NASA ARC Solicitation: Organizational Assessment and Implementation Plan
Synopsis/Solicitation Combo – Jun 21, 2011
Statement of Work – Posted on Jun 21, 2011
General Information
Solicitation Number: NNA11369196Q-REV
Posted Date: Jun 21, 2011
FedBizOpps Posted Date: Jun 21, 2011
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No
Original Response Date: Jul 06, 2011
Current Response Date: Jul 06, 2011
Classification Code: R — Professional, administrative, and mgmt support services
NAICS Code: 541611 – Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
Set-Aside Code: Total Small Business
Contracting Office Address
NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
Description
NASA/ARC has a requirement for an Organizational Assessment and Implementation Plan. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for an Organization Assessment and Implementation Plan.
The magnitude of this project is estimated between $25,000 and $70,000.
SPECIFICATIONS: See the attached Statement of Work at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=21#145193 .
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Initial findings meeting within thirty (30) days of award. Complete delivery and briefing of findings and recommendations at NASA Ames Research Center within sixty (60) days of award.
This procurement is a total small business set-aside. In accordance with FAR 19.001, a small business concern is defined as a concern that is qualified as a small business under the criteria and size standards in 13 CFR Part 121, and is organized for profit with a place of business located in the United States or its outlying areas and that makes a significant contribution to the U.S. economy through payment of taxes and/or use of American products, material and/or labor. Additional information regarding small business contracting with the federal government is available from the Small Business Administration at http://www.sba.gov/ .
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code and the small business size standard for this procurement is 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) with a small business size of less than $7M.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.
Electronic offers for the items(s) described above are due by Thursday, July 7 11, 2011, no later than 10:00 AM Pacific Time, to the Contracting Officer, Jeannette Albiez, email Jeannette.albiez@nasa.gov, and must include: a firm fixed price for the required items, solicitation number, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, response and be signed by an authorized company representative. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-48.
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html .
The NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm .
Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JUNE 2008), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. Please note paragraphs (j) and (k) that require all offerors to have a DUNS number and current CCR registration.
Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-3 (JAN 2011), Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items with their offer. If the offeror has already entered their representations and certifications at the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at https://orca.bpn.gov/ , offerors are only required to complete paragraph (b) of the provision.
FAR 52.212-4 (JUN 2010), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable.
FAR 52.212-5 (JAN 2011), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards, 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation, 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.222-19 Child Labor – Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies, 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving, 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases,52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- Central Contractor Registration, 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965,
The following FAR and NFS clauses will also be incorporated into any resultant contract:
NFS 1852.215-84 Ombudsman(“Deborah L. Feng, NASA Ames Research Center, M/S 200-9, Moffett Field, CA 94035-0001”), NFS 1852.223-72 Safety and Health (Short Form), NFS 1852.225-70 Export Licenses, NFS 1852.237-73 Release of Sensitive Information.
All contractual and technical questions about this solicitation must be in writing (e-mail only) to: Jeannette.albiez@nasa.gov not later than Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Answers to all questions will be posted as RFQ modifications.
Selection and award will be made to the offeror whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government, with consideration given to the following evaluation factors: 1. Your company’s capability and professional qualifications in meeting the requirements as described in the Statement of Work, 2. Your company’s past performance: Please provide a list of relevant work performed in the past five years, including contract type, contract number, technical description, dollar amount, period of performance, and a customer reference name and telephone number. (3) Price: An evaluation of the reasonableness of the quoted price. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer.
An ombudsman has been appointed — See NASA Specific Note “B”.
It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the release of solicitation amendments (if any): http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=21 . Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available at http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eis/admin/admin.cgi?center=ARC . Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs link below.
Point of Contact
Name: Jeannette Albiez
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 650-604-1029
Fax: 650-604-0912
Email: Jeannette.Albiez@nasa.gov
Name: Ronnee R. Gonzalez
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 650-604-4386
Fax: 650-604-0270
Email: ronnee.r.gonzalez@nasa.gov
