Advanced Risk Reduction for Mission-Critical Systems (ARRMS) RFIview on SAM.gov

This notice is issued by the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center to post a Statement of Work to solicit responses from interested parties. This document is for information and planning purposes and to allow industry the opportunity to verify reasonableness and feasibility of the requirement, as well as promote competition. The purpose of this procurement is to acquire specialized systems, software, and security engineering services to provide integrated verification and validation, mission security, and simulation and test environments serving as a critical partner throughout the lifecycle of NASA's mission critical programs. These services are performed on selected systems being developed by or for NASA or other government and commercial entities to provide our customers with objective evidence that their safety and mission critical systems and software will operate reliably, safely, and securely. The services performed by the Contractor will align with the strategic growth areas to support and enhance NASA's mission‑assurance capabilities, support evolving technological requirements, and ensure the safety and reliability of NASA systems and software. Contractor performance will align with applicable NASA Procedural Requirements, relevant standards, and verification and validation methodologies as directed by the Government. NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for Advanced Risk Reduction for Mission-Critical Systems (ARRMS). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (GSFC) is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses (SB) 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 ARRMS. Vendors are encouraged to demonstrate capabilities as a prime, subcontractor and/or teaming partner. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) business set-aside based on responses received. Respondents are requested to provide informed input on realistic and appropriate SB subcontracting and/or participation goals for the specific requirement. This type of feedback supports NASA's market research and helps ensure the acquisition strategy is aligned with actual industry capability. Industry feedback is requested for: 1.SB Subcontracting goals; 2 Barriers that may limit SB participation, such as certifications, uniquetechnical requirements, security needs, specialized tools, or high-risk performance areas and/or 3.Strategies to increase SB participation, including: • Breaking requirements into smaller components • Identifying areas appropriate for subcontracting • Considering teaming or mentor pr…