SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- BUSINESS OPERATIONS AND TECHNICALN SERVICES LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT
- Notice Date
- 9/20/2007
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 561210
— Facilities Support Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- BOATS--LOGISTICS
- Response Due
- 10/11/2007
- Archive Date
- 9/20/2008
- Point of Contact
- Starr Strong, Contract Specialist, Phone 650-604-4699, Fax 650-604-0912, - Marie E. Dorish, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-3420, Fax 650-604-0912
- E-Mail Address
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Starr.L.Strong@nasa.gov, Marie.E.Dorish@nasa.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- NASA/ARC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources to operate logistics, business operations, and documentation services for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center (ARC). This procurement is for professional, administrative, and management support services which will enable Ames Research Center to fulfill its mission. The work will be performed at Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, California. In this synopsis, NASA ARC is soliciting information about potential sources and preferred contracting approaches for the services, which are described in more detail under item II. Summary of Proposed Requirements. The Government is considering a small business set aside for this requirement. I. PURPOSE OF THIS SYNOPSIS This notice has two purposes: 1) To request information on capabilities of potential offerors to provide the services described in the Summary of Proposed Requirements in order to determine the small business set-aside category. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered by the Government and used for acquisition planning purposes only. 2) To request information from interested parties regarding their preferred contracting approach to provide the services described in Summary of Proposed Requirements. II. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED WORK REQUIREMENTS: A. Business Operations and Technical Services 1. Scientific and technical Information services (i.e., library management, printing, graphics and publications) involves providing a full range of publication services in all phases of producing documents in the NASA Formal Report Series and documents intended for publication in technical journals and for presentation at professional meetings; 2. Human Resource (HR) management involves providing assistance to Center HR responsible for employee development, training, student and education programs, staffing, employee and labor relations, employee benefits, position classification and a variety of special HR programs, including the operation of the ARC training facility; 3. Acquisition Division Services includes assisting in the office administration and in processing supporting documents related to grants, cooperative agreements and Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) actions; 4. Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action includes assisting in the implementation and monitoring of the Center?s Affirmative Employment Program Plan. The contractor shall be required to work with Center managers, advisory and special emphasis groups, the general work force, and NASA Headquarters personnel; 5. Commercialization Support involves assisting in the technology transfer/communication activities for the coordination of dual use technology partnerships and the development of external alliance/commercial opportunities; 6. Outreach Programs involves providing strategic communications and development support, including educational programs, public outreach, photography, video and multi-media support; 7. Office of Chief Counsel involves providing technical, administrative and professional services. The Office of the Chief Counsel also includes the Patent Counsel. Services include law library operations and legal research support; and related administrative programs. 8. Business Office involves providing administrative and data entry support for the management of lease agreements and support agreements for resident agencies and tenants located within the boundaries of ARC. B. Logistics Operations 1. Supply and warehouse management includes maintenance of the NASA Supply Management System (NSMS), currently prescribed for use throughout NASA to standardize, simplify and reduce/control management cost. This requirement is intended to apply to any future asset management system developed and prescribed to replace the current NSMS; 2. Equipment management and property disposal management includes receiving, affixing NASA decals and maintaining equipment records, performing physical inventory, processing excess property for screening, reutilization, donation, redistribution, sales, or other appropriate dispositions and providing relevant reports; 3. Mail services involve comprehensive management of Mail Service Center (MSC) operations for all inbound mail/parcels, preparing, and delivering mail within ARC and near off-site locations; 4. Packing, shipping and receiving services includes providing centralized shipping and receiving services, material, and equipment in processing all domestic and international shipments; 5. Fleet management involves maintenance, repair, dispatching, and management operations of NASA transportation fleet; 6. Refuse services involve refuse collection and disposal services at sites mentioned above; 7. Janitorial services involve floor maintenance, trash removal, cleaning drinking fountains and restrooms, dusting, emptying waste containers, collecting recyclable materials, including but not limited to paper, cardboard, aluminum cans, scrap metal and electrical equipment (i.e., monitors, computer hardware, etc) and placing them in designated collection points; 8. Industrial property management involves providing administrative or clerical support in the maintenance of government property records under Ames contracts, grants and cooperative agreements. III. RESPONSES REGARDING POTENTIAL SOURCES STATEMENT OF CAPABILITIES Interested Offerors having the required specialized capabilities/qualifications to support some or all of the work described under Item II Summary of Proposed Requirements are asked to submit a capability/qualification statement of 15 PAGES or less. There is no required font size and/or type designated for this ?Capability/Qualification Statement.? Figures, exhibits, and diagrams should be readable. Submit your response electronically in PDF format. The Government requests separate files for the ?Statement of Capabilities? response and the ?Contracting Approach? response. The response must include the following: 1) Company name, address, point of contact, phone, fax, e-mail, and website (if applicable). 2) Whether your company is a Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a)Set-Aside Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, HBCU/MI, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business for NAICS code 561210 size standard $32.5. 3) Your company?s capability in each of the requirements. For each requirement, indicate what percentage of the requirement you would perform. 4) A list of relevant work performed in the past five (5) years, including contract type, contract number, technical description, dollar amount, period of performance, and a customer reference name and telephone number. 5) Average annual revenue for the past 3 years. IV. RESPONSES REGARDING THE CONTRACTING APPROACH The Government is soliciting contracting approaches to the NASA BOATS/LOGISTICS procurement that will enhance competition and provide business opportunities. Therefore, the Government is requesting feedback in the following areas for consideration during acquisition planning: a) Performance-Based Contracting (PBC): ARC is interested in your comments on Performance-Based Contracting (PBC). If you have specific experience with PBC in support of similar contracts, please include your experience and opinion of measurable performance standards as it relates to the technical areas described in Item II Summary of the Work Requirements. b) Use of Contract Incentives: ARC is considering the use of a cost plus award fee structure to evaluate technical performance, schedule, and cost. In an attempt to determine the feasibility of a cost plus award fee approach for this particular procurement, the Government is soliciting input from interested parties and asks that responses include answers to the following questions: 1) Performance incentives: Please provide your view regarding award fee, award term, and/or other appropriate incentives for contractor performance. 2) Here are some sample incentive evaluation factors. How would you propose to measure factors such as the technical/cost/schedule performance, risk mitigation, employee and asset safety and security, innovative best practices, quality of service to users, responsiveness to changing requirements and budget, or identifying opportunities for technical and administrative improvement? 3) What type of award fee evaluation factors would you recommend for this type of procurement? c) Data: What type of information along with the Statement of Work would you like to see with a potential solicitation (e.g., sample tasks)? d) Contract Content/Structure: Do you have any suggestions or examples of restructuring, simplifications, and clarity in the description of technical areas as well as other types of additional information that would improve understanding or clarity of requirements and terms and conditions? There is no limit on the page length to your response to PART IV. RESPONSES REGARDING THE CONTRACTING APPROACH. V. YOUR RESPONSE TO THE SYNOPSIS All responses to: 1) the Statement of Capabilities and 2) Contracting Approach shall be received no later than Friday, October 11, 2007. Please respond via electronic mail (e-mail) to the Contracting Officer, Starr Strong, at the following address: Starr.L.Strong@nasa.gov. Written questions should also be directed to the Contracting Officer, Starr Strong, at the following address: Starr.L.Strong@nasa.gov. If an interested party requests confirmation of receipt, the Contracting Officer will confirm receipt. In all responses, please reference ?BOATS-LOGISTICS.? Verbal questions will not be accepted. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. 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