THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 001 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR OPERATIONS RESEARCH OF SPACE FLIGHT PROJECTS. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.
The purpose of this amendment is to amend the Proposal Page Limitations to reflect: Main Body 15-20 pages, RTO's 5 pages (technical portion), and Past Performance 5 pages (inclusion with Main Body) for a total of 25-30 pages; and to address the following Offeror's questions:
Q1] This procurement has been identified as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Should we interpret this to mean, that the small business prime cannot engage University partners ?
A1) No, but please refer back to FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting.
Q2] What exactly is the Small Business Size Standard for this procurement?
A2) "500". This information is provided in the Online RFQ in section "Additional Solicitation Information".
Q3] Do you expect this will be awarded under GSA? If not, can you please clarify how these references: “Is this a revision to a previous Quote?” and “GSA Contract Number: ____________”, relate to this opportunity?
A3) No. There is no GSA reference to this solicitation.
Q4] Is this RFP for a fixed price bid or time and material bid?
A4) Please refer to the Online RFQ, section "Additional Solicitation Information".
Q5] What is the reasonable probability for a company to be awarded the contract, if a company's principals have done lot of modeling work but not for space flight projects?
A5) Please refer to "(d) Past Performance" in the Online RFQ, section "Evaluation".
Q6] Does the model/s have to be developed on-site, or could it/they be developed off-site too?
A6) There is no "on-site" performance.
Q7] Should the proposal be submitted as a single volume or separated into technical and cost volumes?
A7) Technical volume should be SEPARATE from the cost volume and adhere to the page limitations as stated in the Online RFQ.
Q8] It is unclear whether the past performance should be a separate volume or included in the technical or cost proposal. If it is part of the technical volume, does it count towards the page limitation?
A8) Past performance can be cited in the main body response as an appendix inclusion to the overall main body with a maximum of five (5) pages for the total appendix page count. (15-20 Main Body + 5 RTO's + 5 Past Performance = 30 page maximum count for the solicitation response)
Q9] Does the 15-20 page limitation apply to the technical proposal only or to the technical proposal and RTO exercises?
A9) Please see previous response to question #8.
Q10] Do font sizes in graphics also need to be 12 pt. font?
A10) Font size in graphics need not be 12-point font but MUST be legible and easily readable.
Q11] Does the contractor have to be on-site for the full duration? Or can work be done off-site with periodic trips to NASA?
A11) All work is done off-site.
Q12] What is the expected Level of Effort (LOE) or total labor hours available for this SOW?
A12) The SOW under this contract is in accordance with performance based contracting procedures. Therefore, the Government does not provide that type of information.
Q13] Are contractor proposals supposed to provide cost/resource estimates for just the two (2) task orders presented in the solicitation, or for the full LOE/Hours expected on the SOW?
A13) Please refer to the information on the Online RFQ, section "Additional Instructions".
Q14] The solicitation reads as if a COTS software solution preferred, with some customization as needed for specific tasks. Is this correct?
A14) As per the SOW, the software plan shall identify any open source software.
Q15] Are any security clearances (e.g., SECRET, TOP SECRET) required for this work?
A15) Please refer to the Online RFQ for all instructions and clauses associated with this solicitation.
Q16] Is NASA open to other methods for cost estimation other than the parametric methods presented in the task orders? (e.g., simulation)
A16) All requirements for this contract has been posted via the Online RFQ. An Offeror's proposed methods for cost estimation in accordance with the requirements under the SOW, is to the discretion of the Offeror.
Q17] Does the proposing contractor have to already be a contractor for NASA or done work with NASA in the past?
A17) No.
The due date for receipt of offers is not extended.
Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on [ENTER DATE]. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet. These documents reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51
