Posted: Nov. 5, 2020, 6:06 p.m. EST
11/5/2020
The purpose of Amendment 003 is to:
1. Respond to Request for Proposal (RFP) questions and comments in relation to Amendment 001 (80MSFC20R0009P00001), Attachment A, RESPONSES TO INDUSTRY RFP QUESTIONS; and
2. Provide a revision to the CASS II RFP in relation to an aforementioned response, as noted in Attachment A.
(Note: Contrary to the statement on 10/30/2020 that "Amendment 003 will not require additional changes to the RFP," it was since determined additional changes were necessary).
Attachment B, SUMMARY OF CHANGES, provides the "from to" changes to the RFP from the responses to questions and comments provided by industry.
The period for questions and comments relative to this acquisition remains closed. The Government is no longer accepting additional questions or comments in relation to this solicitation or any of its amendments.
Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of this, Amendment 003 (80MSFC20R0009P00003), to the Center Administrative Support Services II (CASS II) solicitation, as part of the proposal response cover letter to RFP 80MSFC20R0009.
Failure by the offeror to acknowledge receipt of this amendment (e.g., via the offeror's proposal transmittal letter) may result in a determination that the offeror's proposal is unacceptable and therefore ineligible for award.
All other terms and conditions of RFP 80MSFC20R0009 remain unchanged.
10/30/2020
The RFP is hereby released in its entirety in MS Word format to include revisions for the streamlined utilization of offerors.
The purpose(s) of Amendment 002 - 80MSFC20R0009P00002, is to:
- Provide revisions to the CASS II RFP in relation to the corresponding (RFP) questions and comments released in Amendment 001 (80MSFC20R0009P00001), Attachment A, RESPONSES TO INDUSTRY RFP QUESTIONS.
- Change the proposal due date from 4:00 p.m., Central Time, November 09, 2020, to no later than 4:00 p.m., Central Time, November 16, 2020.
Attachment B, SUMMARY OF CHANGES, provides the from to changes to the RFP from the responses to questions and comments provided by industry released in Amendment 001 (80MSFC20R0009P00001).
The Government intends to issue Amendment 003 in response to questions previously submitted by industry in relation to Amendment 001. Amendment 003 will not require additional changes to the RFP. The period for questions and comments relative to this acquisition has closed. At this time, the Government is no longer accepting additional questions or comments in relation to this solicitation or any of its amendments.
All other terms and conditions of RFP 80MSFC20R0009 remain unchanged.
Potential offerors remain responsible for downloading their own copy of this and any additional amendments (as applicable).
Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of this, Amendment 002 - 80MSFC20R0009P00002, to the Center Administrative Support Services II (CASS II) solicitation, as part of the proposal response cover letter to RFP 80MSFC20R0009.
10/23/2020
The purpose(s) of this Amendment 001 (80MSFC20R009P00001), is NASA/MSFC's response to Request for Proposal (RFP) questions and comments in relation to the Center Administrative Support Services II (CASS II) solicitation.
Attachment A, Responses to Industry RFP Questions, provides responses to questions and comments provided by industry.
As indicated in the Government's response to several Attachment A questions, changes to RFP 80MSFC20R0009 will be released in the forthcoming Amendment 002 (80MSFC20R0009P00002).
In relation to Section L, Provision MSFC 52.205-90, Designated Point of Contact, paragraph (c), the Government will only accept additional questions specifically related to the topics discussed in Attachment A, no later than 12:00 p.m., noon, Central Time, October 28, 2020.
Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of this, Amendment 001 - 80MSFC20R0009P00001, to the Center Administrative Support Services II (CASS II) solicitation, as part of the proposal response cover letter to RFP 80MSFC20R0009.
All terms and conditions of RFP 80MSFC20R0009 remain unchanged.
Potential offerors remain responsible for downloading their own copy of this and any additional amendments (as applicable).
09/30/2020
Virtual Industry Day Charts and List of Meeting Attendees attached.
09/25/2020
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) George C. Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) is issuing this solicitation (Notice ID# 80MSFC20R0009) as a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the purchase of Center Administrative Support Services II (CASS II) to support MSFC and Michoud Assembly Facility (MAF).
This solicitation is a follow-on competition to the Center Administrative Support Services (CASS) contract, NNM16AA10C. CASS II services will continue to provide support to MSFC and MAF. The Government contemplates awarding CASS II as a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract with an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) component resulting from this solicitation.
The Government intends to solicit offers using a combination of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation; Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items; and NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) Part 1815, Contracting by Negotiation.
The following are applicable to this acquisition:
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JUN 2020);
FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation And Certifications-Commercial Items (JUN 2020) Alternate I (OCT 2014);
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (OCT 2018); and
FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (DEVIATION 20-03).
On April 3, 2020, a Request for Information (RFI) / Sources Sought Notice (Notice ID# 80MSFC20-RFI-CASS-II) was posted on beta.sam.gov, requesting capability statements from certified 8(a) Small Businesses to satisfy the Government's requirements under a follow-on procurement and for the purposes of determining the appropriate small business set-aside classification or small business subcontracting goals for the CASS II acquisition. The response due date was April 17, 2020. Since then, this set-aside has been changed from a Section 8(a) to a HUBZone set-aside.
A Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) was not released to seek industry comments for the CASS II requirement, as the acquisition of FFP commercial services will utilize a streamlined non-complex Price Performance Tradeoff (PPTO) acquisition strategy.
The CASS II acquisition is a HUBZone small business set-aside. Offerors must be identified as a HUBZone small business concern both at the time of initial offer and at the time of contract award.
The Government intends to conduct a virtual industry day briefing on September 30, 2020, to provide details regarding key features of this RFP. Potential offerors are required to register for the virtual industry day meeting no later than September 29, 2020, 12:00 p.m. Central Time by emailing renatta.r.america@nasa.gov with the Subject Line of:
CASS II - INDUSTRY DAY REGISTRATION Company Name.
The presented industry day charts, along with a list of potential offers/attendees participating in the industry day meeting, will be made available to all interested parties via http://beta.sam.gov/.
NFS Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at: https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. All questions shall be submitted in writing by email to the primary point of contact shown below (Renatta R. America, at renatta.r.america@nasa.gov).
Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this solicitation and amendments (if any).
