National Instruments (NI) Agency-wide single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract

This notice constitutes amendment no. 00002a to the combined synopsis/solicitation for 80NSSC21Q0026 National Instruments (NI) Agency-wide single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their proposal. The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date from 1:00 pm EST onMay 03, 2021 to 2:00pm EST on May 05, 2021. The due date for receipt of offers is extended. --- This notice constitutes amendment no. 00001 to the combined synopsis/solicitation for 80NSSC21Q0026 National Instruments (NI) Agency-wide single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their proposal. The purpose of this amendment is to extend the proposal due date from 6:00 pm EST on April 29, 2021 to 1:00 pm EST on May 03, 2021. Question received has been responded to in Attachment 7_Question Response 4_28 The due date for receipt of offers is extended. ------ This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is being issued by the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) as a Request for Proposal (RFP) under solicitation number 80NSSC21Q0026 for an agency-wide single award Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for ordering National Instruments (NI) brand name hardware and software products, hardware and software maintenance, and training/consulting services. The contract will be firm fixed price and the period of performance will cover a base year and four (4) option years and an option to extend services for up to six months, commencing on April 30, 2021 and ending on October 29, 2026, if all options are exercised. (Dates are subject to change based on award date) The provisions and clauses in the RFP are those in effect through FAC 2021-05. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 334118 and 1000 employees, respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this acquisition. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Proposals are due by 2:00 pmEST on May 5, 2021 to [email protected] and [email protected] and must include solicitation number, proposed delivery schedule for orders awarded under the contract, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. The following commercial item clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at: FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf A full list of additional clauses and provisions is provided in Attachement 2 for additional Terms and Conditions. Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, (JUN 2020) which is incorporated by reference. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors in Attachment 1_Solicitation. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled Buy American Act Supplies, the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, (OCT 2014). The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Addendum to FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation in Attachment 1_Solicitation. All offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, (FEB 2021) or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at SAM.gov with its offer. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, (OCT 2018) is applicable. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, (JAN 2021) is applicable. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.beta.sam.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). Offerors shall acknowledge the solicitation and any amendments in their response. Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Caitlin Poulton, [email protected], and Desiree Vogt, [email protected] not later than April 29, 2021 at 1:00 pm EST using Attachment 5. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email to Caitlin Poulton, [email protected], and Desiree Vogt, [email protected] no later than 2:00 pm EST on May 5, 2021. The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines. Failure to submit a complete electronic proposal by the due date and time specified for this RFP shall result in the proposal being considered late, and shall be handled in accordance with Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (JUN 2020). List of Attachments: Attachment 1_Solicitation (Instructions to Offerors, Evalutation) Attachment 2_Terms and Conditions (includingProvisions) Attachment 3_Bill of Materials (BOM) Attachment 4_QASP Attachment 5_Q&A Template Attachment 6_Redacted JOFOC Brand Name Justification Attachment 7_Question Response 4_28