SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- AERONAUTICS AND EXPLORATION MISSION MODELING AND SIMULATION AEMMS
- Notice Date
- 2/4/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001
- ZIP Code
- 94035-0001
- Solicitation Number
- AEMMS_REQUEST_FOR_INFORMATION
- Response Due
- 2/24/2014
- Archive Date
- 2/4/2015
- Point of Contact
- Marie Z. Zeena Morales, Contract Specialist, Phone 650-604-6585, Fax 650-604-0912, Email marie.z.morales@nasa.gov - Veronica L Gutierrez, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-5626, Fax 650-604-0932, Email veronica.l.gutierrez@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Marie Z. Zeena Morales
(marie.z.morales@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/ARC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for providing support to research and development activities of the Systems Analysis Office; the Army Aviation Development Directorate; the Applied Modeling and Simulation Branch, and the Fundamental Modeling and Simulation Branches of the NASA Advanced Supercomputing (NAS) Division; and the NASA Aeromechanics Office. The major objectives include the development and application of technologies for the design and analysis of aerospace vehicles and systems, large-scale numerical simulations in support of NASA and Army mission critical engineering applications, and fundamental advances in numerical methodologies, algorithms, physical models, and application code development. This procurement is a follow-on requirement for Aeronautics and Exploration Mission Modeling and Simulation (AEMMS). The work will be performed primarily at Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, California. Current Contract Features: The current AEMMS Contract NNA10DF26C with Science and Technology Corporation has the following: 1)Period of Performance: August 1, 2010 through July 31, 2015, if all options are exercised. 2)Contract Type: Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Cost Plus-Fixed Fee 3)The contract was awarded under Small Business Set Aside 4)The current value of the contract is NTE $23M Part I. Purpose of this Synopsis 1) To request information on capabilities of potential offerors to provide the services described in the attached Draft Statement of Work in order to determine if this will be a small business set-aside or a full and open competition. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered by the Government and used for acquisition planning purposes only. An interested parties list will be posted. 2) To request information from interested parties regarding their preferred contracting approach, including contract type, to provide the services described in the attached Draft SOW. Part II. Summary of Proposed Work Background NASA/ARC develops and conducts a broad range of research, development and analysis activities, solving challenging problems important to the United States aerospace industry in fluid dynamics, aerodynamics and the broader cross-cutting aerosciences fields. ARC performs a broad range of modeling, simulation, analysis of systems relevant to the NASA aeronautics, exploration, space operations and science missions. ARC plans, directs, and conducts studies in the aerodynamics of aircraft at subsonic, transonic, and supersonic speeds. This work includes the development and application of methods that optimally integrate computational, experimental, and IT capabilities to predict aerodynamic flow fields, and the application of these methods to assist the aerospace industry in the design of aircraft such as commercial and military transports, rotorcraft, and military fighters, and of space transportation and exploration systems. ARC develops Simulation-based Design Systems, integrating IT, CFD, facilities, simulators, and computer systems to reduce the aircraft and space transportation system design-cycle cost and time. These integrated design systems help enable the U.S. Aerospace industry to be competitive in the global marketplace and are used to support NASAs programs in the development of the next generation of aerospace technology. ARC performs Systems Analysis and develops systems analysis capabilities for programs including the NASA Aeronautics and Exploration Missions. Part III. Responses Regarding Potential Sources Statement of Capabilities Interested Offerors having the required specialized capabilities/qualifications to support some or all the work described in the Draft SOW are asked to submit a capability/qualification statement of 10 PAGES or less. There is no required font size and/or type designated for this Capability/Qualification Statement. Figures, exhibits, and diagrams must be readable. Submit your responses electronically in PDF format. The Government requests separate files for Statement of Capabilities and Contracting Approach responses. There is no limit on the page length to your responses to Part IV. Responses Regarding The Contracting Approach. The response to this Part III must include the following: 1) Company name, address, point of contact, phone, fax, e-mail, and website (if applicable.) 2) Whether your company is Large business, 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 541712 size standard 500 employees. 3) Your companys capability in each of the technical areas. For each technical area, indicate what percentage of the technical area you would perform. If you plan to subcontract a portion of the effort please explain which portion, if any, you plan to subcontract. 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. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside or 8(a) set-aside based on responses. Part IV. Responses Regarding the Contracting Approach The Government is soliciting contracting approaches to the NASA Aeronautics and Exploration Mission Modeling and Simulation 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) Socio-economic considerations: ARC is interested in your comments on establishing subcontracting goals for Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SD-VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI). b) Use of Incentives: In an attempt to determine the appropriate contract type (contract types for consideration, alone or in a hybrid combination, include both Fixed-Price and Cost-Reimbursement contracts, such as FFP, FPI, FPAF, CPFF, and CPIF), for this particular procurement, the Government is soliciting input from interested parties and asks that responses include information regarding why a particular contract type or combination of contract types might be more appropriate (benefits and impediments), how that proposed contract type would affect costs and how you would propose; as well as answers to the following questions: 1) Performance incentives: Please provide your view regarding types of fee, options, and/or other appropriate incentives for contractor performance. 2) In a mixed-team (Government / Contractor) environment, 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, identifying opportunities for technical and administrative improvement, or cost? 3) What type of evaluation criteria would you recommend for this type of procurement? b) Technical Information: What type of technical information along with the Statement of Work would you like to see with a potential solicitation (e.g., sample tasks)? c) Contract Content/Structure: Do you have any suggestions or examples of restructuring, simplifications, and clarity in the Draft SOW's description of technical areas as well as other types of additional information that would improve understanding or clarity of requirements and terms and conditions? Part V. Your Responses to the Synopsis All responses to: 1) the Statement of Capabilities and 2) Contracting Approach shall be received no later than Monday, February 24, 2014 at 5:00 PM Local PST. Please respond via electronic mail (email) to the Contract Specialist, Marie Z. Morales, at the following address: Marie.Z.Morales@nasa.gov. All questions MUST be in writing and should also be directed to Marie Z. Morales. If any interested party requests confirmation of receipt, the Contract Specialist will confirm receipt. In all responses, please reference AEMMS_Request_For_Information. Verbal questions will not be accepted. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not 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. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. 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_l ibrary/Omb.html. 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/ARC Business Opportunities home page is http:prod.nais.nasa.gov /cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=21. It is the offerors 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.
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