This is a modification to the synopsis entitled GODDARD UNIFIED ENTERPRISE SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY which was posted on March 31, 2008.
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center plans to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) NNG08230770J for Guest Unified Enterprise Services and Technology (GUEST) Procurement. This procurement is a follow-on effort to some of the requirements currently being performed under three separate contract vehicles
(NAS5-02038 with INDUS Corporation, NNG07DA01C with Beacon Associates, Inc, and NNG07DA57D with Computer Sciences Corporation). The Information Technology and Communications Directorate has the responsibility for planning and managing Goddard Space Flight Center's IT security, business infrastructure and application development, telecommunications infrastructures, and desktop management.
This responsibility encompasses all phases of IT project implementation, design and development, integration, operations, maintenance, sustaining engineering, data administration and management. To develop and manage IT projects (present and future) in support of center- and agency-wide Projects and Programs.
This procurement is an 8(a) set-aside competitive procurement.
This procurement is anticipated to result in a Fixed Price Incentive (FPI) (firm target), Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The anticipated period of performance is for five years. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard is 541513.
The anticipated release date of the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) is revised to mid May 2008. Potential offerors are encouraged to comment on all aspects of the draft solicitation, as well as identifying any unnecessary or inefficient requirements. Interested parties will be given two weeks to provide comments. Comments on the Draft RFP are not mandatory.
The Pre-Solicitation Conference schedule will be released, prior to the DRFP.
Potential offerors can access information and documentation in the GUEST Reference Library. The website URL is:
https://fpd-plan9.gsfc.nasa.gov/sites/400/ITSecurity/code700/GUEST
Potential offerors are encouraged to review the technical and procurement documents located in the GUEST Reference Library. An Interested Parties List has been posted with this notice.
In accordance with FAR 52.215-3, Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (OCT 1997), the Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of the Draft RFP or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. The anticipated release of the final RFP is 30-45 days after DRFP release, with proposals due approximately 30 days after the final solicitation release date. The use of industry comments to structure the final RFP is at the discretion of the Government.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.
An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".
The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will 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://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=51
It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site 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). Any reference notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
All questions must be submitted in writing to LaShawn K. Davis via email at LaShawn.K.Davis@nasa.gov, faxed to 301-286-6299 or mailed to: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Attn: LaShawn K. Davis, Mail Code: 210.4, Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771. Telephone questions will not be accepted. This solicitation/synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited.
