SSC/JSC Administrative Clerical Support Services

NASA/Johnson Space Center (JSC) and Stennis Space Center (SSC) plan to conduct a Dual Administrative Support Services (DASS) Industry Day. NASA/JSC/SSC are hereby soliciting firms to attend this event on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at the NASA/JSC Gilruth Recreation Center in Houston, Texas. The presentation to industry will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the Destiny Ballroom. One-on-one meetings will be scheduled from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 in the Moon Room. Additional time slots will be available on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 through Thursday, August 22, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday, August 23, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the Moon Room.

The contracts provide full-time, part-time, and temporary administrative support to organizations in fulfilling JSC's and SSC's mission and objectives. Major areas of the contract include branch/office and division-level throughout the Centers, program/directorate-level support, flight crews (launch and landing activity support), center-level meeting support, special teams and short-term projects. The effort will include general office services, data management, time and labor collection, the coordination for property, moves, training, information services, special events and other miscellaneous activities.

The primary work areas for these contracts are at the NASA/JSC, Houston, Texas (TX), Ellington Field (EF), Houston, TX, Sonny Carter Training Facility (SCTF), Houston, TX, White Sands Test Facility (WSTF), Las Cruces, New Mexico, and SSC, Mississippi.

The current Statement of Work (SOW) for JSC's JASS II and SSC's ACSS are attached.

GOALS:

The goals of Industry Day and one-on-one sessions are to:

1. Provide information on the current Administrative Support Services contracts.
2. Promote competition on the proposed new Dual Administrative Support Services (DASS) contract.
3. Share the Government's current vision for the Office of the Directors pertaining to the current contracts.
4. Provide industry with the opportunity to meet with the Government early enough in the procurement process to provide input into the procurement strategy.
5. Allow NASA/JSC/SSC to better utilize industry input to improve the future Request for Proposal (RFP).

Industry Day is open to all firms that are interested in pursuing contracting/subcontracting opportunities on the DASS procurement whether they have performed work at JSC/SSC or not. All interested parties are encouraged to attend.

No photographic or recording devices are permitted during the Industry Day presentation or one-on-one communication sessions.

A 20-minute open Question and Answer Session will follow the Industry Day presentation. Official answers will be posted after the Industry Day.

ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS:

To facilitate interactive communications with industry, NASA personnel will also be available for private meetings with individual companies in conjunction with Industry Day.

The purpose of these meetings is to provide industry with the opportunity to better understand the existing requirements under the JSC Administrative Support Services (JASS) II and SSC Administrative & Clerical Support Services (ACSS) contracts. The meetings are intended to be question and answer sessions in which neither side will be making a formal presentation.

Additionally, the following topics may be discussed:

1. The general purpose of the announced procurement;
2. Any information about JSC and SSC that NASA has already made accessible to the public or is otherwise being made available to all potential offerors;
3. Historical information about the general nature or scope of current contracts whose requirements will be addressed in whole or in part under a follow-on procurement;
4. Information that describes the federal procurement process as defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), NASA FAR Supplement (NFS), or other published procurement policy documents; and
5. Procurement specific information already published such as information contained in the acquisition forecast, Statement of Work (SOW), and pre-solicitation synopsis.

Questions regarding the subjects below will not be discussed:

1. Proprietary or confidential business information of incumbent contractor(s) or other business entities;
2. Privacy Act protected information such as, incumbent contractor employees' personal data;
3. Trade Secrets Act protected information;
4. Speculation on what the Government might be looking for in proposals;
5. Different technical and management approaches;
6. Technical Efficiencies;
7. Any particular Government Emphasis; and
8. Incumbent's performance.

Any company may request a one-on-one meeting. Meetings will not exceed 20 minutes in length and attendance is limited to two persons. Scheduling of appointment times will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. Appointments will be scheduled every 30 minutes as follows:

1. Tuesday, August 20, 2019 - From 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
2. Wednesday, August 21, 2019 - From 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
3. Thursday, August 22, 2019 - From 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
4. Friday, August 23, 2019 - From 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

SIGN-UP REQUIREMENTS:

To make reservations for the Industry day and one-on-one sessions, please provide the requested information at https://baforms.typeform.com/to/NPCw3d

All reservations must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. CDT on Thursday, August 15, 2019. A confirmation message will appear to acknowledge your reservation.

All companies requesting one-on-one meetings will be notified on or before Friday, August 16, 2019 of their assigned meeting time. (Should the number of firms requesting meetings exceed the times available on August 20, 2019 through August 23, 2019, other teleconference meeting times will be arranged as soon as possible).

DIRECTIONS TO THE GILRUTH CENTER:

Heading South on I-45, turn Left on Bay Area Boulevard (East). Proceed approximately 3 miles on Bay Area Boulevard, and then turn Right on Space Center Boulevard. Proceed approximately 2 miles on Space Center Boulevard through two stop lights. Turn Right to the Johnson Space Center Gilruth Center. Proceed to the Gilruth Building parking lot. Enter through the Gilruth Center's front entry, and the Destiny Ballroom will be on your left.

INTERESTED PARTIES LIST:

The Interested Parties List will be posted on the FBO website.

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation or submit a proposal. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized on the Federal Business Opportunities Website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Not participating in this event will not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if one is issued.

Please note that the Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their travel or participation in this event.

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