Specialized, Engineering, Aeronautics, and Manufacturing (SEAM) II Solicitation

This is Amendment 3 to the Request for Proposal entitled Specialized, Engineering, Aeronautics, and Manufacturing (SEAM) II 80JSC020R0045. You are notified that the following changes are made:

1. The Government has modified clause L.25 JSC 52.215-108 PROPOSAL MARKING AND DELIVERY THROUGH LARGE FILE TRANSFER (LFT). (JUN 2020) to extend the date in which the Government anticipates responding with an invitation to use the LFT from October 8, 2020 to October 16, 2020. 

The purpose of this change is to ensure Offeror’s invitations remain active during the proposal submission period given that LFT invitations issued by the Government expire 168 hours after they are issued. 

1. The Government has provided information related to Large File Transfers, which includes the following attachments:
   1. “LFT_Quick_Start_Guide”
   2. “LFT_User_Guide”

In addition, the Government provides the following clarifications:

1. Offerors are reminded that the Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines. Please note that uploading documents via LFT and the transmission of the files from the Offeror to the Government may not be instantaneous. Offerors are cautioned to allow for sufficient time to ensure timely proposal delivery before the submission deadline of 1330 CDT on October 22, 2020. To ensure successful delivery, Offerors should submit proposals at least 24 hours prior to the time specified in the solicitation.

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov.

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

This is Amendment 2 to the Request for Proposal entitled Specialized, Engineering, Aeronautics, and Manufacturing (SEAM) II 80JSC020R0045. You are notified that the following changes are made:

1. The Government has provided Amendment 2 to 80JSC020R0045, which replaces the Standard Form (SF) 1447 in its entirety with a (SF) 33.

2. The Government has provided “Attachment 1: 80JSC020R0045 SEAM II SF-33” to Amendment 2 in Adobe PDF format.

In addition, the Government provides the following clarifications:

1. NASA is not responsible for assisting individual Offerors in obtaining a Facility (Security) Clearance (FCL). Rather, it is the Offeror’s responsibility to coordinate with the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA), which is the responsible agency, to obtain an FCL.

Offerors are reminded that per L.31.1 “Past Performance – Volume 1” that “If an offeror fails to provide evidence of an FCL with any proposal associated with Task Categories A-C, the proposal will be considered unacceptable. All unacceptable proposals will be eliminated from further evaluation.”

2. This beta.sam.gov posting for solicitation 80JSC020R0045 includes a section entitled “Attachment/Links.” At the top of this section is a button, which states “Download All Attachments/Links.” Please note that this link may not currently function properly in all internet browsers. Therefore, if Offerors are having difficulty using this button then they may download each file separately by directly clicking on the file name within the “Attachments/Links” Section.

3. Offerors are reminded that the Government provided instructions on how to register to an “Interested Vendors List” via its response to Question 4 in the document entitled “Modification 2: SEAM II Final RFP Questions and Responses.”

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov.

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

This is Amendment 1 to the Request for Proposal entitled Specialized, Engineering, Aeronautics, and Manufacturing (SEAM) II 80JSC020R0045. You are notified that the following changes are made:

1. The Government has provided Amendment 1 to 80JSC020R0045, which includes the Amendment and the following attachments:

• “Attachment 1: Signed SEAM II Cover Letter” in Adobe PDF.
• “Attachment 2: SEAM II RFP 80JSC020R0045” in Adobe PDF.
• “Attachment 3: L.32.2 Past Performance Reference Table” in Microsoft Excel.
• “Attachment 4: L.32.6 “Pricing Templates” in Microsoft Excel.
• “Attachment 5: 80JSC020R0045 Track Changes” in Microsoft Word.

2. The Government has provided “Amendment I SEAM II Final RFP Questions and Responses.” Please note this question was received before the required due date.

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov.

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

This is Modification 3 to the Request for Proposal entitled Specialized, Engineering, Aeronautics, and Manufacturing (SEAM) II 80JSC020R0045. You are notified that the following changes are made:

1. The Government has provided “Modification 3: SEAM II Final RFP Questions and Responses.”

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov.

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

This is Modification 2 to the Request for Proposal entitled Specialized, Engineering, Aeronautics, and Manufacturing (SEAM) II 80JSC020R0045. You are notified that the following changes are made:

1. The Government has provided “Modification 2: SEAM II Final RFP Questions and Responses.”

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov.

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

This is Modification 1 to the Request for Proposal entitled Specialized, Engineering, Aeronautics, and Manufacturing (SEAM) II 80JSC020R0045. You are notified that the following changes are made:

1. The Government has provided the Pre-proposal Conference Charts that were presented on September 9, 2020.
2. The Government has posted the following Sample Task Order associated with Task Category D to further assist Offeror’s in understanding the Government’s requirements. These documents comprise the entirety of the SEAM II Technical Library:

• 01 Fidelity Classification Matrix
• 02 SEAM D04 Emergency Mask Trainers
• 03 D-04 Emer Mask requirements
• 04 Mask Measurements
• 05 SEAM RFP Coversheet E-15
• 06 SEAM E-15 SOW DETAIL ISS Power Supply
• 07 Price Breakout SEAM E-15

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov.

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


 

The purpose of this posting is to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Specialized Engineering, Aeronautics, and Manufacturing (SEAM II) Procurement. The entire proposal is due by October 22, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. Late proposals will not be accepted in accordance with FAR 52.215-1, “Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition.”

SEAM II will provide a streamlined ordering process for a wide range of engineering services and solutions to design, develop, test, and evaluate new hardware, address system and component obsolescence and support the sustainment, alteration, and improvement of the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL), Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF), Mission Control Center (MCC), Space Station Training Facility (SSTF), aircraft, aircraft programs, projects, activities, and other NASA and JSC projects.

Offerors shall submit all questions to the RFP by close of business, September 16, 2020. Answers to questions and comments will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website at https://beta.sam.gov/ through an amendment to the RFP.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

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

This acquisition is a partial small business set-aside.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology), and 1000 employees respectively.

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

Any and all additional documents will be available on www.beta.sam.gov.

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).