R--GROUND SYSTEMS AND MISSION OPERATIONS 2

NASA/GSFC plans to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for Ground Systems and Mission Operations - 2 (GSMO-2). This is a full and open competitive procurement for support services currently being provided under contract NNG11VM00C. The purpose of this procurement is to acquire engineering services for ground systems and mission operations support to more than 20 missions in phases of the lifecycle from Pre-Phase A to Phase E. The scope encompasses concept studies, development (definition and implementation), integration, test, verification, operations, sustainment of mission operations systems, subsystems, and operations processes and procedures. Services involve systems engineering, facility engineering, launch and early orbit support, flight operations, flight dynamics support, and sustaining engineering. The GSMO-2 acquisition has been defined as a Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle. The anticipated release date of the Draft RFP is on or about early November 2015 and the anticipated release date of the Final RFP is on or about early January 2016. The Government intends to perform the evaluation in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government anticipates a 45 day phase-in transition period. The DRFP will be posted for information and planning purposes. No proposal wil be requested at this time and no contract will be awarded as a result of the DRFP. Potential Offerors are invited to comment on all aspects of the solicitation including the requirements, proposal instructions, and evaluation approach. If your comments include recommendations for revisions, you must provide your rationale for such revisions. Comments will be accepted for approximately two weeks after the release of the DRFP with the final date for communication to be specified in the DRFP cover letter. When the Final RFP is issued, all responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Reference Library: In order to assist potential offerors in familiarizing themselves with the nature of the services required to support the GSMO-2 procurement, a reference library has been established on the internet. The URL is planned to be provided no later than the DRFP release. The draft Statement of Work will be provided in the reference library. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $15 Million respectively. 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 . The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.na sa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin= . Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. 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 contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing (e-mail or fax). Telephone questions will not be accepted.