MODIFICATION
A -- Small Spacecraft Prototyping Engineering Development & Integration (SSPEDI) - Update and Q&A 12SEP2017
- Notice Date
- 9/12/2017
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- 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, California, 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- NNA17608320R
- Point of Contact
- Rosalinda R. De Leon, Phone: 650-604-6038
- E-Mail Address
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rosalinda.r.deleon@nasa.gov
(rosalinda.r.deleon@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This document contains answers to questions regarding the SpS procurement that were received after release of the Draft Request for Proposals (DRFP) on April 27, 2017 and are relevant to the change in procurement approach. This document updates the acquisition strategy for the SSPEDI requirement synopsized under NNA17608320R. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Ames Research Center (ARC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Small Spacecraft Prototyping Engineering Development & Integration (SSPEDI). Over the past 7 years, NASA ARC has partnered with the Department of Defense (DoD) on a number of activities focused on the development of small / medium satellites, satellite systems and subsystems, assembly integration and test, mission assurance, mission design, responsive manufacturing, ground operations, and launch services - often employing innovative approaches in order to accelerate acquisition timelines. Several of these capabilities are currently being met through a suite of contracts, awarded in 2010, under a single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract titled "Rapid Response Space Works (RRSW)" and a multiple award IDIQ contract titled "Modular Space Vehicle (MSV)". The SSPEDI acquisition is envisioned to serve as a follow-on to the RRSW and MSV contracts in the continued pursuit of innovative and affordable approaches through basic research, applied research, and advanced development focused on, but not limited to, payloads, buses (i.e. spacecraft subsystems such as life support; attitude control; guidance, navigation and control; command and data handling; communications system and antennas; power; thermal control; propulsion; and structures and trusses), ground systems / infrastructure and launch systems. The requirement will be split into two requirements described below that are separate but interrelated: • Space Enablers (SpE), a single award contract which supports the development of operational and enabler missions using existing architectures, infrastructures, modular components, and well-defined hardware and software interfaces. Under SpE, the contractor will also be responsible for providing related support services such as operating the RRSW facility at Kirtland AFB, which provides the ability for the Operationally Responsive Space Office to meet its "deploy" mission capability. • Space Solutions (SpS), a multiple award contract, focuses on the development of small to medium buses, payloads, and space vehicles based on specific technical and mission requirements for ORS. Primary place of performance will be: SpE: Kirtland Air Force Base Albuquerque, NM SpS: The Contractors' Facilities. A Request for Information (RFI) NNA16SSPEDI-L for this activity was posted on July 12, 2016. All future communications related to this requirement will be issued under NNA17608320R. The interested parties list that was created utilizing the RFI NNA16SSPEDI-L will be transferred to NNA17608320R. SpE and SpS will be solicited and awarded through one solicitation. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement will be for a 5 year ordering period. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541712 for Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology), Small Business size standard: 1000 employees. This requirement is anticipated to be competed Full and Open. The Government is contemplating the following contract types as follows: SpE The Government is contemplating a single award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract withCost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task orders. SpS The Government is contemplating a multiple award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) task orders. In addition, the Government is contemplating sub-contracted business goals as follows: SpE Small Business Goal 15%, Small Disadvantaged Business 5%, Woman-Owned Small Business 2%, Historically Underutilized Business Zone 1%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 3%, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 1%. SpS Small Business Goal 25%, Small Disadvantaged Business 5%, Woman-Owned Small Business 4.5%, Historically Underutilized Business Zone 1.5%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 2.5%, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 1.5%. A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) will be posted, which will seek comments from all interested parties. The Government plans to host an Industry Day at Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM after release of the DRFP. As part of the Industry Day there will be a site visit for the RRSW facility. The tentative schedule for SSPEDI SpS is as follows: • Draft RFP: 26 April 2017 • Industry Days: 3 and 4 May at Kirtland AFB (see the SSPEDI Industry Day Special Notice at the following link: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/NASA/ARC/OPDC20220/NNA17608320R/listing.html) • Final RFP: September 2017 • RFP Due Date: November 2017 • Contract Award: June 2018 NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html No solicitation has been issued; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) for the release of a solicitation or other documents relating to this procurement. All communications relative to this synopsis must be submitted in writing by e-mail, with the solicitation number (NNA17608320R) in the subject line, to James N. Shumway at James.N.Shumway@nasa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted. 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 page is https://www.fbo.gov/?s=main&mode=list&tab=list. Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available at http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC **UPDATE 6/30/2017** We'd like to thank you for your interest in the SSPEDI acquisition. We received significant participation at the SSPEDI Industry Day and received many beneficial questions in response to the draft RFP. The Industry Day slides and attendee list are now posted on the Industry Day Special Notice: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/NASA/ARC/OPDC20220/NNA17608320R/listing.html. We are currently still in the process of working through the questions and we will post the responses as soon as they are available. Because our team is also working in response to an urgent need, the SSPEDI RFP release has been delayed to an estimated release of September 2017. The SSPEDI acquisition milestones have been updated above to reflect this schedule change. In the meantime, we plan on posting the responses to the questions and any reserved draft documents as they become available. **UPDATE 9/12/2017** The following attachements have been added to this synopsis: SSPEDI - Summary of Key Changes 12SEP2017 SSPEDI SpS - QandA 12SEP2017 Due to the change in acqusition strategy, as described in the Summary of Key Changes attachment, the SSPEDI SpS RFP is now estimated for release November 2017. The SSPEDi Acqusition milestones have been updated above to reflect this change.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: SpE: Kirtland Air Force Base Albuquerque, NM, SpS: The Contractors' Facilities., United States
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