SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES EVALUATIONS, ASSESSMENTS, STUDIES, SERVICES AND SUPPORT
- Notice Date
- 10/28/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton, VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- ESSS03-EASS
- Response Due
- 11/14/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/28/2004
- Point of Contact
- Deloris J. Hart, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 864-2439, Fax (757) 864-7709, Email Deloris.J.Hart@nasa.gov - Richard T Cannella, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 864-2494, Fax (757) 864-9774, Email Richard.T.Cannella@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Deloris J. Hart
(Deloris.J.Hart@nasa.gov)
- Description
- Introduction NASA LaRC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for Langley Research Center's Earth and Space Science Support Office (ESSSO). The ESSSO supports the NASA Headquarters Office of Space Science (OSS),the Office of Earth Science (OES), and other NASA functional areas. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is currently performing this effort under NAS1-00095. Working with the Office of Space Science, the Office of Earth Science and their customers, including academia, industry, NASA Centers and other Government Agencies, the ESSSO develops efficient methodologies for evaluation processes. The office develops Announcement of Opportunities and NASA Research Announcements, conducts on-site evaluations, and conducts technical management, cost, and other program factors (TMCO) evaluations and proposals. In addition, upon request, the ESSSO ensures that the criteria for high quality science return is within budget and that schedule constraints are met. Potential sources are sought capable of conducting proposal and mission concept evaluations, assessments, stuides, and other support areas as described in more detail below: I. Proposal and Mission Concept Evaluations The contractor will be required to conduct evaluations of proposals and competitive mission concepts covering the technical, management, cost, and other program factors. Evaluation activities include: Prepare supplementary material to accompany the Announcement of Opportunity (AO), NASA Research Announcement (NRA), Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN), or other Broad Agency Announcement (BAA); plan the logistics of the evaluation, identify expertise needed for the evaluation, evaluate compliance with administrative requirements of the BAA; and evaluate offered investigations, and report on panel findings. Supplementary materials that accompany AO's include technical information related to the opportunity, report formats, and logistics guidelines needed by proposers responding to the AO. The cost assessment capability covers technology development, space systems (including instruments) and related ground systems, and life-cycle costs. II. Assessments The contractor will be required to conduct assessments of current and potential NASA programs. Types of assessments include technical; management; cost; risk; safety; environmental impact; mission trajectory; resource utilization; analyses of instruments, spacecraft and launch vehicle designs; systems engineering; fabrication; and Assembly, Test and Launch Operations. Technical assessment activities include assessing the likely performance of technical systems and the impact of new technologies on technical systems. Management assessment activities include assessing the effectiveness of management systems, processes, and tools and assessing components of NASA programs. Cost assessment activities include estimating mission development and life-cycle costs and assessing cost risk. III. Studies The contractor will be required to conduct the following types of studies: Management, scientific, and technical. Management study activities include gathering information and analyzing options for possible management systems; gathering information and analyzing the structure and performance of actual management systems in NASA programs and in similar endeavors; and assembling and maintaining an inventory of the content and status of NASA programs. Scientific study activities include gathering information and analyzing systems for handling and analyzing samples of extraterrestrial materials; defining payloads to meet scientific goals; investigating potential science objectives for small, low-cost missions; and investigating the applicability of science concepts to particular missions. Technical study activities include analyzing the feasibility of instrument, spacecraft and mission design; investigating mission options and associated performance expectations; analyzing system designs; analyzing technologies needed to accomplish specific goals; analyzing propulsion and mission operations capabilities; and analyzing data handling and analysis systems. IV. Information Management Services The contractor will be required to provide information management services including web-based information management systems in support of evaluations, assessments, and studies; databases; quality management; reference documents; and web site development and maintenance. Web-based information management systems that support evaluations and assessments include secure web-based data entry and report-reading support for evaluation and assessment teams. Databases to be maintained include the OES and OSS Solicitation Database, the Earth and Space Science Support Office (ESSSO) Reviewer Database, and other ESSSO databases. The ESSSO quality management effort includes documenting requirements for the products of the ESSSO; developing and maintaining templates for the ESSSO documents; and developing and maintaining checklists, process flow diagrams, and other process control tools. The information management system for reference documents will support the preparation, verification, publication, distribution and posting on the web of documents that are meant to serve as a reference to the community. ESSSO Website support includes developing and maintaining the ESSSO homepage, web-based libraries, presentations from conferences, and other related requirements as needed. V. Administrative Support The contractor will be required to provide secure facilities for up to 100 people to conduct proposal evaluations and discussions. Internet access and hook-ups should be provided for all attendees. A separate area or room should also be provided for up to four administrative support personnel to include space for a copier, computers for each and a printer. The facility shall be within a five-mile driving radius of the Langley Research Center. In support of the evaluations, assessments, and studies above, the contractor will be required to provide support for meetings and related workshops which includes generating and distributing explanatory materials, providing logistical support as necessary, preparing and distributing documentation on conference results, and making appropriate number of copies of videos, handouts, and other materials developed during the conference. The explanatory materials include specifics about how the goals of the conference will be achieved. Logistical support includes audio-visual equipment, copiers, computers and printers. Preparing documentation on conference results ranges from a straightforward compilation of material presented at the conference to the generation of a narrative report. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror?s responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business; average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and/or woman-owned; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime); list of customers covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact - address and phone number). Please indicate if you intend to bid, and if so, as a prime or sub-contractor. Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to NASA Langley Research Center, Industry Assistance Office, Attn: Deloris J. Hart, Mail Stop 126, Hampton, VA 23681 or by email d.j.hart@larc.nasa.gov no later than 11/14/03. Please reference ESSSO3-EASS in any response. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. Technical questions should be directed to Jennings Cherry, at 757-864-2465 or email Jennings.B.Cherry@nasa.gov or David Gilman, at 757-864-9850 or email David.A.Gilman@nasa.gov The Fax: number is 757-864-8894. Procurement related questions should be directed to Deloris J. Hart, Contract Specialist 757-864-2439, Fax: 757-864-7709 or Richard T. Cannella, 757-864-2423.
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