Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The purpose of this amendment is to (1) provide industry with responses to questions, (2) updated L.29 Paragraph C with new hyperlink for EFFS-Box submissions and (3) update Attachment J-C in response... The purpose of this amendment is to (1) provide industry with responses to questions, (2) updated L.29 Paragraph C with new hyperlink for EFFS-Box submissions and (3) update Attachment J-C in response to questions. ********************************* The purpose of this amendment is to (1) provide industry with responses to questions, (2) update the RFP in response to questions, (3) update attachment J-Q and (4) exhibit 1 PPQ. ********************************* The purpose of this amendment is to (1) provide industry with responses to questions, (2) update the associated attachments (i.e., J-A, J-B, J-C, J-F, J-H, J-J, J-P, J-Q), exhibit 2, (3) update clauses and (4) extend the proposal due date from June 30, 2022 to July 11, 2022. ********************************* This notice is being issued as a Request for Proposal under solicitation number 80TECH22R0001. The principal purpose of this eMITS is to provide the NASA Office of Chief Information Technology (OCIO) and NASA Office of Communications (OCOMM) with Information Technology (IT) management, multimedia, communication services and related services. The place of performance is at all NASA Centers and Facilities. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquistion can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf. Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Gisela Moreno, gisela.a.moreno@nasa.gov and Cory Rasnic, cory.t.rasnic@nasa.gov by June 7th at 4:00 PM ET. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Offerors shall follow all instructions listed in L.29 Electronic Submission of Proposals - Proposal Marking and Delivery Through NASA's EFSS Box (May 2021) of the attached RFP for submission instructions. Proposals are due no later than 4:00 PM ET on June 30th, 2022.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The purpose of this update is to provide industry with the Determination and Findings for Consolidation of Requirements in accordance with 15 U.S.C 657q, Consolidation of contract requirements. ******... The purpose of this update is to provide industry with the Determination and Findings for Consolidation of Requirements in accordance with 15 U.S.C 657q, Consolidation of contract requirements. **************** This update is to provide notification to industry in accordance with 15 U.S.C 657q, Consolidation of contract requirements. The NASA Information Technology Procurement Office (ITPO) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Enterprise Multimedia and Integrated Technical Services (eMITS). The principal purpose of eMITS is to provide the NASA Office of Chief Information Technology (OCIO) and NASA Office of Communications (OCOMM) with Information Technology (IT) management, multimedia, communication services and related services. In accordance with 15 U.S.C 657q, notice is being provided that NASA has determined that consolidating these requirements into one enterprise contract is necessary and justified. The proposed contract vehicle will consolidate and standardize application and platform service requirements from several existing contract vehicles. Consolidation and standardization of IT support to the maximum extent practicable will enable NASA to harness economies of scale; decrease potential conflicts in IT environments among NASA Centers; create uniformity in services and service delivery; decrease the number of software licenses that are funded but unused; and alleviate unnecessary duplication. Any questions related to this notice must be submitted electronically via email to Gisela Moreno at gisela.a.moreno@nasa.gov and Cory Rasnic at cory.t.rasnic@nasa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted. **************** The purpose of this update is to provide industry with the questions and answers for the Draft Request for Proposal. Please refer to the attachment titled eMITS QA for DRFP 80TECH22R0001. **************** The Government is providing a preliminary response to industry that will be reflected in the Final RFP. From: DRFP section L.32(a), Recency is defined as performance occurring within the last three (3) years of the date of issuance of the Final Request for Proposals, except the ongoing programs must have begun no less than six (6) months from the issuance of the release date of the Final Request for Proposals. DRFP section L.32(e), Prime Offerors shall furnish the past performance information requested for similar efforts with a minimum average annual contract value of $15M. DRFP section L.32(e)(1) The combined total of the Offeror’s (including Joint Ventures) and proposed Significant Subcontractors’ past prime or subcontract experience shall be limited to no more than four (4) reference contracts for the Offeror (including Joint Ventures) and no more than two (2) reference contracts for each Significant Subcontractor for which performance occurred within the last three (3) years of the release date of the Final Request for Proposal. DRFP section M.6(c): Recency is defined as performance occurring within the last three (3) years of the issuance date of the Final Request for Proposal, except the ongoing programs must have begun no less than six (6) months from the date of the issuance of the Final Request for Proposal. DRFP section M.6(d) Past Performance Evaluation Factor, For a prime contractor’s contract reference(s) to be considered at least minimally “relevant”, it must meet/exceed an average annual contract value of at least $15M. To: DRFP section L.32(a), Recency is defined as performance occurring within the last five (5) years of the date of issuance of the Final Request for Proposals, except the ongoing programs must have begun no less than six (6) months from the issuance of the release date of the Final Request for Proposals. DRFP section L.32(e), Prime Offerors shall furnish the past performance information requested for similar efforts with a minimum average annual contract value of $10M. DRFP section L.32(e)(1), The combined total of the Offeror’s (including Joint Ventures) and proposed Significant Subcontractors’ past prime or subcontract experience shall be limited to no more than nine (9) reference contracts. The Offeror (including Joint Ventures) shall be limited to no more than three (3) reference contracts and no more than two (2) reference contracts for each Significant Subcontractor for which performance occurred within the last five (5) years of the release date of the Final Request for Proposal. DRFP section M.6(c): Recency is defined as performance occurring within the last five (5) years of the issuance date of the Final Request for Proposal, except the ongoing programs must have begun no less than six (6) months from the date of the issuance of the Final Request for Proposal. DRFP section M.6(d) Past Performance Evaluation Factor, For a prime contractor’s contract reference(s) to be considered at least minimally “relevant”, it must meet/exceed an average annual contract value of at least $10M. **************** The purpose of this update is to provide industry with the preproposal conference slides and the preproposal conference photo tour. **************** This purpose of this update is to notify industry that the remaining Q&A responses will be forthcoming. **************** The Government is providing a preliminary response to industry that will be reflected in the Final RFP. From: Draft RFP (DRFP) section L.31 COST/PRICE VOLUME INSTRUCTIONS, For proposal purposes, significant subcontractors are defined as subcontractors or Inter-/IntraWork Transfer Authorizations (IWTA) having a contract value equal to or greater than an average annual value of $20 Million. Nonsignificant subcontractors are defined as subcontractors having a contract value less than an average annual value of $20 Million. DRFP section L.32(a), For the purposes of the Past Performance Volume, a proposed significant subcontractor is defined as any proposed subcontractor that is estimated to meet/exceed an average annual contract value of $20M. DRFP section L.32(e), Prime Offerors shall furnish the past performance information requested for similar efforts with a minimum average annual contract value of $20M. For the purposes of the Past Performance Volume, a proposed significant subcontractor is defined as any proposed subcontractor that is estimated to meet/exceed an average annual contract value of $20M. DRFP section M.6 Past Performance Evaluation Factor, For a prime contractor’s contract reference(s) to be considered at least minimally “relevant”, it must meet/exceed an average annual contract value of at least $20M. A proposed significant subcontractor for this procurement is defined as any proposed subcontractor that is estimated to meet/exceed an average annual contract value of $20M. To: DRFP section L.31 COST/PRICE VOLUME INSTRUCTIONS, For proposal purposes, significant subcontractors are defined as subcontractors or Inter-/IntraWork Transfer Authorizations (IWTA) having a contract value equal to or greater than an average annual value of $15 Million. Nonsignificant subcontractors are defined as subcontractors having a contract value less than an average annual value of $15 Million. DRFP section L.32(a), For the purposes of the Past Performance Volume, a proposed significant subcontractor is defined as any proposed subcontractor that is estimated to meet/exceed an average annual contract value of $15M. DRFP section L.32(e), Prime Offerors shall furnish the past performance information requested for similar efforts with a minimum average annual contract value of $15M. For the purposes of the Past Performance Volume, a proposed significant subcontractor is defined as any proposed subcontractor that is estimated to meet/exceed an average annual contract value of $15M. DRFP section M.6 Past Performance Evaluation Factor, For a prime contractor’s contract reference(s) to be considered at least minimally “relevant”, it must meet/exceed an average annual contract value of at least $15M. A proposed significant subcontractor for this procurement is defined as any proposed subcontractor that is estimated to meet/exceed an average annual contract value of $15M. There are no changes to the following areas: DRFP section L.32(e), The Offeror shall provide the past performance information requested for any significant subcontractor(s) with a minimum average annual contract value of at least 25% of the estimated average annual dollar value of the proposed significant subcontract. DRFP section M.6 Past Performance Evaluation Factor, For a significant subcontractor’s contract reference(s) to be considered at least minimally “relevant”, it must meet/exceed an average annual contract value of at least 25% of that portion of this procurement that the subcontractor is proposed (or estimated) to perform. **************** This notice is to update the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is Gisela Moreno, gisela.a.moreno@nasa.gov. As of March 25, 2022, all contractual and/or technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Gisela Moreno at gisela.a.moreno@nasa.gov and Cory Rasnic at cory.t.rasnic@nasa.gov. **************** This update is to provide information on the pre-proposal conference as follows: The Enterprise Multimedia and Integrated Technical Services (eMITS) Pre-Proposal conference will be held on March 21, 2022 at 9:00 AM CST via Microsoft Teams. The registration form is attached. On the form, please include the name of each representative from your company that will be attending. A Microsoft Teams meeting invite will be provided to each representative listed on the registration form. This form should be returned to Cory Rasnic, Contract Specialist, at cory.t.rasnic@nasa.gov and Christi Edwards, christi.s.edwards@nasa.gov by Friday, March 18 at 12:00 PM CST. One-on-one meetings with industry will also be offered March 22 – 25, 2022 via Microsoft Teams. The registration form for the conferences is also attached. On the form, please include the name of each representative from your company that will be attending the one-on-one meeting. A Microsoft Teams meeting invite will be provided to each representative listed on the registration form. This form should be returned to Cory Rasnic, Contract Specialist, at cory.t.rasnic@nasa.gov and Christi Edwards, Contracting Officer, at christi.s.edwards@nasa.gov by Monday, March 21 at 4:00 PM CST. ****** This update to the presolicitation notice provides the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Enterprise Multimedia and Integrated Technical Servces (eMITS) requirement. This update includes: 1) The Draft RFP Cover Letter, 2) eMITS DRFP Comment Template, 3) eMITS DRFP (to include Attachments, Enclosures and Exhibits). ******* The NASA Information Technology Procurement Office (ITPO) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Enterprise Multimedia and Integrated Services (eMITS). The principal purpose of eMITS is to provide the NASA Office of Chief Information Technology (OCIO) and NASA Office of Communications (OCOMM) with Information Technology (IT) management, multimedia, communication services and related services. The Place of Performance is at all NASA Centers and Facilities. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item or commercial services as defined in FAR Part 2.101 and does not intend to issue a FAR Part 12 contract. It is anticipated that this acquisition will be a total small business set-aside. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541519 – Other Computer Related Services and $30M, respectively. It is also anticipated that the subject RFP will be for a Single Award, Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) Core and Hybrid Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) with CPAF and Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) CLINs, with a 57 day Phase-In,12 month base period, and seven 12 month Option Periods. The anticipated release date of a Draft Request For Proposal (DRFP) is in the first quarter of 2022. This will be an opportunity for potential offerors to provide questions, comments or any concerns regarding the DRFP and attachments which includes the Performance Work Statement (PWS). No proposal/offer is to be submitted in response to a DRFP. NASA also anticipates holding a virtual pre-proposal conference in the first quarter of 2022. Details regarding this event will be shared on sam.gov. The anticipated release date of the RFP is in the second quarter of 2022 with an anticipated offer due date in the second quarter of 2022. Please note a Secret facilities clearance will be required in accordance with a DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification. The Secret level facility clearance must be in place by the due date for receipt of proposals. For proposals submitted as joint ventures, the facility clearance must be granted in the name of the joint venture. In regard to the past performance evaluation, it is anticipated that a proposed significant subcontractor will be defined as any proposed subcontractor that is estimated to meet/exceed an average annual contract value of $20M. In regard to the cost evaluation, it is anticipated that significant subcontractors will be defined as subcontractors having a contract value equal to or greater than an average annual value of $20 Million. Please note significant subcontractors will be required to submit their information along with the Prime Offeror’s proposal. It is anticipated that nonsignificant subcontractors will be defined as subcontractors having a contract value less than an average annual value of $20 Million. All responsible sources may submit an offer when applicable, which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on www.sam.gov. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and/or technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Christi Edwards at christi.s.edwards@nasa.gov and Cory Rasnic at cory.t.rasnic@nasa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted.