SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- Operation and Management of NASA's sole Federally Funded Research and Development Center, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, located in Pasadena, CA.
- Notice Date
- 9/27/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 5417
— Scientific Research and Development ServicesT
- Contracting Office
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Management Office-JPL, M/S 180-802, NASA Management Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California, 91109, United States
- ZIP Code
- 91109
- Solicitation Number
- NNN12AA01C
- Archive Date
- 11/25/2017
- Point of Contact
- Thomas Servilla, Phone: 8183544817
- E-Mail Address
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thomas.m.servilla@nasa.gov
(thomas.m.servilla@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Research and Development Sources Sought for NASA O&M Facility Solicitation Number: Not applicable This notice is issued as a Request for Information (RFI) to an anticipated follow-on, sole-source contract award for an ongoing NASA operation and maintenance (O&M) facility. This notice is not intended to be nor should be construed as a request for proposals for the O&M effort delineated in the below narrative. Please see the below Synopsis for details. Notice Type: Fair Opportunity / Limited Sources Justification Fair Opportunity / Limited Sources Justification Authority: Only One Source Contract Award Date: Anticipated award date: October 1, 2018 Contract Award Number: Not applicable to this announcement. Task/Delivery Order Number: Not applicable to this announcement. Synopsis: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s field office located at its Federally Funded Research and Development Center, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California is preparing to negotiate on a sole-source basis with the incumbent Contractor, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), a five (5) year follow-on contract with the potential of an additional five (5) year award term option to succeed the Lab’s current operations and maintenance Contract NNN12AA01C. Authority for this sole-source negotiation is found under FAR Subpart 6.302-1, One Responsible Source. At the conclusion of negotiations, the base contractual period of performance for the follow-on contract will be from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2023. Fully exercising the award term option, at the sole discretion of NASA, will extend the contract through September 30, 2028. The estimated value of the proposed follow-on contract is set at $3 billion per year or $15 billion for the contract’s base period of performance (5 yrs). Exercising the five (5) year award term option will increase the value by an estimated $15 billion for a total estimated contractual value of $30 billion. In accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2, Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions, paragraphs 5.201(a) and (b), General actions, NASA is soliciting for potential alternative sources prior to negotiating the sole-source follow-on contract with Caltech. Organizations that believe they have the resources to meet JPL’s requirements, as stated in the following requirements description, are encouraged to submit a Capability Statement to the address stated below and addressed to the designated Contracting Officer. All statements must reach the Contracting Officer no later than 45 days after the date/time stamp of the issuance of this synopsis and clearly marked with the designator, “Follow-on Contract to NNN12AA01C.” All potential candidates are hereby notified that if your Capability Statement is not received within 45 days of the date/time stamp of this synopsis and to the address specified below, it will not be considered. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with NASA’s requirements. Each submitted statement will receive a comprehensive and objective evaluation by senior NASA technical and administrative personnel. Requirements Description: The specific work to be performed under this effort will be assigned through new task orders awarded or the modification of existing task orders. These task orders, each consisting of a project task plan are designed to meet NASA’s strategic goals and objectives relating to Space Science and Earth Science Enterprise missions. The following paragraphs (a thru k) are representative summaries of the required technical services and administrative activities that the incumbent Contractor currently provides while operating and maintaining JPL. At a minimum, these services and activities will be carried over into the follow-on contract: (a) Explore the solar system including earth-based investigations and operations related thereto. JPL’s primary mission in support of the Space Science Enterprise is planetary science and exploration. JPL has also been designated as NASA’s Center of Excellence for Deep Space Systems. JPL has responsibilities to support various NASA applications as they relate to areas such as astrophysics, earth sciences, and a variety of potential high value science programs slated as future procurements. Instrument observations from space vehicles will be a primary tool for such explorations, investigations, and science programs, supported by ground-based research and laboratory experiments for such work. JPL supports Space Science Enterprise in its mission as stated in the NASA Strategic Plan. ( b) Carry out investigations and conduct studies to support NASA missions in the field of earth sciences, including research into the interactions of earth’s oceans, atmosphere, continents, and effects of solar energy in order to gain an integrated understanding of the total earth system. JPL may undertake, at the direction of NASA, mission assignments related to: (a) Autonomous deep-space and earth-orbiting spacecraft or major subsystems; (b) Experiments, instruments or other devices which may be carried as payload on manned or unmanned spacecraft or in such missions managed by others, and/or (c) Ground-based systems. Implicit in mission assignments is a broad range of hardware and software engineering, scientific analysis and management effort. (c) Carry out investigations and conduct studies in the fields of Astrophysics and Astrobiology. JPL will undertake mission assignments that may involve (i) Autonomous deep-space and earth-orbiting spacecraft or major subsystems; (ii) Experiments, instruments or other devices which may be carried as payload on spacecraft or in similar missions as managed by others that have a relationship with NASA; and/or (iii) Ground-based systems. Implicit in mission assignments are a broad range of hardware and software engineering, scientific analysis and management effort. (d) Carry out development of fundamental technologies to enable new aerospace system concepts, science measurement capabilities, and engineering processes for the following Aerospace Technology Enterprise program: * Enabling Concepts and Technology * Computing, Information, and Communication Technology * Engineering for Complex Systems (e) Conduct (i) a program of supporting research and (ii) a program of advanced technical development, designed to make contributions to space science and space exploration. JPL will undertake research and technology development for NASA in both principal and supporting roles to enable effective project implementation and to further technological capabilities for future NASA requirements. (f) Participate in NASA’s Commercial Technology Program to promote the transfer of technology. (g) Pursuant to direction from the Contracting Officer, operate and manage NASA’s Deep Space Network to provide research, technology insertion, and telecommunications and operations services including data acquisition and data delivery required to meet established agency objectives. (h) Assist NASA in the formulation and execution of its programs by providing NASA with technical advice, studies and reports of investigations. (i) Assist NASA in conducting education programs and outreach activities. (j) Carry out investigations and conduct field studies for advancing the above requirements that are deemed necessary by NASA for future endeavors. (k) Provide monitoring on Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contracts. This will include assessment of the proposed capability and any required resources (e.g., equipment, facilities) of SBIR contractors for the proposed research. Provide visibility and communicate SBIR technologies with Contractor technical division competencies and facilitate follow-on Contractor/NASA applications. In addition to the above activities, the Contractor is responsible for managing the overall business operation of the Lab that include areas such as: finance, accounting, payroll, human resources, security, contract and acquisition management, and facilities maintenance. Administration and other Factors: A determination by NASA not to compete the intended follow-on contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Agency. In other words, lack of responses or responses that are determined to be inadequate will prompt NASA to start negotiating the sole-source follow-on contract with the California Institute of Technology. T his solicitation is distributed solely through the General Service Administration's Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov. All future information concerning this proposed contract extension, including any amendments to this synopsis, will be distributed exclusively through this website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure you have the current information regarding this effort. NASA has determined that the supplies and services provided by Caltech via the operation of JPL currently meet the requirements for other than full and open competition as set forth in 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(3) and FAR Subpart 6.302-1. From a historical perspective, Caltech has operated JPL since its inception in 1958. During this time, its accomplishments across a wide ranges of research and development efforts have demonstrated that Caltech is a leader in multiple scientific arenas relevant to NASA. NASA has a continuing and pressing need for the essential engineering, research and development capabilities possessed by Caltech. Furthermore, as NASA’s sole Federally Funded Research and Development Center, the operation of JPL by Caltech has resulted in meeting or exceeding special long-term research and development objectives of the Agency, as well as accomplishing tasks that are integral to the overall mission and operation of NASA. The integral nature of this essential research capability is demonstrated by the fact that JPL is responsible for key areas of NASA’s strategic plan, and that JPL is assigned program management and mission management responsibilities for major NASA programs. In performing its role, JPL provides unique expertise in research and technical areas including deep space networks and communications, interplanetary trajectory analysis and design, and nuclear accommodation and certification. At this time, NASA has determined that Caltech is the only available source that possesses the necessary expertise and resources to fulfill NASA’s short and long-term mission requirements. Contracting Office Address: NASA Management Office Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4800 Oak Grove Rd. Pasadena, CA 91109 Place of Performance: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4800 Oak Grove Rd., Pasadena, CA 91109 Point of Contact: Thomas Servilla Contracting Officer thomas.m.servilla@nasa.gov (818) 354-4817
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NASA's Federally Federally Funded Research Development Center, Pasadena, California, 91109, United States
- Zip Code: 91109
- Zip Code: 91109
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