Solicitation
Range Operations Contract II
Sol. NNG17611358R
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NASA Goddard's Wallops Flight Facility (Virginia) wants a contractor to run and maintain the Wallops Range under the Range Operations Contract II (ROC II): tracking, telemetry, weather, optical and command-and-control services for rocket launches, aircraft, balloons and drones. It is a full and open (not set-aside), cost-plus-fixed-fee IDIQ follow-on to contract NNG16WA71C, with a total estimated value of $200M. The posted text and attachments mix draft-RFP, final-RFP and amendment material, and key RFP sections (B-M, the statement of work, most attachments) were not provided.
Things to watch
- Conflicting dates and notice type; no due date. The notice text talks about a draft RFP in March 2017 and a final RFP in May 2017, while the SAM.gov type is Solicitation and the attachments include a site visit, amendments and task order dates running into 2022, so you cannot tell from this text whether or when offers are due.
the anticipated release date of the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) is the end of May 2017.
- Large cost-type IDIQ needing audit-ready accounting. A $200M CPFF IDIQ requires detailed rate substantiation (three years of actual indirect expenses), DCMA/audit information and cost realism review, which is hard for small or new government contractors.
Cost plus Fixed Fee, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracting vehicle with a total estimated value of $200M
- High past performance thresholds with no exceptions. The prime needs recent similar contracts averaging $10M a year in cost/fee within 7 years, and the Government refused to lower thresholds for the prime or its significant subcontractors, which can shut out smaller firms unless they team.
- Possibly stale or already decided. The file list includes an unread document named ROC_II_Source_Selection_Statement.pdf, which may mean the competition has already been decided; confirm the current status on SAM.gov before spending time.
- Tight 75-page limit for a complex technical volume. The technical volume, staffing plan and all three representative task order responses must fit in 75 pages, so proposal writing needs to be concise.
limit of 75 pages.
- Documents disagree on the task order period. Representative Task Order 3 is described as one year in the standalone enclosure, as two years with the contractor choosing dates in Amendment 1, and as April 15, 2019 to April 14, 2021 in Amendment 2; follow the latest amendment and confirm.
The period of performance shall be April 15, 2019 through April 14, 2021
- Past performance recency stated two ways. One copy of the past performance questionnaire says only the past 7 years count and another says 5 years; the Q&A confirms 7 years.
past 5 years is relevant.
- Site visit registration is required for badging. Visitors needed to register by email in advance, with no more than 2 attendees per company; the notice does not say the visit itself was mandatory.
Mandatory Registration Instructions due to Badging Security Requirements:
Read from the notice and 12 attachments. 58 not read in full.
- SF33.pdf
- NNG17611358R_-_Site_Visit_Registration_and_Instructions.pdf
- NNG17611358R_-_Amendment_2.pdf
- ROC_II_RFP_-_Questions_89_through_107.pdf
- ROC_II_RFP_-_Questions_108_through_115.pdf
- NNG17611358R_DRFP_Q1.pdf
- NNG17611358R_DRFP_Q2-58.pdf
- NNG17611358R_DRFP_Q59-73.pdf
- NNG17611358R_-_Amendment_1.pdf
- Exhibits_1-16.pdf
- Exhibits_1-16.pdf
- Enclosure_5_-_Representative_Task_Order_3.pdf
- SF33-14a.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- RFP_Cover_Letter.pdf: scanned PDF: no text to read
- Enclosure_5_-_Representative_Task_Order_3.pdf: over the file limit for one brief
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Full brief
What they want
- Operate and maintain Wallops Range instrumentation: tracking, telemetry, meteorological, optical, and command and control services
- Support launches and flights of orbital and suborbital rockets, aircraft, satellites, balloons and unmanned aircraft systems, including real-time display and capture of flight, payload and science data
- Support services, training, and command, control, communications, information and computer systems services
- Test, modify, install and operate communications, electronic, ground support, and spacecraft and launch vehicle processing systems at launch facilities, control centers and test facilities
- Operate and maintain suborbital launch systems and provide ground operations (launch pad, blockhouse, vehicle and payload processing)
- Develop flight and ground systems technology and sustaining engineering for the range
- Respond to task orders with task plans: example tasks are a Poker Flat (Alaska) sounding rocket campaign plus an Antares launch, a Mission Graphics system replacement study, and routine Wallops range operations (UAS flights, Patuxent River support, Navy target launches, twice-daily National Weather Service balloons)
- Deliver reports and plans such as weekly activity reports, monthly status reports, range readiness review packages and post-mission reports
- Contract type
- Cost-plus-fixed-fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Firm-fixed-price task orders will be used only for clearly defined work such as spare parts, likely a small percentage.
- Period of performance
- Ordering period of 5 years per Q&A (performance may continue into a sixth contract year under the IDIQ clause); phase-in transition of no longer than 60 days; contract effective date given in a Q&A as April 1, 2018. Dates as written in the documents.
- Place of performance
- Not given in the SAM.gov fields. The notice describes work on Wallops Range instrumentation; the site visit was at NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA; example task orders also mention Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska and an off-range site in Bermuda.
- Estimated value
- Total estimated value of $200M (also shown as the IDIQ maximum ordering value of $200M in the Q&A)
- Contract vehicle
- Single IDIQ contract (RFP NNG17611358R), Full and Open competition; no schedule or contract vehicle required
- How they'll choose
- Negotiated procurement under FAR Part 15. Offers are submitted in separate volumes: Mission Suitability (technical approach including three representative task orders, management approach, small business subcontracting), Cost (cost realism and probable cost, including the 60-day phase-in), and Past Performance. The relative weights of the factors are not in the text provided.
- Offers due
- No due date given in the SAM.gov fields or the provided documents.
- How to submit
- Solicitation documents were to be posted on Federal Business Opportunities (fbo.gov); contractual and technical questions go by email to Bruce.B.Tsai@nasa.gov (no phone questions). The method of submitting the offer is not stated in the text provided.
- Page limits
- Mission Suitability volume: 75 pages (the Government kept this limit; the staffing plan and the representative task order responses count against it). Written consent letters from significant subcontractors are excluded from the past performance page count.
What they'll judge offers on
- Mission Suitability: Subfactor A Technical Approach (statement of work areas and three representative task orders), Subfactor B Management Approach (program management plan, staffing, key personnel, risk), Subfactor C Small business subcontracting
- Cost: cost realism and probable cost of the representative task orders, phase-in cost, and Attachment C rate matrices
- Past Performance: recent similar contracts, references and past performance questionnaires
What to include when you submit
- Prospective offerors must notify the contracting office of their intent to submit an offer
- Offer Volume contents are set by Provision L.12; Attachment P (Contractor Proposed Enhancements) is to be proposed with the Offer Volume
- Write task plans (Task Implementation Plans) for the three representative task orders, with a Basis of Estimate at the lowest WBS level (not lower than WBS level 3)
- Cost Volume exhibits are issued only as PDF; offerors must convert them to Excel; Exhibit 2A needs a separate worksheet for each level 3 WBS area
- Attachment C labor and indirect rates are 'not to exceed' rates and the representative task order rates must match them; support indirect rates with the prior three years of actual expenses
- Propose a firm-fixed price for the phase-in period of no longer than 60 days; it is included in the cost evaluation
- Past performance: send questionnaires to references (returned to Bruce Tsai, NASA Goddard, Code 210) and provide written consent letters for significant subcontractors
You must have
- Open to all responsible sources under full and open competition; no small business set-aside
This is a Full and Open competitive follow-on contract for the support services currently provided under contract NNG16WA71C.
- NAICS 517919 with a size standard of $32.5 million (relevant to size status and subcontracting plan)
The NAICS code and size standard selected are 517919 and $32.5 million, respectively.
- Small business subcontracting goals are set for this procurement, and offerors must submit a small business subcontracting plan
Total Small Business: 23%, Small Disadvantages Business 5%, Women Owned Small Business 3.5%
- Recent, relevant past performance on similar contracts. Per Q&A, the prime must show contracts for similar efforts with a minimum average annual cost/fee of $10M within the last 7 years; significant subcontractors (about $6M a year or more) must also show past performance
past 7 years is relevant.
- Contractor-proposed plans and key personnel are part of the offer (program management, safety and health, risk management, small business subcontracting, key personnel qualifications)
Current contractor
This is a follow-on to the support services currently provided under contract NNG16WA71C (the incumbent contractor is not named in the text provided). A Q&A also notes an incumbent would benefit from a zero-cost phase-in.
Not in the notice text
- Offer due date and time, and how offers must be submitted (not in the text provided)
- Relative importance of Mission Suitability, Cost and Past Performance (Sections L and M were not provided)
- Statement of work details (Attachment A) and the full Sections B-M
- Security requirements (DD254, Attachment K) and any facility clearance needed
- Exact contract effective date and length given the mixed dates in the documents
- Whether the competition is still open (a Source Selection Statement file is listed but not read)
- Wage determinations, Attachment C rate matrices and government-furnished property details
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Key facts
- Posted
- Jun 19, 2019
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- NNG17611358R
- NAICS
- 517919
- Product/service code
- M
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom
- Contracting contact
- Bruce B. Tsaibruce.b.tsai@nasa.gov2406840428
- Versions
- 2 (amended since first posted)
What similar contracts paid
12 contracts across all agencies for the same NAICS and product/service codes had activity in the last 5 years, according to USAspending.gov. Small businesses won 9% of the dollars in this market over the last 3 fiscal years.
Typical contract$13.5MMiddle half: $174K to $60.1M
Typical per year$6.1MValue divided by years of performance
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center's (GSFC) Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) plans to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the Range Operations Contract (ROC) II. This is a Full and Open competitive follow-on contract for the support services currently provided under contract NNG16WA71C. The NASA Research Range Services (RRS) Program provides tracking, telemetry, meteorological, optical, and command and control services for flight vehicles including orbital and suborbital rockets, aircraft, satellites, balloons, and Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The services also include a real-time display and capture of mission-specific flight, payload, and science data. This contract will support the RRS through Wallops Range instrumentation operations and maintenance; support services; training; command, control, communications, information, and computer systems services; testing, modifying, installing, and operating communications and electronic systems, ground support systems, and spacecraft and launch vehicle processing systems at launch facilities, spacecraft processing facilities, launch vehicle processing facilities, launch control centers and test facilities; operating and maintaining suborbital launch systems; and developing flight and ground systems technology. The ROC II acquisition has been defined as a Full and Open competition, Cost plus Fixed Fee, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracting vehicle with a total estimated value of $200M. The anticipated release date of the Draft RFP (DRFP) is the end of March 2017 and the anticipated release date of the Final Request for Proposal (RFP) is the end of May 2017. The Government intends to perform the evaluation in accordance with FAR Part 15. The Government anticipates a phase-in transition period of no longer than 60 days. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The DRFP will be posted for information and planning purposes. No proposal is requested 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. The NAICS code and size standard selected are 517919 and $32.5 million, respectively. The subcontracting goals established for this procurement are as follows: Total Small Business: 23%, Small Disadvantages Business 5%, Women Owned Small Business 3.5%, HBCU/OMI 0.5%, HubZone Small Business 0.5%, Veteran Owned Small Business 2.5%, and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 0.5%. Reference Library: In order to familiarize potential offerors with the nature of the services required to support the ROC II procurement, a reference library will be established on the internet. The URL will be provided at or around the time of DRFP release. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be posted in Federal Business Opportunities (FBO): https://www.fbo.gov 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 and technical questions must be submitted via e-mail to Bruce.B.Tsai@nasa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
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