SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- IMPLEMENTATION UPGRADE TO THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTAPPLICATION
- Notice Date
- 1/13/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 511210
— Software Publishers
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH09275634Q
- Response Due
- 1/21/2009
- Archive Date
- 1/13/2010
- Point of Contact
- David L Boon, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-286-6485, Fax 301-286-0356, />
- E-Mail Address
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david.l.boon@nasa.gov<br
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This proposed procurement is a follow-on of a portfolio management applicationessential to the execution and performance measurement phase of the Office of Educationsportfolio management process and the related support services. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate on a sole source basis with Expert Choicefor maintenance and support of the Periscope software package.This software alignsprogrammatic decisions with Organizational objectives/criteria; implement a structured,repeatable and justifiable decision making approach; leverage organizational expertise;improve top-down and bottom-up communication; develop consensus and buy-in amongstakeholders; and create in organizational decisions. In November of 2006, the NASA Office of Education executed a task order under an existingGSA contract to acquire software and related services from Expert Choice. The purpose ofthe software acquisition was to equip NASA with software that would enable the Office ofEducation to meet requirements set by the NASA Administrator and the Office of Managementand Budget. The goal was to restructure agency-wide the management and implementation ofthe entire NASA Education Program. Expert Choice has previously worked closely with NASA Education in the implementation ofExpert Choice (the softwarethe companys standard prioritization/selection product) toprioritize the 450 projects in the NASA education portfolio, and align them with NASAeducation outcomes and objectives. Now that the Prioritization and alignment have beenaccomplished the next step in the process is to be able to measure and mange projectperformance. The companys Periscope software package provides one centralized interfaceto measure and manage organization/project portfolio performance. Periscope is a software package that provides performance management monitoringcapabilities for all projects in the NASA education portfolio. Periscope is a module tobe added to the existing performance measurement system which NASA purchased in 2006. Noother software product will work with the existing system, which is proprietary to ExpertChoice. The software will allow the Office of Education to have a single entry point forretrieving information on project schedules, benchmarks, key decisional points, relevanceand cost for each of the projects. Periscope will also allow the Office of Education tomove to the consolidation phase of its performance measurement process as required by theOffice of Management and Budget (OBM) and the Office of the NASA Administrator. NASA/HQ intends to mod an existing purchase order for maintenance and technical supportof Periscope software through 3/2010 with Expert Choice. The authority is FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(A) only one responsible source. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organization may submit their capabilities and qualification to perform theeffort in writing by FAX or E-Mail, to identified point of contact not later than 3:00p.m., local time on 21 January 2009.Such capabilities/qualification will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determiningwhether or not to be conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination bythe Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis,based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed.
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