NASA/ GSFC Electrical Systems Engineering Services (ESES) IV

UPDATE 5/17/23 - The ESES IV Request for Proposal (RFP)

Amendment 0002 and corresponding documents have been posted under Attachments/Links. (Amendment 0001 documents were inadvertantly excluded from the previous update on 5/12/23 and are now available under Attachments/Links.)

UPDATE 5/12/23 - The ESES IV Request for Proposal (RFP) Questions and Answers and corresponding documents have been posted under Attachments/Links.

UPDATE - The ESES IV Request for Proposal (RFP) and corresponding documents have been posted under Attachments/Links.

UPDATE 3/20/23 - The ESES IV Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) Questions and Answers document has been posted under Attachments/Links.

UPDATE - The ESES IV Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) and corresponding documents have been posted under Attachments/Links.** This preliminary information is being made available for planning purposes only, subject to FAR Clause 52.215-3, entitled “Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes.” It does not constitute a Request for Proposal, Invitation for Bid, or Request for Quotation, and it is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract.

This procurement is subject to review or cancellation at any time. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is soliciting comments on the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and the requirements established regarding Electrical Systems Engineering Services (ESES) for the ESES 4 procurement. This is in connection with a planned upcoming competitive acquisition, which is a follow-on contract to the existing GSFC ESES III contract.

The principal purpose of ESES 4 is to provide Electrical Systems Engineering support services and related work to the Engineering and Technology Directorate (ETD) divisions, and related organizations, as required, for the study, design, development, fabrication, integration, testing, verification, and operations of space flight, airborne, and ground system hardware, including development and validation of new technologies to enable future space and science missions.

The Engineering and Technology Directorate (ETD) plans, organizes, and conducts a broad range of technical research and development activities in support of science applications. The ETD is responsible for providing engineering expertise and support in the design, development, fabrication, integration, test, and verification of components, subsystems, systems, science instruments, and complete spacecraft for multiple projects.

The specific components, subsystems, systems, and science instruments are ultimately integrated into the spacecraft to form a science observatory. It is these observatories that are launched to fulfill the mission of the GSFC.

The ETD is comprised of five engineering divisions: the Mechanical Systems Division (MSD), the Software Engineering Division (SED), the Instrument Systems and Technology Division (ISTD), the Electrical Engineering Division (EED), and the Mission Engineering and Systems Analysis Division (MESA).

The present requirements are specified in Attachment 1 –Statement of Work This pre-solicitation notice is being issued by NASA/GSFC to post a Statement of Work via the Government Point of Entry located at www.beta.Sam.gov., and to solicit input, comments, and recommendations from interested parties.

The objective of this RFI is to seek capabilities from all interested parties, including Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SD-VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI) for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for this requirement, to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, and increase procurement efficiency by improving NASA/GSFC’s knowledge of industry’s capabilities.

Interested offerors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the requirement, as specified in the attached SOW, are requested to submit information in the form of a brief Capabilities and Qualifications Statement that includes:

1. Addressing the ability to perform Functions 1 through 9 of the attached Statement of Work 2. A Summary of relevant past experience Capabilities Statements shall not exceed 15 pages.

Interested firms are requested to submit their capabilities statements to Shani Smith, NASA/GSFC e-mail: Shani.L.Smith@nasa.gov no later than December 6, 2021. In addition, copies of all documents shall also be forwarded to Mr. Marcellus Proctor email: marcellus.proctor@nasa.gov, When responding reference, the solicitation number 80GSFC21R0051 and ESES IV RFI Response.

This pre-solicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Respondents will not be notified of the results. No solicitation exists, therefore do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in beta.SAM.gov. It is the potential offeror’s responsibility to monitor this site for the release of any solicitation synopsis. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable.

The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf An electronic library, or eLibrary, will be established at a later date for the ESES 4 procurement. Offerors are responsible for monitoring this website for any updates.