NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Wallops Flight Facility, Code 218, Wallops Island, VA 23337

S -- WALLOPS INSTITUTIONAL CONSOLIDATED CONTRACT (WICC) SOL DRFP5-12345-8629 DUE 122099 POC James R. Dolan, Contracting Officer, Phone (757) 824-2587, Fax (757) 824-1974, Email James.R.Dolan.1@gsfc.nasa.gov -- Bernie Pagliaro, Contracting Officer, Phone (757)824-1277, Fax (757)824-1974, Email Bernard.J.Pagliaro.1@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#DRFP5-12345-8629. E-MAIL: James R. Dolan, James.R.Dolan.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center's Wallops Flight Facility (GSFC/WFF) and the Navy intend to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the consolidation of facility operation services and support requirements at the WFF into one new performance based contract known as the Wallops Institutional Consolidated Contract (WICC). NASA's concept for this activity is to reduce management and administrative redundancies, and for the contractor to make continuous improvements for greater efficiency while maintaining a high level of institutional services for NASA, tenant organizations, and customers at the WFF. The goal of this activity is to create a responsive and effective institutional contract structure that takes advantage of the synergy created by this consolidation and to align industry's abilities with the GSFC/WFF Mission 2003 Plan. The types of functions to be consolidated in this contract are: Facilities Planning & Engineering, Logistics, Facilities O&M, Construction, Grounds Maintenance,Custodial Services, Chemical & Biological Science Service Support, Environmental Management Support, Health Services, Security Services, Emergency Services, Telecommunications, Tech Services Support, Accounting Systems Support, Propane Gas & Solid Waste Disposal, and Information Resource Management (Navy only). The DRFP is being issued to solicit industry's comments on the requirements, planned terms and conditions of the proposed contract, instructions for proposal preparation, and evaluation approaches. Potential offerors are specifically requested to identify unnecessary or inefficient requirements and any barriers to the implementation of the contract in a cost effective, performance-based manner. The proposed contract type is anticipated to be Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF)/Award Term (AT). This will be part of NASA's pilot project of issuing Award Term Contracts. Historical data will be provided as an attachment to the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The provisions and clauses in the DRFP will be the most current. This procurement will be set-aside for Small Business. The complete Product Service Code is S216. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8744 and $20M, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The DRFP will be released on or about December 6, 1999. All comments on the DRFP must be submitted electronically to the contracting officer by close of business December 20, 1999 or close of business 14 calendar days after the DRFP is released. The Government intends to hold a pre-solicitation conference and site visit the week of 13 December. The Government plans to issue the final RFP on or about February 15, 2000 with an anticipated proposal due date of April 15, 2000. The Government through the use of the DRFP, the pre-proposal conference and site visit intends to maintain the schedule and expects industry to voice all concerns, issues and questions in the period prior to the final RFP. The Government intends to award based on initial offers. The Government does not intend to hold discussions. Comments on the DRFP are not mandatory. The use of any comments received is at the discretion of the Government. Any subsequent RFP will be synopsized prior to its release. In accordance with FAR 52.215-3, Solicitation for Information or Planning Purposes (APR 1984), the Government does not intend to award a contract based on the DRFP, or to otherwise pay for information solicited or provided. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". The draft solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in ASCII Text, Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, Power Point 4.0) and/or Rich Text Format (RTF) and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities page is: http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the aforementioned Internet site for the release of the DRFP and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the DRFP and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Posted 10/29/99 (D-SN396312). (0302)

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