SOURCES SOUGHT
Q -- OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH CONTRACT (OMOHC)
- Notice Date
- 8/27/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 621111
— Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ04064093LA
- Response Due
- 9/2/2004
- Archive Date
- 8/27/2005
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer L. Krause, Contract Specialist, Phone (281) 483-8269, Fax (281) 483-1139, Email omohseb@ems.jsc.nasa.gov - Stephanie D. Hunter, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-8523, Fax (281) 483-1139, Email omohseb@ems.jsc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Jennifer L. Krause
(omohseb@ems.jsc.nasa.gov)
- Description
- This notice is issued by NASA/JSC to request information from interested parties regarding the JSC Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health Contract (OMOHC) recompetition that will be conducted during FY05. Information received as a result of this notice will be used for planning purposes only. In the interest of promoting competition, NASA/JSC would like to hear from interested parties regarding the feasibility of a new contracting approach that is under consideration. NASA/JSC is interested in motivating contractors to provide excellent performance during the life of a contract through a new incentive plan called Award Term. This incentive is designed to foster long-term relationships by rewarding contractors with additional periods(s) of performance in compensation for achieving desired objectives at a high level of performance and reduced costs in lieu of a traditional award fee arrangement. For this particular procurement, NASA/JSC is considering the possibility of allowing the contractor to earn up to a 10-year period of performance without further competition. It is important to note that Award Terms are not the same as contract options. Award Terms are earned based on contractor performance and cost savings; whereas, options are a unilateral right in a contract by which, for a specified time, the Government may elect to purchase additional supplies or services called for by the contract, or may elect to extend the term of the contract. NASA/JSC is considering the use of a cost-plus-incentive fee structure to objectively evaluate cost, with an Award Term Incentive to reward excellent technical performance. The Award Term Evaluation Process mirrors that of Award Fee; however, evaluations are to a greater extent based on objective metrics. A cost gate, that includes cost incentives, must be met in order to earn additional term. NASA has utilized this new contracting approach in several cases under a pilot program. In an attempt to determine the feasibility of this approach for this particular procurement, the Government is soliciting input from interested parties and asks that responses include answers to the following questions: 1. Would the Award Term Incentive properly motivate contractor performance on the OMOHC and why? 2. Would you submit a proposal if a solicitation is issued for the OMOHC with the Award Term Incentive and why? 3. What changes, if any, would you suggest to this incentive plan and why? 4. Have you had experience with Award Term Contracting? If yes, please provide the name of the Government agency who awarded the contract, the contract number, a brief description of work, the contracting officer?s contact information, and your perception of how this incentivized / did not incentivize performance. Prospective offerors are invited to submit written comments or questions to Jennifer L. Krause, Contract Specialist no later than COB Sept. 2, 2004. When responding reference NNJ04064093LA, Occupational Medicine and Occupational Health Contract (OMOHC). Comments may be forwarded via electronic transmission at omohseb@ems.jsc.nasa.gov or facsimile transmission at (281) 483-1139. This presolicitation synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Respondents will not be notified of the results. 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 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/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=73 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.
- Web Link
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Click here for the latest information about this notice
(http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=73#112255)
- Record
- SN00659513-W 20040829/040828101855 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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