SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY SPACE OPERATIONS CONTRACT
- Notice Date
- 1/16/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 336419
— Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BT
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ10280030R
- Response Due
- 2/4/2009
- Archive Date
- 1/16/2010
- Point of Contact
- Susan L. Stefanovic, Contract Specialist, Phone 281-483-5485, Fax 281-483-0503, - Caroline M. Root, Contracting Officer, Phone 281-483-4140, Fax 281-483-3106, />
- E-Mail Address
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susan.l.stefanovic@nasa.gov, caroline.m.root@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/JSC has a requirement for contractor products and services to supportExtravehicular Vehicle Activity (EVA) Systems. These products and services includeExtravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Space Suit sustaining engineering and processing; EVAtools sustaining engineering and processing; continued implementation of ShuttleTransition and Retirement (StaR) effort to support ISS without Shuttle flights, ISShardware integration and mission planning, and EVA hardware research and development.This acquisition will support the EVA requirements for International Space StationProgram (ISS) through FY2020. Two options will be included to provide EVA support for anySSP flights in FY2011 and FY2012 should retirement of the Shuttle be postponed. The existing EMU Space Suit for Shuttle and ISS was developed for the Shuttle program andhas been in use since the early 1980s. It is not compatible with the requirements forthe Constellation Space Suit System (CSSS) being acquired under a separate solicitation.NASA/JSC intends to acquire the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Systems products andservices from Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc. (HSSSI), on anoncompetitive basis. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) entitled Only one responsiblesource and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, HSSSI hasbeen determined to be the only company that possesses the unique capabilities necessaryto accomplish this acquisition. The EVA services and supplies to be included in thisprocurement have been deemed to be available only from the Extravehicular Mobility Unit(EMU) original source for the continued provision of highly specialized products andservices. Award to any other source will result in a substantial duplication of cost tothe Government that will not be recovered through competition. Design and development of EMU LSS test stands and test rigs took place utilizing HSSSIcorporate assets. Thirty-seven test stands and rigs necessary for the performance of thiswork are HSSSI capital equipment and are not available to provide to other vendors.Additionally, to meet the EMU OEM requirements, HSSSI developed highly specializedmanufacturing processes, process specifications, design and manufacturing notebooks, anddetailed instructions, which are used for: 1) EMU LSS component manufacturing, assembly,disassembly, 2) EMU LSS component inspection, wear and tear assessment, test andrefurbishment, and 3) EMU LSS integration into the EMU suit system. HSSSI is the onlycontractor that possesses the above documentation. The documentation is proprietary toHSSSI and therefore is not available to provide to other vendors. A full and open competition of all of the requirements for the EVA Systems contract,resulting in an award to a non-incumbent, would require the non-incumbent to gain all ofthe above unique capabilities of the incumbent. These processes, procedures, andcapabilities are critical and essential elements in the successful performance of thisscope of work. In summary, a full and open competition for all of the EVA Systems requirements wouldrequire the transition of critical responsibilities to another contractor which wouldresult in a significant increase in risk to mission assurance coupled with an extensivetime requirement (estimated to be 3-years) to establish the essential elements forsuccess explained above. This would ultimately result in a substantial duplication ofcost to the Government. The Government could not expect to regain these costs throughcompetition during the life expectancy of the EMU program. The contract type for this acquisition will be Cost plus Award Fee (CPAF). The contractwill be performance-based, with a small portion of the contract identified as IDIQ. The Place of Performance is Windsor Locks, Connecticut, and Houston, Texas.The Period of Performance for this effort is contemplated to be 10 years, consisting of afive year base period, five one year options, and two options to support any SSP flightsin FY2011 and FY2012. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.See Note26.See Note 22. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 336419 and 1,000 employees, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local timeon February 4, 2009. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof the government.Oral communications are acceptable, but shall not be considered formal. All formalresponses to this posting shall only be submitted and accepted via e-mail. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B".Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation.
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