Fully Integrated Lifecycle Mission Support Services 2 (FILMSS 2)

NASA/ARC hereby issues the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Fully Integrated Lifecycle Mission Support Services 2 (FILMSS 2) requirement (see schedule below).This presolicitation is issued to replace the Request for Information synopses 80ARC018R0004 FILMSS 2. This acquisition will be issued for Full and Open Competition. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541715 and 1000, respectively. Subcontract Goals (derived in accordance with NASA Policy Directive 5000.2D): Total Small Business - 35% Small Disadvantaged Business - 5.0% Women-Owned Business - 8.0% HBCU/OMEI - 1.0% HUBZone - 4.0% Veteran-Owned - 11.0% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned - 10.0% A Draft RFP (DRFP) and Draft Statement of Work (SOW) will be posted initially, seeking comments from interested parties. The tentative FILMSS 2 schedule is updated 2/1/19 as shown below: Issuance of Draft Solicitation - December 21, 2018 Industry Day Conference - TBD (this date will be determined after Feb 15, 2019 giving interested vendors time to make travel plans) Questions/Comments on Draft Solicitation - due after Industry Day, Specific Date TBD Final RFP - April 2019 Proposals due - May 2019 (45 days after RFP issuance) The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. This procurement will be for 5 years with a two-year base period and three one-year options. The Fully Integrated Lifecycle Mission Support Services 2 (FILMSS 2) procurement is a recompete for support services for a sustained capability for Ames Research Center that encompasses all phases of mission and project lifecycles for flight programs and projects, research and technology development, as well as support for other programs and functional offices and directorates at ARC. The work will be performed primarily at Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, California. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html . Notification is hereby reiterated of the availability of the Contracting Officer and technical representative to meet with interested parties on Wednesdays from 8:30 am to 10 am for one half hour meeting only once before the draft Request For Proposal(RFP) is released and once after the draft RFP is released. No final solicitation has been issued; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). All questions and communications relative to this draft solicitation must be submitted in writing by e-mail to Jeannette Albiez at Jeannette.albiez@nasa.gov and Guru Chahal at Waheguru.s.chahal@nasa.gov. Phone questions will not be accepted. The deadline for submitting questions and comments to this DRFP will be after the Industry Day, currently TBD. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov. Information about major upcoming ARC procurement actions is available at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/forecast/