Presolicitation Notice: ISS Vehicle Segment Sustaining Engineering

General Information

• Document Type: Presolicitation Notice
• Solicitation Number: 9-BG-58-2-82P-a
• Posted Date: Dec 17, 2002
• Original Response Date:
• Original Archive Date: Dec 17, 2003
• Current Archive Date:
• Classification Code: A — Research & Development

Contracting Office Address

NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BG

Description

NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Vehicle Segment Sustaining Engineering in support of the International Space Station Program (ISSP). NASA/JSC intends to purchase these services from Boeing Space and Communications Group to fulfill these requirements. The authority permitting other than full and open competition is FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). NASA/JSC believes that this contracting approach will significantly reduce technical and schedule risk to the ISSP.

The plan is to award a contract in January of 2004. The basic period of performance for this contract is anticipated to be January 1, 2004, thru September 30, 2006. It is also anticipated that this contract will contain two one-year priced options, which, if exercised, would bring the period of performance to September 30, 2008. See note 22. The Government intends to issue a hybrid contract to fulfill these requirements.

The vast majority of the requirements will be obtained using a Cost Plus Incentive Fee/Award Fee/Performance Fee (CPIF/AF/PF) contract arrangement. Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) performance based task orders and delivery orders will be utilized to obtain the remaining requirements. In accordance with NPD 5000.2A, a uniform methodology was utilized to develop the subcontracting goals for this contract.

The subcontracting goals are as follows; small business 22%, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 11%, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) 5%, Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) 1%, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 1%, Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI) 1%, and HUBZones 1%. The contractor will be allow to include all lower tiered subcontracts in calculating socioeconomic goal performance.

The ISS Contract Strategy homepage can be found at url: http://jsc-web-pub.jsc.nasa.gov/bd01/excellent-strategy/

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541710 and 1,500 employees. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. An Ombudsman has been appointed, See NASA Specific Note “B”. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html

Original Point of Contact

John E. Trahan, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-0543, Fax (281) 244-7563, Email john.e.trahan1@jsc.nasa.gov

Email your questions to John E. Trahan at john.e.trahan1@jsc.nasa.gov