NASA JSC Solicitation: Bioastronautics Contract
Synopsis – Sep 26, 2011
General Information
Solicitation Number: NAS902078D
Posted Date: Sep 26, 2011
FedBizOpps Posted Date: Sep 26, 2011
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No
Original Response Date: Oct 10, 2011
Current Response Date: Oct 10, 2011
Classification Code: B — Special studies and analysis – not R and D
NAICS Code: 541711 – Research and Development in Biotechnology
Contracting Office Address
NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH
Description
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION, OR INVITATION TO BID NOTICE. NASA/JSC has a requirement for the continued support of the Occupational Health Program in the Space Life Sciences Directorate (SLSD). NASA/JSC intends to continue the required support from the current provider, Wyle Integrated Science & Engineering Group (Wyle).
NASA intends to modify the scope of the Bioastronautics Contract (BC), NAS9-02078, to add the Occupational Health Program requirements from the Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health Contract (OMOHC), NNJ06HB47C. The BC was awarded competitively to Wyle on March 11, 2003, to provide a broad range of life science services at the JSC. The contract was awarded for a basic period of five years, plus one 3-year option and one 2-year option with a completion date of April 30, 2013.The Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health Contract (OMOHC), NNJ06HB47C, was competitively awarded to Wyle on June 1, 2006, to provide occupational medicine and health services. The contract was awarded for a basic period of three years with award term periods for a completion date of July 31, 2016.
As a result of the significant SLSD upgrades and infrastructure consolidations, it is critical that the requirement currently performed by the BC and OMOHC contracts be consolidated into a single set of requirements. Wyle is the only responsible source that has the qualifications to provide these services that would enable a bridge period until the potential award of a competitive contract in May 2013. Conducting a competitive procurement for this bridge period would disrupt on-going services and would lead to a loss of expertise that could result in significant delays or non-compliance.
The BC consists of two parts: Part 1 is the core capabilities for contract management and maintaining baseline operations readiness of the Bioastronautics facilities; Part 2 provides for medical services, research, technology development, engineering, operations support, and flight hardware. Part 2 is further divided into (i) requirements that are authorized by level-of-effort task orders and (ii) requirements authorized by issuance of Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) tasks. There is no intention to extend the period performance to the BC. The Human Health and Performance Contract (HHPC) is the follow-on contract. See synopsis NNJ11399614L issued on September 23, 2011.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. CDT on October 10, 2011. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to procure this effort on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.
Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The installation Ombudsman is Melanie Saunders at melanie.saunders-1@nasa.gov.
Point of Contact
Name: LaToy J. Jones
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 281-244-8023
Fax: 281-483-4066
Email: latoy.j.jones@nasa.gov
Name: Cheryl D. Bass
Title: Contract Specialist
Phone: 281-483-3476
Fax: 281-483-7890
Email: cheryl.d.bass@nasa.gov
