DRAGONFLY PARACHUTE DECELERATOR SYSTEM   4

NASA intends to release a solicitation for Langley Research Center's (LaRC) Dragonfly Parachute Decelerator Subsystem (PDS) for full and open competition.

Intent of the Draft Request for Proposal - NASA is still in the process of finalizing its requirements, solicitation parameters, and acquisition strategy for this procurement. In an effort to inform this process, NASA is releasing this draft Statement of Work (SOW) and applicable attachments to give industry an opportunity to provide feedback on any aspect of the pending solicitation. This is not a solicitation. NASA strongly encourages industry to carefully review this draft and identify any areas of ambiguity, inconsistency, or any other material concerns.

Information Requested from Industry

NASA requests that interested entities submit information on company letterhead with proprietary markings and restrictive legends as appropriate. NASA will not disclose the specific feedback received from one firm with other interested entities. Respondents are requested to focus on those areas of the draft RFP identified below, as well as any major areas of concern identified by the respondent regarding NASA's approach. While NASA will consider all feedback submitted and is not putting a page limit on responses to this RFI.

1. Draft Section L, Instructions to Offerors and Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award.
2. Dragonfly PDS Statement of Work (SOW), Draft Release V1
3. Attachment A SOW Requirements, Draft Release V1
4. Attachment B SOW DRL_DRD Draft Release V1
5. The following are ESTIMATED key milestone dates (NOTE: These are estimated dates only and may change at any time. Any significant changes will be posted to SAM.gov):

Milestone Date

Industry Comments Due (DRFP) October 20, 2021

RFP Issuance October 25, 2021

Proposals Due November 30, 2021

Award February 11, 2022

NASA appreciates the comments to be received in response to these draft documents. The comments are expected to result in improvements to both the quality and the content of the final RFP. This Draft does not commit NASA LaRC to pay any proposal preparation costs, nor does it obligate NASA LaRC to procure or contract for these services. This request should not be construed as authorization to proceed with, or be paid for, charges incurred by performing any of the work called for in these draft solicitation documents.

Please submit your comments/questions by 2:00pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, 20 October 2021 to alicia.m.kelly-eslinger@nasa.gov and holly.d.prinzel@nasa.gov.