Engineering and Technical Support Services

INTRODUCTION The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) is conducting market research to identify potential sources capable of performing AFRC's Engineering and Technical Support Services as defined in the attached Draft Statement of Work (Draft SOW). Information received in response to this sources sought notice will be used for market research only and shall not be viewed as NASA's intent to solicit proposal. If NASA decides a requirement exist and there is a need to solicit for this requirement, NASA will solicit the requirements using a method of solicitation defined within the FAR and NASA FAR Supplement. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS Potential sources shall include the following information within their submitted Capability Statement: Your company's point of contact, including name, e-mail address, mailing address and telephone number; Company's size standard/type classification and applicable NAICS code(s); DUNS number and cage code. Detailed documentation of your company's abilities to meet or exceed the requirements of the Draft SOW. The documentation shall address each of the Draft SOW requirements and define the company's same or similar past performance experience and specialized experience in performing each task. For all of the listed same or similar past performance experience and specialized experience related to Government contracts, provide the referenced contract number and value. Historically this requirement has consisted of an annual workload estimate of an average range of 125 to 150 work year equivalents (WYEs). The WYEs estimated shall not be used as a defined number required by the Government to perform this requirement. It is a number that potential vendors should take into consideration when reviewing the Draft SOW requirements. Potential vendors may submit comments regarding potential discrepancies or concerns regarding the information within the Draft SOW. The comments must be related to discrepancies or concerns relating to common industry's practices related to these services. The comments shall be submitted in a separate document and cross reference the Draft SOW section it is related to. The Government will not consider comments or recommendations that are submitted based on preferences. The documentation (including any attachments) must not exceed 30 pages in length and the font size shall not be less than 12 points. The comments document will not be counted against the 30 page limit. Please submit the documentation electronically, via e-mail, to the point of contact (POC) listed below, no later than 1:00 p.m. PT, 30 Jun 2017. Please reference the source sought notice number "80AFRC17RETS18" in all reponses to this notice. The Government will not be accepting or responding to any questions at this time. If additional information is needed, the Government will reach out to the industry for that information. DISCLAIMER This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. NASA is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information submitted in response to this synopsis. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the market research. All submissions become Government property and will not be returned. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable.