SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- SPACE SHUTTLE LANDING AND RESERACH AIRCRAFT SUPPORT SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 1/12/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center, Code A, P.O. Box 273, Edwards, CA 93523-0273
- ZIP Code
- 93523-0273
- Solicitation Number
- NND11371702R
- Response Due
- 1/20/2011
- Archive Date
- 1/12/2012
- Point of Contact
- Richard M Swanson, Contracting Officer, Phone 661-276-3337, Fax 661-276-2904, Email Richard.M.Swanson@nasa.gov - Rosalia Toberman, Contracting Officer, Phone 661-276-3931, Fax 661-276-2904, Email rosalia.toberman-1@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Richard M Swanson
(Richard.M.Swanson@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC) has a requirement for continuing servicescurrently provided by Lockheed Martin Mission Services (LMMS) under the Space ShuttleLanding and Research Aircraft Support Services Contract (SSLRASS). The primaryrequirement is to provide management and technical personnel to operate, maintain andrepair Space Shuttle landing aids and communications equipment prior to launch, duringspecified on orbit space flight operations and during Shuttle landings at Edwards. NASA/DFRC intends to extend the current fixed price/cost-plus-no fee contract(NND09AA02C) with LMMS for 6 months. The period of performance should provide coveragethrough the end of Program life and Program shutdown. The Space Shuttle Programanticipates retiring the fleet and shutdown of the Program in late 2011.The statutory authority for proceeding with this acquisition using Other Than Full andOpen Competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(1) as contemplated by the provision of FAR6.302-1(a)(2)(iii). This provision states that full and open competition need not beprovided for when the services required by the agency are available from only theoriginal source in the case of a follow-on contract for the continued provision of highlyspecialized services. The provision also states that this exception is applicable when itis likely that award to any other source would result in substantial duplication of costto the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, or therewould be unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agencys requirements. The Space Shuttle Program (SSP) has 2 remaining Space Shuttle missions between now andAugust 2011. To safely complete these last Space Shuttle Missions, all contractualelements associated with the program will be required to perform their missionsflawlessly and without delays. The schedule margin that would be required for acompetitive selection and potentially incorporating a new prime contractor into theProgram would not support the ISS assembly schedule. Competition of the Space Shuttleoperations requirements could lead to the loss of knowledgeable personnel introducingunacceptable risk to the SSP. In addition, because of the transition time required andassociated disruption of the Space Shuttle operations services, there is a potential forincreased safety risks to the orbiter and crew. Because of these considerations,including the unacceptable costs and delays that would be incurred to conduct acompetition and/or select a different prime contractor, the potential benefits fromcompetition do not justify accepting these substantial risks to the Shuttle and ISSprograms. In conclusion, LMMS is the only firm believed to be capable of fulfilling theproposed requirements. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note26. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to performthe effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 4:30 p.m. localtime on January 20, 2011. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely forthe purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitivebasis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a fulland open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within thediscretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note 'B'. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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