Posted: Jan. 13, 2020, 4:22 p.m. EST
80KSC019R0019 Amendment 04 - 01/13/2020
NASA/KSC is releasing Amendment 04 to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA Environmental and Medical Contract (NEMCON). RFP Amendment 04 consists of updates to the following portions of the RFP:
-SF30
-Instructions for error correction to Attachment L-03b, Basic Cost Template
NOTE: The proposal due date remains unchanged.
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 52.215-1(c)(6), "Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award."
Prospective Offerors are cautioned to review this amendment carefully and in its entirety to discern all changes.
All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing, utilizing the Question Form or Comment Form, via email to ksc-nemcon-info@mail.nasa.gov.
Telephone questions will not be accepted.
80KSC019R0019 Amendment 03 - 01/10/2020
NASA/KSC is releasing Amendment 03 to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA Environmental and Medical Contract (NEMCON). RFP Amendment 03 consists of updates to the following portions of the RFP:
-SF30
-Instructions for error correction to Attachment L-03b, Basic Cost Template
-Change page for Section L
NOTE: The proposal due date has been revised FROM: 3:00 p.m. EST on January 15, 2020 TO: 3:00 p.m. EST on January 17, 2020.
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 52.215-1(c)(6), "Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award."
Prospective Offerors are cautioned to review this amendment carefully and in its entirety to discern all changes.
All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing, utilizing the Question Form or Comment Form, via email to ksc-nemcon-info@mail.nasa.gov.
Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Additional Questions and Answers - 01/10/2020
Additional questions have been submitted in regards to the NEMCON procurement. This notice is to provide the Government response. No amendments will be made to the RFP. The due date and time remains unchanged.
80KSC019R0019 Amendment 02 - 01/06/2020
NASA/KSC is releasing Amendment 02 to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA Environmental and Medical Contract (NEMCON). RFP Amendment 02 consists of updates to the following portions of the RFP:
-SF30
-Instructions for error correction to Attachment L-03b, Basic Cost Template
-Change pages for Section L
NOTE: The proposal due date has been revised FROM: 3:00 p.m. EST on January 9, 2020 TO: 3:00 p.m. EST on January 15, 2020.
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 52.215-1(c)(6), "Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award."
Prospective Offerors are cautioned to review this amendment carefully and in its entirety to discern all changes.
All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing, utilizing the Question Form or Comment Form, via email to ksc-nemcon-info@mail.nasa.gov.
Telephone questions will not be accepted.
80KSC019R0019 Amendment 01 - 12/17/2019
NASA/KSC is releasing Amendment 01 to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA Environmental and Medical Contract (NEMCON). RFP Amendment 01 consists of updates to the following portions of the RFP:
-SF30
-Change pages for Sections B through M
-Change page for Attachment J-01, Performance Work Statement
In addition, responses to questions received between November 22 and December 10, 2019 have been posted.
Prospective Offerors are cautioned to review this amendment carefully and in its entirety to discern all changes.
All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing, utilizing the Question Form or Comment Form, via email to ksc-nemcon-info@mail.nasa.gov.
Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Comment and Question Forms - 11/25/2019
Comment and Question Forms have been added to the Request for Proposal (RFP) for NEMCON. They are titled, 80KSC019R0019-Comment Card and 80KSC019R0019-Question Card, and shall be used to submit either comments or questions regarding the NEMCON RFP in accordance with Provision L.14.
Comments and Questions are due on or before 4:00 p.m. EST on December 10, 2019.
This is not an amendment to the RFP and does not require acknowledgement at time of proposal.
Original Posting - 11/22/2019
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) is pleased to issue this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA Environmental and Medical Contract (NEMCON) acquisition. This notice relates to the Sources Sought Notice (Reference Number 80KSC019NEMCON), Synopsis (Reference Number 80KSC019R0019) and replaces in its entirety the Draft RFP (Reference Number 80KSC019R0019-DRAFT).
Requirements contemplated under the NEMCON include
1. NASA KSC Environmental Compliance Support: conduct permit sampling and analysis; prepare regulatory reports; provide regulatory consultation; investigate and clean up hazardous material spills; sample, characterize, and dispose of hazardous and controlled waste; perform ecological monitoring and manage data sets; monitor impacts from KSC launches on the environment; assist with compliance surveillance; provide professional engineering services; and provide compliance program management support and subject matter expertise.
2. NASA KSC Environmental Health Support: provide industrial hygiene, health physics (radiation safety), and public health services to include providing expert consultation; scheduling work with customers; conducting hazard assessments and exposure monitoring; providing support to hazardous operations (e.g., confined space permitting, confined space monitoring, toxic vapor monitoring); operating onsite laboratories to analyze samples; arranging for offsite laboratory services to analyze samples; preparing reports for customers; and implementing a quality assurance program.
3. NASA KSC Aerospace Medicine Support: provide aerospace medicine expertise; provide medical and human systems expertise to evaluate ground system and flight vehicle designs for flight crew interfaces (e.g., emergency egress systems); develop and implement medical support and incident response plans for launch and landing events and exercises; provide and train medical support personnel for launch and landing events and exercises; provide medical support to flight crews when stationed at KSC (e.g., NASA health stabilization program implementation, visitor medical evaluations, and clinical laboratory analysis).
4. NASA KSC Occupational Health Support: operate onsite clinics; conduct physical examinations and issue medical certifications; provide medical treatments to employees and launch guests; provide employee assistance counselling; provide health and medical training services; operate fitness facilities; perform musculoskeletal rehabilitation services; provide health education and wellness services; direct emergency medical services; manage employee medical records; and provide clinical laboratory services.
5. Air Force Occupational and Environmental Health Support: provide occupational health services (e.g., conduct physical examinations, issue medical certifications, and provide clinical laboratory services) and environmental health services (e.g., industrial hygiene, health physics, public health, emergency response, and potable water system sampling support) to the 45th Space Wing (and their tenants) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) and Patrick Air Force Base (PAFB).
6. NASA Headquarters Environmental Support: provide Agency sustainability, energy, water, National Environmental Policy Act, greenhouse gas reporting, and climate risk program management support and subject matter expertise; assist with policy development and functional compliance; prepare Agency plans, reports, and guidance documents; facilitate Agency working groups, community of practice meetings, and environmental conferences; and manage Agency sustainability award calls.
7. NASA Agency Environmental Support: perform audits of offsite hazardous and controlled waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities used by NASA and update and maintain Center environmental resource documents, cultural resource management plans, and natural resource management plans.
8. Other Support for NASA KSC, NASA HQ, and other NASA Centers and the 45th Air Force Space Wing: NEMCON may also provide additional medical, occupational health, environmental health, and environmental services (special projects and recurring services) as requested through separate ordering procedures.
This is a total small business set-aside procurement.
The North American Industry Classification System code and size standard is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, and $16.5 million, respectively.
A NEMCON website has been established at https://procurement.ksc.nasa.gov/NEMCON. Interested parties may register for access to the Bidder's Library and other information.
NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT EXPORT CONTROL DOCUMENTATION:
This RFP contains Export Controlled documentation. Access to RFP details will only be granted through System for Award Management (SAM) requests. Please register on beta.SAM.gov to obtain all RFP information.
Note: Sources that have not previously registered for access to Export Controlled documentation in SAM will first need to submit documentation to the U.S./Canada Joint Certification Office. See https://www.dla.mil/HQ/LogisticsOperations/Services/JCP/ for details on required documentation. Please ensure the company address submitted on the DD2345 is EXACTLY the same as the address registered in SAM (www.SAM.gov); any deviation in address with cause the form to be returned to the contractor for correction. This complete process can take a few weeks and can only be done through the mail due to original signature. Since electronic transmission is not permitted by the Joint Certification Program (JCP), it is advised that interested parties submit their documentation to JCP as soon as possible. Certification by JCP is valid for a 5-year period.
Once approved by the JCP, sources will then need to contact the Federal Service Desk to have their registration updated with export control access (JCP certified) and complete the process at https://www.fsd.gov/ . This takes approximately 3 days to complete the process. Once your beta.SAM.gov registration has been updated, please submit your request for access for the documentation of this requirement using your Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN). For more information please contact the Federal Service Desk.
