Support for atmospheres modeling and data assimilation samda

This is Amendment #4 to the request for proposal (RFP) entitled Support for Atmospheres, Modeling, and Data Assimilation (SAMDA), Solicitation NNG15543215R, which was posted on February 29, 2016. You are hereby notified that the following changes are made:

• RFF, NNG15543215R, Section L.25, Past Performance Volume, Pg. 119 and Section M.5, Past Performance Evaluation Factor, Pg. 130 have been revise to change the average annual cost/fee incurred for a prime contractor's or a significant subcontractor's contract reference(s) to be considered at least minimally "relevant", for past performance purposes from $3.5M to $2M.

• Enclosure 4, Direct Labor Position Descriptions, has been updated to include position descriptions for labor categories listed in the GPM, and remove labor categories that are not applicable to the GPM.

• Exhibit 3-5 (GPM) has been updated to remove Onsite and Offsite hours from Exhibit 3, and to remove Exhibit 4D entitled "Non-Significant Subcontractor Offeror Management and Administrative Onsite Management and Offsite Administrative Place of Performance."

• Questions received in response to the RFP along with the corresponding answers have been posted.

The due date for responses is extended through April 5, 2016 at 3:00PM local time.

Documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server and are attainable through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at 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).

All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to russellyn.hart-1@nasa.gov .

Telephone questions will not be accepted.

This is Amendment #3 to the request for proposal (RFP) entitled Support for Atmospheres, Modeling, and Data Assimilation (SAMDA), Solicitation NNG15543215R, which was posted on February 29, 2016. You are hereby notified that an amendment is forthcoming on or about March 23, 2016. The amendment will include an update to Enclosure 4 which will provide position descriptions for labor categories listed in the GPM, and remove labor categories that are not applicable to the GPM.

At this time, the due date for responses is not extended.

Documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server and are attainable through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at 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).

All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to russellyn.hart-1@nasa.gov .

Telephone questions will not be accepted.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) plans to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Support for Atmospheres, Modeling, and Data Assimilation (SAMDA) contract. This is a total small business set-aside competitive contract for support services currently being provided under contracts NNG12HP06C and NNG12HP08C.

Scientists in both the Earth Science Division-Atmospheres (ESDA) and the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) perform research aimed toward monitoring and achieving a better understanding of the inter-annual variability and possible trends of Earth surface and atmospheric geophysical parameters, but with different emphases and approaches. The SAMDA acquisition is for services in support of atmospheric science and data assimilation research conducted by GSFC scientists in the Earth Science Division (Code 610). The contract will support the full range of research and development activities of the ESDA and GMAO and the operational activities of the GMAO.

The SAMDA acquisition has been defined as a Hybrid Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with Core Requirements contract vehicle with a total estimated value of $184M. The anticipated release date of the Draft RFP is on or about mid-October 2015 and the anticipated release date of the Final RFP is around mid-January 2016. The Government intends to perform the evaluation in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government anticipates a 60-day phase-in transition period.

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

The DRFP will be posted for information and planning purposes. No proposal will be requested at this time and no contract will be awarded as a result of the DRFP. Potential Offerors are invited to comment on all aspects of the solicitation including the requirements, proposal instructions, and evaluation approach. If your comments include recommendations for revisions, you must provide your rationale for such revisions. Comments will be accepted for approximately two weeks after the release of the DRFP, with the final date for communication to be specified in the DRFP cover letter.

The NAICS code and size standard selected are 541712 with 1,000 employees, respectively.

Reference Library: In order to assist potential offerors in familiarizing themselves with the nature of the services required to support the SAMDA procurement, a reference library has been established on the internet. The URL is planned to be provided no later than the DRFP release. The draft Statement of Work will be provided in the reference library.

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

When the Final RFP is issued, all responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

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= .

Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. 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).

We look forward to receiving any comments or questions in response to this procurement.

All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to russellyn.hart-1@nasa.gov . Telephone questions will not be accepted.

This is a modification to the synopsis entitled Support for Atmospheres, Modeling, and Data Assimilation (SAMDA), Solicitation NNG15543215R, which was posted on November 6, 2015. You are notified that the following changes are made:

Attachment A, Draft Statement of Work has been revised. The revised version of Attachment A is attached.

Exhibit 14, Past Performance Questionnaire has been added.

Questions received in response to the solicitation have been answered. The questions and answers are attached.

The due date for responses is not extended.

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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51

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 Support for Atmospheres, Modeling, and Data Assimilation (SAMDA), Solicitation NNG15543215R, which was posted on November 6, 2015. You are notified that the following change is made:

Enclosure 2, Representative Task Order (RTO) has been revised. The revised version of Enclosure 2 is attached.

The due date for responses is not extended.

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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51

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 Support for Atmospheres, Modeling, and Data Assimilation (SAMDA), Solicitation No. NNG15543215R, which was posted on September 10, 2015.

This notice is the posting of the draft Request for Proposal (DRFP). Prospective offerors are invited to review and submit written comments or questions as instructed in the DRFP Cover Letter. Correspondence should reference NNG15543215R.

This DRFP is not a solicitation and NASA GSFC is not requesting proposals. This request does not commit GSFC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate GSFC to procure or contract for this requirement. This request shall not be construed as authorization to proceed with, or be paid for charges incurred by performing any of the work called for in this DRFP.

NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) 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 draft 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/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa .gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51 It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet cite 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.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) plans to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Support for Atmospheres, Modeling, and Data Assimilation (SAMDA) contract. This is a total small business set-aside competitive contract for support services currently being provided under contracts NNG12HP06C and NNG12HP08C.

Scientists in both the Earth Science Division-Atmospheres (ESDA) and the Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) perform research aimed toward monitoring and achieving a better understanding of the inter-annual variability and possible trends of Earth surface and atmospheric geophysical parameters, but with different emphases and approaches. The SAMDA acquisition is for services in support of atmospheric science and data assimilation research conducted by GSFC scientists in the Earth Science Division (Code 610). The contract will support the full range of research and development activities of the ESDA and GMAO and the operational activities of the GMAO.

The SAMDA acquisition has been defined as a Hybrid Cost-Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with Core Requirements contract vehicle with a total estimated value of $184M. The anticipated release date of the Draft RFP is on or about mid-October 2015 and the anticipated release date of the Final RFP is around mid-January 2016. The Government intends to perform the evaluation in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government anticipates a 60-day phase-in transition period.

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

The DRFP will be posted for information and planning purposes. No proposal will be requested at this time and no contract will be awarded as a result of the DRFP. Potential Offerors are invited to comment on all aspects of the solicitation including the requirements, proposal instructions, and evaluation approach. If your comments include recommendations for revisions, you must provide your rationale for such revisions. Comments will be accepted for approximately two weeks after the release of the DRFP, with the final date for communication to be specified in the DRFP cover letter.

The NAICS code and size standard selected are 541712 with 1,000 employees, respectively.

Reference Library: In order to assist potential offerors in familiarizing themselves with the nature of the services required to support the SAMDA procurement, a reference library has been established on the internet. The URL is planned to be provided no later than the DRFP release. The draft Statement of Work will be provided in the reference library.

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

When the Final RFP is issued, all responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

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= .

Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. 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).

We look forward to receiving any comments or questions in response to this procurement.

All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to russellyn.hart-1@nasa.gov . Telephone questions will not be accepted.