Evaluations, Assessments and Support Services (EASS)

NASA will leverage the results of the market research to finalize the requirements and to form the most suitable competitive approach to meet the Agency�s needs, including identifying the capabilities of small businesses to meet the EASS requirements. NASA LaRC is seeking capability?statements?from?all?interested parties,?including all?socioeconomic categories of small businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions, for the anticipated?solicitation.?The Government reserves the right to consider a set aside in accordance with FAR Part 19 based on responses received from Small Businesses, 8(a) Small Businesses, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB),?Service-Disabled?Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SD-VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB) or Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small business concern. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), with a size standard of 1,000 employees. 2. Scope: NASA LaRC is seeking information regarding industry capabilities to meet the EASS contract requirements in support of the Science Office for Mission Assessments (SOMA) located at NASA Langley Research Center. SOMA is responsible for the management and oversight of evaluations, assessments, and analyses for the NASA Headquarters Science Mission Directorate (SMD). Reference the draft solicitation documents included with this RFI/Sources Sought for more details. Below is a summary of required services: Evaluations: Proposal/Phase A Report evaluations are conducted in accordance with the NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) Companion Guide (CG) 1872, Acquisition of Investigations. Evaluations for multiple solicitations may overlap, which will require staffing of a large number (approximately 200) of evaluation panel positions simultaneously. Panels will be principally made up of Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), many of whom will be occasional or part-time independent contractors and some of whom may be non-U.S. Persons. See the draft PWS for more details regarding evaluation of task orders. Assessments: Assessments are typically independent reviews of missions/investigations and programs that evaluate progress at major milestones in accordance with specified procedures (e.g., NASA Policy Requirement (NPR) 7123.1, NASA Systems Engineering Processes and Requirements; NPR 7120.5, NASA Space Flight Program and Program Management Requirements; NASA Special Publication NASA/SP-20230001306, NASA Standing Review Board Handbook). Assessments include analyzing technical, management, cost, schedule, and other aspects of SMD missions/investigations and programs, as well as other NASA missions/investigations and programs. Support Services: The contractor will be required to provide analyses associated with assessments and proposal/Phase A report evaluations. This includes analyzing scientific, technical, management, schedule, cost, and other aspects of SMD missions/investigations and programs, as well as other NASA missions/investigations and programs, logistics, facilities, and information support necessary to perform evaluations, assessments, and analyses as required by individual task orders. 3. Requested Information � Not to Exceed 10 Pages The capability package should include: Contractor Information: Name and address of firm Point(s) of contact name, title, phone number, and email address Whether you intend to submit an offer, and if so, as a prime or subcontractor Size of business concern (large, small business category if applicable) that intends to submit a proposal, applicable NAICS, and date the size designation is good through Affiliate information to include parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub), or subcontractors (if potential prime). List of relevant experience by identifying contract numbers, technical description/scope, contract type, dollar value of each procurement, and point of contact with email, physical address and phone number, and the role your company played. Although not a commitment or requirement, please specify whether your firm intends to propose as a prime or subcontractor. Technical Capabilities: Overview of your company's overall experience and capabilities to perform the work described in the draft PWS, specifically for PWS Sections 3.0, Proposal/Phase A Report Evaluations, and PWS 4.0, Assessments. Please provide specific examples, contract numbers, technical description, and indicate whether you performed as a prime or subcontractor. If your firm will rely on subcontractors, independent contractors, and/or joint venture partners, describe your firm�s capabilities to seamlessly manage other entities and provide a matrix of your firm�s capabilities matched with the PWS requirements. Draft Exhibit B, Data Requirements Document (DRD) EASS 10 - Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) Plan:?NASA is requesting information from industry?regarding?potential OCIs arising from the?EASS?acquisition. Potential offerors are advised that the nature of the work?anticipated?under?the?contract may create potential for OCI/Personal Conflicts of Interest (PCIs). Interested firms should indicate their understanding and capabilities associated with the requirements set forth in the draft DRD and are requested to respond to the following questions:? Does the draft DRD clearly communicate the nature and types of potential OCIs and associated requirements allowing the contractor to propose an OCI Plan to meet or exceed the contract requirements? What type(s) of OCI/PCI issues would your company or potential team?identify, if any, should you choose to propose on the?solicitation?? What strategies would you?anticipate?proposing to mitigate the OCI/PCI issues that you?identified?(if any)? Please provide strategy details,?previous?examples/experience with other contracts with NASA or other agencies, etc.? Are there any other types of potential OCI issues with the proposed?contract that were not?identified?in this RFI?? Does your company foresee any OCI issues associated with EASS?that would cause you to decide not to propose on the potential?solicitation? If so, please explain. Ability to meet the DD Form 254, Contract Security Classification Specification requirement to maintain a Facility Clearance at the Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) level, with no safeguarding required, and performance will require access to classified information at a government or other applicable facilities. NASA will sponsor/pay the appropriate clearance for firms that do not currently have the required clearance but is able to otherwise demonstrate the ability to meet and otherwise qualified (i.e., able to provide/obtain cleared personnel). Anticipated Solicitation Requirements: Interested firms are encouraged to provide comments, questions, and recommendations regarding the anticipated solicitation requirements. This includes, but not limited to: Whether this requirement is considered a commercial or commercial-type service, as defined in FAR 2.101, that is customarily used by the general public or nongovernmental entities, or sold or offered compet