SIMO Request for Proposals Questions
Updated
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Spaceport Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations (SIMO) Responses to Request for Proposal (RFP) Questions
No. DRFP Area
Section
Paragraph
No.
Page Question
#
RFP Sections A-M
1852.215-81
Proposal Page
Limitations. (Apr
2015)
Page Limit
Table
RFP Sections A-M
(2) Small Business
Subcontracting
Paragraph
(a)(2)
Response
The page limit table in Section
The page limitation identified in
1852.215-81 Proposal Page
the Draft RFP, Proposal Page
Limitations (Apr 2015) currently Limitations provision was not an identifies a 15-page limit for
accurate representation of the
Volume 1 – Technical
Government's page expectations
Acceptability. Given the breadth for Volume 1, Technical Acceptability. The 15-page
and number of requirements
limitation in the Final RFP,
addressed within this volume,
Proposal Page Limitations
this represents a significant
provision corrects this error and
reduction from the 125 page
limit identified in the Draft RFP accurately reflects the (DRFP). Additionally, there were Government's determination of a no Q&A responses or other
sufficient page count for Volume
communications during the
1, Technical Acceptability.
draft solicitation period that
indicated an anticipated change
of this magnitude. Can the
Government please confirm
whether the 15 page limit is
intentional or whether the
intended page limit for Volume
1 – Technical Acceptability
remains 125 pages, consistent
with the DRFP?
Section L, paragraph (a)(2),
The 25 percent minimum small
requires “a 25 percent total
business utilization goal applies
small business utilization goal,” to total contract value. Individual but DRFP Q&A 32 states that
subcontracting plans shall
the goal applies to “total
identify goals consistent with FAR
contract value.” Section
52.219-9, Alternate II, and
1819.13(b)(7) of the Interim
applicable solicitation
NASA FAR Supplement
instructions
Spaceport Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations (SIMO) Responses to Request for Proposal (RFP) Questions
DRFP
80KSC027R0001
Questions
20261028
Questions # 43 and N/A
16,
Attachment J-01
PWS
1.2.1 Requirements #28
Companion Guide (Updated
Oct. 1, 2026), uploaded to the
SIMO Bidders Library on
October 26, 2026, requires goals
expressed as percentages of
both total subcontract dollars
and total contract value. Please
confirm which applies to the
25% minimum: total planned
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