Rotorcraft Vertical Lift Technology Development

THIS NOTICE IS BEING POSTED TO UPDATE THE ESTIMATED AWARD DATE TO MAY 2021 The purposes of this amendment are to extend the due date for proposals from August 21, 2020 5:00 PM PDT to August 31, 2020, 5:00 PM PDT; extend the receipt of completed Past Performance Questionnaires to August 21, 2020; and to correct the email address of the Contract Specialist on page L-5 of the RFP. See Amendment 02 attachment for complete changes. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. The purpose of Amendment 01 is to revise the solicitation based on responses from the Questions & Answers Set 1. See Amendment 01 attachment for complete changes. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged. The due date for responses is not extended. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/Ames Research Center (ARC) has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Rotorcraft Vertical Lift Technology Development (RVLTD). NASA ARC requires contract services for rotary wing technology development in engineering, research and development, systems analysis and modeling and simulation. The RVLTD procurement is a re-compete of the current Rotorcraft Wing Technology Development (RWTD) Contracts: NNA15AB11B, NNA15AB12B, NNA15AB13B, NNA15AB14B, and NNA15AB15B. The contract services include aeronautical engineering, research and development, systems analysis, and modeling and simulation. Current services include the RWTD contract which is a multiple-award Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) contract whereby individual task orders are issued during the performance period. Task order topics are drawn from a wide spectrum of rotary wing technology development topics including technology assessments, analysis, design, fabrication, and testing requirements (model-scale, full-scale, and flight) with rotorcraft, including but not limited to aerodynamics, structures, computational fluid dynamics, acoustics, comprehensive analysis, cockpit design and control systems, handling qualities, human factors, prognostics and health management assessments, and systems and economic analysis. CURRENT CONTRACT FEATURES: The current contracts for the RWTD requirement are Contracts NNA15AB11B, NNA15AB12B, NNA15AB13B, NNA15AB14B, and NNA15AB15B with Monterey Technologies, Inc., Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation, The Boeing Company, and Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation respectively awarded on December 5, 2014 as Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) Task Orders with a five-year base period of performance under Full and Open Competition. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541715 for Research & Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), with a size standard of 1,000 employees. This requirement will be issued as a Full and Open Competition procurement. Small Business Goal 9%, Small Disadvantaged Business 5%, Woman-Owned Small Business 3%, HBCU/MI 1%, Historically Underutilized Business Zone 1%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 2%, and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business 1%. This competitive acquisition will result in a Multiple-Award, Hybrid Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) with the ability to issue Cost-Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) or Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) task orders. The contract will have an effective ordering period of five (5) years from the contract effective date. The work will be performed mainly at contractor facilities, with a small possibility of work being performed at NASA Ames Research Center (ARC), Moffett Field, CA depending on task order requirements. The tentative Rotorcraft Vertical Lift Technology Development schedule is shown below: - Proposals Due - August 31, 2020 - Contract Award - May 2021 NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman (ARC) for this acquisition can be found at https://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html. All questions regarding this RFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Gary Shelley, Contracting Officer, at gary.a.shelley@nasa.gov on or before Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at 3:00 PM PDT. Offerors are encouraged to submit questions as soon as possible for consideration. It continues to be the responsibility of each interested party or prospective offeror to monitor this website for any amendments related to this acquisition.