Safety and mission assurance services

This is a modification to the synopsis entitled Safety and Mission Assurance Services which was posted on September 23, 2015. You are notified that the following changes are made:

1) The Draft RFP# NNM15121234L solicitation number has changed. The new solicitation number is NNM16577788R. The RFP will be released under the new solicitation number.

2) The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about July 8, 2016 with an anticipated offer due date on or about August 19, 2016.

3) The RFP Document Library has been updated located at https://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/doing_business. All documents will be available by the time the RFP is released.

Offerors are responsible for monitoring FedBizOpps for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments(if any).

This is a modification to the synopsis entitled Safety and Mission Assurance Services NNM15121234L. You are notified that the Draft RFP NNM16577788R is issued and hereby attached.

The due date for submission of comments or questions to the Draft RFP is 12:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time, May 19, 2016. An Industry Briefing and site visit will be held May 11, 2016. Reference Section L, Provision L.10 of the Draft RFP for specific information.

Documents related to this procurement will be available at the FedBizOpps website, https://www.fbo.gov. Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any amendments. Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

This is a modification to the synopsis entitled Safety and Mission Assurance Services which was posted on September 23, 2015.  You are notified that the following update is made: The Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) release date has been extended to on or about April 1, 2016.  Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation and any amendments.  Potential offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any).

NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) on or about February 24, 2016 to seek industry comments for the Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) Services solicitation. It is anticipated that an industry briefing held at the NASA/MSFC in Huntsville, AL 35812 will be conducted on or about 10 days after the release of the DRFP. This will be followed by the posting/issuance of the Final Request for Proposal (FRFP) seeking proposals from interested and qualified offerors.

The S&MA Services solicitation will be a follow-on to the current S&MA Mission Services Contract (NNM07AA74C). During the period of performance for the forthcoming contract, required S&MA services continue to include safety, mission support, and technical and engineering services to the Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate at MSFC. S&MA services includes planning, implementation, and assessment of System Safety Engineering, Industrial Safety, Reliability and Maintainability Engineering, S&MA Management Information, Quality Assurance/Engineering, Project Assurance, Risk Management, Independent Assessment, Documentation and Report Support. Programs and projects supported include the Space Launch System, International Space Station, Flight Projects, Science Missions, and Technology Development projects.

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

This procurement is a total small business set-aside. NASA is seeking capabilities from all categories of Small Businesses for the purpose of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or Small Business subcontracting goals for this requirement.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541712, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) and size standard of 1,000 employees, respectively.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

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

The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.na sa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin= .

It is requested that prospective offerors notify darlene.l.schmidt@nasa.gov of their intent to submit an offer (include DUNS number) by October 15, 2015.

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

All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing by e-mail. Telephone questions will not be accepted.