SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- DRAGONFLY PARACHUTE DECELERATOR SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 11/24/2021 12:39:29 PM
- Notice Type
- Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541715
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER HAMPTON VA 23681 USA
- ZIP Code
- 23681
- Solicitation Number
- 80LARC22R0001
- Response Due
- 12/8/2021 11:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 03/31/2022
- Point of Contact
- Alicia Kelly-Eslinger, Phone: (757) 864-7589, Fax: N/A, Holly Prinzel, Phone: (757) 864-9146, Fax: N/A
- E-Mail Address
-
alicia.m.kelly-eslinger@nasa.gov, holly.d.prinzel@nasa.gov
(alicia.m.kelly-eslinger@nasa.gov, holly.d.prinzel@nasa.gov)
- Description
- You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space� Administration (NASA) Langley�s Dragonfly Parachute Decelerator Subsystem (PDS) solicitation. �The�principal purpose of this requirement is to provide the design, fabrication and delivery and data�associated with the PDS. NASA will conduct this acquisition as a full and open competition. �The North American Industry�Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541715 and the small business size�standard is 1,000. This competitive acquisition will result in a Cost-Plus-Fixed Fee (CPFF) contract. The contract�will have a total potential period of performance of four and one half years (4.5) years. The anticipated contract award date is 11 February 2022 with a 14 February 2022 contract effective�date. The contract will be performed primarily offsite at the Contractor�s facilities; however� onsite access to NASA Langley, Johnson and Ames may be required. Potential offerors should pay close attention to all solicitation instructions; however, the�following requirements list is summarized to assist in proposal development. �Please note that this�list is not exhaustive, and the solicitation terms and conditions and provisions in sections L and�M take precedence: 1. � The Government will make available existing Installation-Accountable Government Property�(IAGP) for onsite contract performance [and Government Furnished Property (GFP) for offsite use at�the Contractor�s facility as described in the RFP]. 2. � NASA has determined that this acquisition may give rise to a potential organizational conflict�of interest (OCI). �Offerors should refer to clause H.8 57.227-96, Organizational and Personal�Conflicts of Interest, as well as Attachments 4 and 5 for instructions relating to OCI.�Additionally, this solicitation includes NASA clause 1852.237-72 Access to Sensitive Information� and 1852.237-73, Release of Sensitive information relating to OCIs. 3. � NASA Langley appreciates the comments received in response to the release of the Draft RFP. �These comments resulted in improvements to the quality and content of the overall RFP. �Offerors�should review the RFP in its entirety, as its content has changed from the Draft RFP version. 4. � Be advised, in accordance with provision L.20(f) Offerors need to encourage their references�to submit their Past Performance Questionnaires directly to the Contracting Officer prior to�proposal due date. 5. � Offerors are required to have a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code that matches the�corporate address submitted with its proposal. Offerors are encouraged to refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.215-1,�INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS�COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION, in particular paragraph (f)(4) which discusses the Government�s right to award a contract without�discussions. In order to control and protect sensitive data owned by the Government and its Contractors, NASA� policy required all acquisition-related documents be released in Adobe Portable Document Format�(PDF), excluding the RFP�s Attachment 1-Cost Forms. The Offeror�s Cost or Price Proposal Volume�shall include completed exhibits in Microsoft Office Excel format with working cell formulas. Documents related to this acquisition, including this letter, the solicitation, attachments,�exhibits, any amendments and links to online reference/technical/bidders library will be attainable�electronically from the World Wide Web through the Government-wide point of entry website at�www.SAM.gov. Potential Offerors are requested to periodically monitor the websites for updates. 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/pub_library/Omb.html. This RFP does not commit NASA Langley to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate�NASA Langley to procure or contract for these services. �This request is not an authorization to�proceed, and does not authorize payment for any charges incurred by the offeror for performing any�of the work called for in this solicitation. Proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall be due no later than 03 December 2021 at�2:00 PM ET. Proposals for this solicitation are required to be submitted through NASA�s Enterprise�File Sharing and Sync Box (EFSS Box), a FedRAMP Moderate certified platform. Potential offerors, especially those that have not previously submitted a proposal utilizing NASA�s�EFSS Box, are encouraged to review the solicitation instruction entitled �Electronic Submission of�Proposals � Proposal Marking and Delivery� which provides instructions related to the submission of�proposal via EFSS Box. �Offerors are encouraged to check with their corporate IT staff to determine�if there are firewall restrictions that would need to be addressed prior to the submission of proposal files through NASA�s EFSS Box. In accordance with NFS 1815.201(f), a �Blackout Notice� has been issued to NASA personnel.All inquiries/communications pertaining to this acquisition shall be directed only to the Contracting Officer listed below. All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Alicia Kelly-Eslinger, Contracting Officer, at alicia.m.kelly-eslinger@nasa.gov on or before 19�November�2021 at 2:00 PM ET. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration. Thank you for your support. We look forward to receiving your proposals. UPDATE Amendment 01 -- 09 November 2021: Additional documents uploaded in support of the Dragonfly PDS solicitation. UPDATE -- 16 November 2021: Due to the addition of supplemental information uploaded on 09 November 2021, an extension to the question due date is being incorporated as follows:�All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Alicia Kelly-Eslinger, Contracting Officer, at alicia.m.kelly-eslinger@nasa.gov on or before 19�November�2021 at 2:00 PM ET. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration. UPDATE Amendment 02 -- 24 November 2021: �As a result of the questions submitted by industry, the Government is incorporating a revised base solicitation, updated copies of Exhibits A&B as well as the final question responses. An extension to the proposal due date is included through�08 December 2021 at 2:00 PM Eastern.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Hampton, VA 23681, USA
- Zip Code: 23681
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 23681
- Record
- SN06184985-F 20211126/211124230117 (samdaily.us)
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