Selection statement for safety and mission assurance services

Added: Jan 21, 2011 12:02 pm Modified: Jan 20, 2012 5:58 amTrack Changes The purpose of this notice is to amend the synopsis for RFP NNG11346309R, Safetyand Mission Assurance (SMAS), dated January 21, 2011. The SMAS procurement was originallysynopsized as a Cost plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Completion-type contract with an IndefiniteDelivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) component. Due to some recent policy changes, NASAre-examined its overall procurement strategy and determined that a CPFF, IDIQ-typecontract would better meet the requirements of the SMAS effort. Accordingly, thesolicitation will be amended to reflect this change. This is not considered asubstantial change in agency requirements. Acknowledgement of this amendment will berequired from all offerors. All questions should be sent to David.L.Boon@nasa.gov.

Added: Jan 21, 2011 12:02 pm NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Safety and MissionAssurance Services (SMAS) in support of the NASA/GSFC Safety and Mission AssuranceDirectorate. This requirement will be issued as a Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICSCode and Size Standard are 541712 and 1,000 employees, respectively.The anticipated type of award is Cost Plus Fixed Fee/Completion type contract with anIDIQ component. The period of performance is five years (3 year base with 2-1 yearoptions). The contractor shall provide Safety and Mission Assurance services forNASA/GSFC managed flight projects and operations including Mission Assurance, SystemsReview, Systems Safety, Reliability and Risk Analysis, Software Assurance, InformationTechnology, and NASA Flight Hardware Technology Assurance. The anticipated release date of the Draft RFP is on or about February 22, 2011 withcomments due on or about March 17, 2011. An Industry Day and Site Visit will bescheduled shortly after release. A future announcement will provide further details forattending the Industry Day and Site Visit.NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The installation Ombudsman is NancyA. Abell, who can be contacted at Nancy.A.Abell@nasa.gov, or (301)286-5867.This document and any other related documents to this procurement will be available overthe Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may beaccessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFCBusiness Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-in/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51 It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of thesolicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible fordownloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any questions or comments, please contact David.L.Boon@nasa.gov.