SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY FOR BANDWIDTH SUPPORT TO RETURN TO FLIGHT MISSIONS (STS-114, STS-121)
- Notice Date
- 4/5/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541710
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- Not---Applicable
- Response Due
- 4/13/2005
- Archive Date
- 4/5/2006
- Description
- INTRODUCTION The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Vision is: To improve life here, To extend life to there, To find life beyond. As Discovery and Atlantis are readied for their respective Return to Flight Missions, NASA is preparing to meet public demand to see the launches and missions. NASA?s primary method for disseminating content is via the NASA Web Portal (www.nasa.gov). Based on data from previous missions (Mars Exploration Rover Mission, Huygens Landing, etc?) we expect 20 to 30 million visits to the NASA Web Portal with 250,000 to 500,000 Internet users also accessing NASA TV coverage via Web Streaming. In the existing portal infrastructure, if this demand increase materializes, NASA may: 1. Cap the number of visitors and hours of web streaming coverage. This would force visitors to find content from other venues that may or may not cover the Return to Flight Missions. 2. Increase NASA?s bandwidth coverage under NASA?s existing contract to support the NASA Portal to meet the increased demand. NASA is releasing this announcement to solicit proposals from Non-NASA entities to support option 2 by sponsoring the bandwidth costs associated with increasing public access for the Return to Flight Missions. In exchange for this sponsorship NASA will consider offers to display the logo of the sponsor(s) and give credit to the sponsor(s) on the NASA Web Portal for the contribution of bandwidth costs. NASA will consider other suitable innovative concepts to acknowledge and publicize the Offeror?s sponsorship. NASA intends to enter into a Space Act Agreement with the selected sponsor and the existing NASA Web Portal contractor to cover these actions. The selected sponsor(s) will in turn enter into an agreement with the existing NASA Web Portal contractor to pay for the associated costs of the bandwidth or a portion thereof. This Announcement is open through April 13, 2005. NASA will not issue paper copies of this announcement. NASA reserves the right to select for Space Act Agreement all, some or none of the proposals in response to this announcement. NASA provides no funding for reimbursement of proposal development costs. Material submitted in response to this Announcement will not be returned. It is the policy of NASA to safeguard all proposals as confidential and privileged information and NASA will not, without permission of the Offeror, use or disclose their contents for other than evaluation purposes. I. GENERAL INFORMATION Agency Name: NASA Sponsorship Opportunity Title: Return to Flight STS-114 and STS-121 Bandwidth Program Name: NASA Space Operations Mission Directorate (SOMD) Response Date: Electronic Proposals must be received by April 13, 2005 4:30 P.M. EDT via email to jason.c.crusan@nasa.gov Teleconference: A teleconference is scheduled for April 8, 2005 at 1:30 P.M. EDT to answer questions pertaining to this announcement. This teleconference is limited to prospective Offerors only. Registration is required for this call-out teleconference. Please provide: Name Title Company Phone Fax Email via email to jason.c.crusan@nasa.gov by 5 P.M. EDT April 7, 2005. Questions can be submitted ahead of time to the Point of Contact. If unable to attend the teleconference email a request for the information provided during the teleconference. Points of Contact: Mr. Jason C. Crusan Telephone: (202) 358-0635 Email: jason.c.crusan@nasa.gov Instrument Type(s): It is anticipated that awards under this Announcement will be in the form of Space Act Agreements, executed under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 2473(c)(5) and (6). Evaluation Panel: Government personnel from NASA and other Federal agencies may participate in the evaluation of proposals. All government personnel participating in the evaluation will be bound by appropriate non-disclosure requirements to protect proprietary information. Award Date: Selection is anticipated in April 2005. Offerors Funding Availability: Funds need to be available May 2005. Submission Instructions: All Proposals under this Announcement must be emailed to jason.c.crusan@nasa.gov. Paper submissions will not be reviewed. Proposal submission may be at any time before the response date. You are encouraged to submit as early as practicable during this time period. Proposals received by the Government after the response date and time may not be accepted, at the Government?s discretion. If Offeror is concerned about information security during transmission NASA has the ability to except secure transmission. Contact the Point of Contact for secure transmission requirements. II. ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION 1. Eligible Applicants All categories of non-NASA U.S. institutions are eligible to submit proposals in response to this Announcement. 2. Foreign Participation Based upon the short timeline to meet the requirements, NASA is not accepting proposals from foreign entities. III. EVALUATION INFORMATION BASIS FOR AWARD Best overall considering the specified evaluation criteria and weighting. NASA reserves the right to suggest collaboration between Offerors where it will enhance the effort, in which case an Offeror will be given the opportunity to accept or decline participation with other Offerors prior to award. EVALUATION CRITERIA The factors below are of equal importance. 1. Factor 1: Quality and Appropriateness: The overall merit, rationale and suitability of the proposed sponsorship approach or concept and its relevance to NASA?s Mission. Highest priority will be placed on an approach or concept that will create a positive image for the Space Program. 2. Factor 2: Level of Commitment to Sponsorship of Bandwidth The demonstrated ability of the Offeror to meet financial commitments stated in the proposal. The amount of the Offeror?s proposed financial commitment in terms of dollars provided will be evaluated. IV. PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS Page Limitations Title Total Pages Proposal Cover Page 1 Proposal Title Page 1 Points of Contact 1 Proposal Abstract 750 words Statement of Justification 1 Sponsorship Description 20 Pages in excess of the page limitations for each section will not be evaluated. A page is defined as one (1) sheet 8 ? x 11 inches using a minimum of 12-point font size for text and 8-point for graphs. The proposal must include the following sections, in this order: Proposal Cover Page: Solicited Proposal Application, Signature required. Proposal Title Page, with Notice of Restriction on Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information, if any. Points of Contact: List contact information for Sponsorship Point of Contact and Financial Point of Contact. Provide: a. Name b. Title c. Address d. Phone and Fax e. Email Proposal Abstract: Brief Abstract Sponsorship Description: The Sponsorship description shall contain sufficient detail to enable reviewers to make informed judgments about the overall merit of the proposed effort and about the probability that Offeror will accomplish their stated level of commitment to the sponsorship. In addition, the proposal shall clearly explain Offeror?s expected return for sponsorship with NASA on this project. This section should expand on the topics in the proposal abstract and follow the format below: a. Factor 1: Quality and appropriateness of the proposed effort. ? A description of the proposed sponsorship goals and objectives. A description of the business the Offeror engages in, including, specific qualifications, products, services, and how this relates to NASA Mission. A description of Offeror?s proposed logo placement, display, or other characteristics. Also, provide any other actions Offeror proposes taking in relation to sponsorship (e.g. exclusivity, press release, third-party organizations, links, etc?). b. Factor 2: Level of Commitment to Sponsorship of Bandwidth ? Provide a description of the level of commitment in the form of dollars being contributed to the sponsorship effort. Also include additional proposed in-kind efforts to increase public access to the RTF content. ? Demonstrate financial ability at the level committed under the proposal ? Demonstrate that no government funds will be used to meet financial commitment
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