THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. NO PROPOSALS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE.

This notice is issued by the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) to post a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) to solicit responses from interested parties on the DRFP.  This DRFP document is to allow industry the opportunity to verify the reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as to promote competition. 

The objective of the Lunar Terrain Vehicle Services (LTVS) acquisition is to procure the capability of increased lunar surface unpressurized mobility for suited Extravehicular Activity (EVA) crew members, and to telerobotically perform science, exploration, and logistics on the lunar surface when the crew is not present. The LTVS contract will provide for safe, reliable, and cost-effective LTV services to meet NASA’s need for a human-class rover that will extend the exploration range of EVA-suited crewmembers on the surface of the Moon. Mobility will enable the crew members to traverse greater distances to better explore the lunar surface.

This presolicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response.   The Government may not respond to questions/concerns submitted. The Government will use the information to finalize the RFP as necessary.

All comments or questions shall be submitted electronically via email to the LTVS Contracting Officer, Shyra Cullins, at [email protected] with courtesy copy (cc) to the LTVS Contract Specialist, Andrew Candee, at [email protected], no later than December 1, 2022 at 1:00pm Central.  When responding reference “80JSC023RLTVS DRFP” in the email subject line.

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

 If a final solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on www.sam.gov.  It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website 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.

NASA intends to publicize a listing of DRFP respondents in order to facilitate teaming arrangements. The public listing will include company name, company point of contact (POC) and the POC’s email. Should your firm desire not to be included in this listing, clearly indicate this desire in your DRFP response.

PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE

To facilitate open communications with industry, NASA JSC would like to invite interested parties or potential offerors interested in LTVS requirement to the Virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference.  The presentation for the Virtual Pre-Solicitation Conference will be held via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, at 1:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. Central.

To RSVP, send an email to the LTVS Contracting Officer, Shyra Cullins, at [email protected] with cc to the LTVS Contract Specialist, Andrew Candee, at [email protected], no later than November 7, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. Central.  In the email subject line input: “80JSC023RLTVS Pre-Solicitation Conference RSVP”

Interested parties or potential offerors shall provide the following information for all attendees:

1. Company Name(s) and Address(es)
2. Attendee Name
3. Attendee email address
4. Attendee Job Title/Position
5. Business Size (Large or Small Business), Socioeconomic Status (if applicable)
6. CAGE Code/Unique Identifier

JSC intends to post all companies who attended the Pre-solicitation Conference on the public interested parties list.  If you do not wish to be included on the list, you must indicate that your company does not want to be included via an email to the Contracting Officer/ Contract Specialist.  Only one point of contact (POC) from each company will be added to the interested parties list.

If your company wants to be added to the Interested Parties list:

• Please provide the name and email address of the POC via email to the Contracting Officer/ Contract Specialist
• Register via Sam.Gov.  An Interested Vendors List is enabled within this posting. This list is available to other vendors to allow potential offerors the opportunity to network Parties that would like their information posted to the Interested Vendors List shall use the “Add Me to Interested Vendors” button. If a vendor would like to be removed from the Interested Vendors List, use the “Remove Me from Interested Vendors” button.