SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- R ? INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM (IODP) CENTRAL MANAGEMENT OFFICE (CMO)
- Notice Date
- 11/3/2003
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- National Science Foundation, Division of Acquisition and Cost Support, DACS, 4201 Wilson Boulevard Room 475, Arlington, VA, 22230
- ZIP Code
- 22230
- Solicitation Number
- DACS-030059
- Response Due
- 8/28/2003
- Archive Date
- 3/1/2004
- Point of Contact
- Jamala Jones, Contract Specialist - Contracting Officer, Phone (703) 292-4581, Fax (703) 292-9140/9141 ,
- E-Mail Address
-
jajones@nsf.gov
- Description
- The National Science Foundation, partnered with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan, are seeking sources to manage and operate the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Central Management Office (CMO). The contract will be awarded and maintained by the National Science Foundation however; MEXT will serve as a leading partner for this effort. It is requested that qualified firms interested in providing CMO services submit a statement of their capabilities to perform the work as described in this notice and its attachment, this statement should not exceed 10 pages. Efforts should be made to keep responses as BRIEF as possible, concentrating on substantive information essential for a proper review/consideration. The Government will not pay for the cost of response submission. ELIGIBILITY QUALIFIERS Each respondent will be evaluated against their capabilities to meet the specifications of the description of work attached to this notice in addition to the following capabilities/characteristics: *Not-for-profit corporation with international membership formed by parties committed to the IODP from IODP member countries. *Incorporated and headquartered in the United States, with an office in Japan which shall provide a full range of support functions to the Science Advisory Structure. *Membership available to IODP interested research institutions in IODP member countries. *CMO Board of Directors determined by corporate members from IODP member countries. Levels of representation on the Board shall be in proportion to the financial contribution to the total IODP Program. *Lead Agencies will have approval authority for key CMO personnel and other significant activities identified in the CMO contract. Each response to this notice will be evaluated based on the aforementioned qualifiers; this will serve as the basis for evaluation. To assist in the development of a response and understanding of this requirement, the NSF has attached a description of work. The information provided is for reference and does not constitute a complete or official statement of work. SUBMISSION OF CAPABILITIES INSTRUCTIONS All responses shall be sent electronically to the National Science Foundation, Attn: Jamala A. Jones, Contract Specialist, Division of Acquisition and Cost Support, at jajones@nsf.gov. US postal mail or facsimile responses are not authorized for this request. All responses are due on or before August 28, 2003. This is not a Request for Proposal; therefore no contract will be awarded resultant of this notice. The NSF will synopsize this requirement sometime in October 2003. It is anticipated that a request for proposal will be issued on or about November 2003 with an anticipated contract award sometime in February 2004. The resultant contract will have a period of performance of 5-years with a 5-year option period.
- Record
- SN00464051-W 20031105/031103213358 (fbodaily.com)
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