Z--INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR KENNEDY SPACE CENTER DRAFT RFP SYNOPSIS

NASA/KSC plans to release a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) for the KSC Institutional Services Contract (ISC). The general ISC requirements include: • Facilities, Systems, Equipment, and Utilities Operations and Maintenance (O&M) and Sustaining Engineering • Logistics Services, including logistics engineering, supply and warehousing operations, vehicle maintenance, railroad O&M, aircraft O&M, and airfield services • Laboratory Services, including standards and calibration, nondestructive evaluation, sampling/analysis, and precision cleaning • Propellant and Life Support Services • Engineering Services, including project planning/management, engineering design services, construction management, real property management, and energy and water conservation This procurement is a full and open competition. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 561210 and $32.5M, respectively. The anticipated release date of DRFP NNK07189729R is on or about June 21, 2007. An ombudsman has been appointed – See NASA Specific Note “B”. Potential offerors are invited to submit questions/comments regarding the DRFP using the form available on the ISC website, which can be accessed at http://isc.ksc.nasa.gov. Potential offerors are encouraged to submit questions/comments on all aspects of the DRFP, including the requirements, schedules, proposal instructions, and evaluation approaches. Potential offerors are also encouraged to identify any areas in the DRFP that are confusing or not clear, and may warrant additional information or clarification in the final RFP. Offerors should note that questions and the corresponding answers will be posted on the ISC website identified above. Answers to questions submitted may be released incrementally. Prospective Offerors shall notify the Contracting Officer of the Offeror’s intent to submit a proposal. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the final RFP and amendments (if any). Potential Offerors are responsible for downloading the solicitation and any amendments. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the URL identified below. The draft 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 Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for the NASA/KSC Business Opportunities page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=76 All questions/comments, and Offeror’s intent to submit a proposal must be submitted by July 20, 2007 to ensure consideration by the Government. Deviations: A deviation to FAR 17.204(e), and NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) 1817.204(e)(i), which limits the period of performance of contracts to five years has been requested from NASA Headquarters. The DRFP contemplates a ten-year period of performance. If the deviation is not granted, the period of performance will be five years. A deviation to NFS 1815.304(c)(4)(A), which requires evaluation of Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) participation as a separate sub-factor under the Mission Suitability factor, has been requested from NASA Headquarters. The deviation requests that SDB participation be evaluated under a combined small business and SDB participation sub-factor. These deviations are not yet approved, and may result in changes to the final RFP. Site visits and one-on-one meetings will be held starting July 9 through July 13, 2007, 0800 – 1700 EST. Interested parties should consult the ISC websites at http://isc.ksc.nasa.gov for registration instructions and further information.