NEXT GENERATION SCALABLE DATA ENGINEERING, OPERATIONS, AND INFORMATICS SUPPORT FOR OPEN SCIENCE (NEXT GEN)

Notice: “Executive Order (E.O.) “Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions”

The purpose of this notice is to comply with the recently enacted EO which repeals Executive Order 14035, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce. Accordingly, offerors having previously submitted proposals/quotations in response to the solicitation are notified that any contract resulting from the solicitation previously issued, and any amendments thereto, will delete the Attachment J-1, Performance Work Statement, requirement for submission of a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Plan and the associated Data Requirements Description in Attachment J-2, Data Procurement Document. This deletion will not impact the ongoing evaluation of proposals/quotations and, as any cost/price impacts are considered to be de minimis, would be addressed at time of award.

Amendment P00002 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Request for Proposal (RFP) Next Gen acquisition has been released.

The primary purpose of this amendment is to respond to RFP questions and comments in relation to the MSFC Next Gen solicitation Amendment P00001.

Attachment A, Responses to Industry RFP Amendment P00001 Questions, provides responses to questions and comments provided by industry. Additionally, Attachment L-1, Excel Pricing Model, is updated and replaced in its entirety (updates are noted in Attachment A).

Failure by the offeror to acknowledge receipt of this amendment on the Standard Form (SF) 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract, or transmittal letter by the due date for receipt of proposals may result in a determination that the proposal is unacceptable and therefore ineligible for award.

In relation to Section L, Provision MSFC 52.205-90, Designated Point of Contact, paragraph (b), the period for questions or comments relative to this acquisition has closed (i.e., questions and comments relative to this acquisition were previously due no later than 5:00 p.m., Central Time, September 25, 2024). At this time, the Government is no longer accepting additional questions or comments in relation to the solicitation, as released on October 1, 2024.

All other terms and conditions of RFP 80MSFC24R0005 remain unchanged.

Offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the amended solicitation in its entirety. Furthermore, it also remains each offeror's responsibility to continue monitoring sam.gov for any future amendment(s) to this solicitation. As part of any resultant proposal submission, offerors shall acknowledge receipt of all solicitation amendment(s).

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Amendment P00001 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Request for Proposal (RFP) Next Gen acquisition has been released.

The primary purpose of Amendment P00001 is to respond to RFP questions and comments in relation to the MSFC Next Gen solicitation. Attachment A, Responses to Industry RFP Questions, provides responses to questions and comments provided by industry. Attachment B, Summary of Changes, provides a From-To Matrix of the resulting changes made between the original RFP and Amendment P00001. Additionally, the Attachment L-1, Excel Pricing Model, is updated and replaced in its entirety (updates are noted in Attachment B). Potential offerors are allowed to submit questions only related to the changes outlined in Amendment P00001, no later than 5:00 p.m., Central Time, September 25, 2024.

Offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the amended solicitation in its entirety. Furthermore, it also remains each offeror's responsibility to continue monitoring sam.gov for any future amendment(s) to this solicitation. As part of any resultant proposal submission, offerors shall acknowledge receipt of all solicitation amendment(s).

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You are invited to submit a proposal in response to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) George C. Marshall Space Flight Center’s (MSFC) Next Generation Scalable Data Engineering, Operations, and Informatics Support for Open Science (Next Gen) solicitation. The principal purpose of this hybrid research and development and services requirement is to provide resources ensuring the Interagency Implementation and Advanced Concepts Team (IMPACT) maintains cutting-edge leadership in:

1. Science informatics;


2. Using machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques, including machine learning expertise with specialization in spatio-temporal algorithms;


3. Science data systems and domain science; and


4. Scientific data storage, archiving, and management.