SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- NASA'S FIRST A: A HISTORY OF NASA'S AERONAUTICS PROGRAM
- Notice Date
- 2/17/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20546
- Solicitation Number
- 004-HBG-002
- Response Due
- 3/2/2004
- Archive Date
- 2/17/2005
- Point of Contact
- Alpana K Jenne, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-6638, Fax (301) 286-0357, Email Alpana.K.Jenne@nasa.gov - Steve Lloyd, Procurement Manager, Phone (301) 286-4309, Fax (301) 286-0357, Email Steven.R.Lloyd.1@gsfc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Alpana K Jenne
(Alpana.K.Jenne@nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/HQ plans to issue a Request For Offer(RFO)to complete a scholarly book-length manuscript on the history of NASA's aeronautics program. The NASA History Division shall administer this project jointly with the Office of Aerospace Technology. The NASA History Division also shall manage professional review and oversight of final publication of the work. This contract is for the preparation of a book-length manuscript on NASA’s First A: A History of NASA’s Aeronautics Program. The goal of this research project is to produce a roughly 400-page manuscript history of the views of scientists, engineers, policymakers, enthusiasts, and the general public regarding the various aeronautics projects and efforts that NASA has undertaken. The manuscript should survey the broad array of NASA’s aeronautics efforts and emphasize the most historically significant programs. The finished manuscript is to be delivered within three years and must reflect extensive research in NASA records, scientific journals, the records of other relevant government agencies (for example, the Smithsonian Institution, the Department of Defense, personal paper collections, and private company archives. The contractor shall use oral history interviews as appropriate to augment written records as source material for this book. The contractor shall transcribe the most significant oral histories and deliver them to the NASA History Office to make part of its Historical Reference Collection. All of the research material, including interview tapes and transcripts, collected during the project shall be archived with the NASA History Division, forming a coherent collection other researchers can use for future histories. Work Location: Work shall be performed at the contractor facility and at NASA Headquarters and relevant Field Centers such as the Ames Research Center, Dryden Flight Research Center, Glenn Research Center, and Langley Research Center. The contractor shall carry out the project using contractor office space, equipment, and supplies; however, workspace and photocopying shall be made available to the investigator when researching in NASA facilities. Period of Performance and Type of Contract: The period of performance for this contract includes 12 month base period and two 12 month option periods not to exceed 36 months after contract award. NASA intends to award a firm-fixed price contract. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR part 12. The NAICS Code is: 71150. The DPAS code for this procurement is DO-C9. The anticipated release date of Request For Offer 04-HBG-002 is on March 3,2004 with an anticipated due date of on or about April 19,2004. All responsible sources may submit an intent to offer which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office 97 format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/HQ Business Opportunities page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=04 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to Alpana Jenne at: Alpana.K.Jenne@nasa.gov not later than February 24,2004 4pm EST. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
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- Record
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