisition is a total small business set-aside.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $41.5M average annual receipts, respectively.  All responsible small business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

The release date of the RFP is April 08, 2022, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about May 24, 2022.

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the RFP and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the RFP and amendments, if any.

The SMASS IV acquisition website is at: https://procurement.ksc.nasa.gov/smassiv   This website will provide potential offerors access to a library of technical documents applicable to this acquisition.

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

Update #2 ·

The National Aeronatuics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for safety and mission assurance support services (SMASS) in support of the NASA KSC Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate.  This notice relates to the Sources Sought Notice 80KSC021SMASSRFI and the Draft RFP notice 80KSC021SMASSIVDRFP.

The KSC SMA Directorate supports NASA Programs and Projects at KSC, providing mission assurance, engineering, and risk assessment and analysis in the disciplines of safety, reliability, and quality.  Programs at KSC include, but are not limited to, the following: Exploration Ground Systems Program; Launch Services Program; Agency Management and Operations; Orion Program; Commercial Crew Program; International Space Station Program; Center Engineering, Safety, and Operations; and Space Launch System Program.  SMASS will be performed primarily at KSC; however, resident support may be required at other NASA centers, facilities, or sites. Requirements under the SMASS IV acquisition include, but are not limited to, the following: system safety engineering and analysis, quality assurance and engineering, mission assurance and integration, reliability and maintainability, software assurance, range safety, independent assessment, launch vehicle payload safety, and metrology and calibration.

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

This acquisition is a total small business set-aside.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $41.5M average annual receipts, respectively.  All responsible small business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

The release date of the RFP is April 08, 2022, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about May 24, 2022.

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the RFP and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the RFP and amendments, if any.

The SMASS IV acquisition website is at: https://procurement.ksc.nasa.gov/smassiv   This website will provide potential offerors access to a library of technical documents applicable to this acquisition.

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

Update #1 ·

The National Aeronatuics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for safety and mission assurance support services (SMASS) in support of the NASA KSC Safety and Mission Assurance (SMA) Directorate.  This notice relates to the Sources Sought Notice 80KSC021SMASSRFI and the Draft RFP notice 80KSC021SMASSIVDRFP.

The KSC SMA Directorate supports NASA Programs and Projects at KSC, providing mission assurance, engineering, and risk assessment and analysis in the disciplines of safety, reliability, and quality.  Programs at KSC include, but are not limited to, the following: Exploration Ground Systems Program; Launch Services Program; Agency Management and Operations; Orion Program; Commercial Crew Program; International Space Station Program; Center Engineering, Safety, and Operations; and Space Launch System Program.  SMASS will be performed primarily at KSC; however, resident support may be required at other NASA centers, facilities, or sites. Requirements under the SMASS IV acquisition include, but are not limited to, the following: system safety engineering and analysis, quality assurance and engineering, mission assurance and integration, reliability and maintainability, software assurance, range safety, independent assessment, launch vehicle payload safety, and metrology and calibration.

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

This acquisition is a total small business set-aside.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $41.5M average annual receipts, respectively.  All responsible small business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about April 11, 2022, with an anticipated offer due date of on or about May 24, 2022.

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the RFP and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the RFP and amendments, if any.

The SMASS IV acquisition website is at: https://procurement.ksc.nasa.gov/smassiv   This website will provide potential offerors access to a library of technical documents applicable to this acquisition.

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

Files

File Type Posted
SF30-Amendment 0002.pdf PDF
SF30 Amendment 0002.pdf PDF
SMASS IV Responses to RFP Questions Set 2.pdf PDF
Attachment L-08 Past Performance Questionnaire Amendment 0001.pdf PDF
SMASS IV RFP 80KSC022R0010 Amendment 0001 Tracked Changes.docx DOCX document
SMASS IV Responses to RFP Questions.pdf PDF
SMASS IV RFP 80KSC022R0010 Amendment 0001 SF 30 and Continuation Pages.pdf PDF
SMASS IV RFP 80KSC022R0010 Amendment 0001 Replacement Pages Portfolio.pdf PDF
SMASS IV RFP Cover Letter.pdf PDF
80KSC022R0010 Attachments J Portfolio.pdf PDF
Attachment L-01 Government Standard Labor Categories.pdf PDF
Attachment L-04 Basic Price Template.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment L-04.1 Subcontractor Labor Rate Details Template.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment L-09 Total Compensation Plan.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment L-06 Labor Classifications and Qualifications Crosswalk.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment L-02 Level of Effort Hours.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
SMASS IV Responses to DRFP Questions.pdf PDF
SMASS IV RFP.pdf PDF
Attachment L-03 Phase-In Template.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment L-05 Labor Distribution and Mapping Template.xlsx XLSX spreadsheet
Attachment L-07 Key Position Minimum Qualifications Template.pdf PDF
Attachment L-08 Past Performance Questionnaire.pdf PDF
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Notice history

Notice Type Posted
NASA KSC Safety and Mission Assurance Support Services (SMASS) IV Award Award Notice
This notice Latest solicitation Solicitation
Draft RFP for NASA KSC Safety and Mission Assurance Contract (SMASS) IV Pre-Solicitation
RFI for NASA KSC Safety and Mission Assurance Contract (SMASS) IV Original Pre-Solicitation

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