SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- MEMBERSHIP AND SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Notice Date
- 11/21/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 813920
— Professional Organizations
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH12413861L
- Response Due
- 12/7/2011
- Archive Date
- 11/21/2012
- Point of Contact
- Felecia L. London, Simplified Acquisition Specialist, Phone 301-286-4112, Fax 301-286-0356, Email felecia.l.london.1@gsfc.nasa.gov - Jennifer O'Connell, Senior Contracting Officer, Phone 301-286-3936, Fax 301-286-0357, Email Jennifer.A.OConnell@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Felecia L. London
(felecia.l.london.1@gsfc.nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/HQ has a requirement for a 1-Year Membership/Subscription to IndustrialResearch Institute (IRI) organization learning network for the following nine of NASACenters identifield: NASA Headquarters; Ames Research Center; Dryden Research Center;Johnson Space Center; Glenn Research Center; Goddard Space Flight Center; Kennedy SpaceCenter; Marshal Space Flight Center; and Langley Research Center. As a uniqueorganizational learning network focused on industrial research and innovation, IRIprovides research-based guidance to senior managers in industries where technologyinnovation is a driving force.Research activities and insight-building events conductedby the IRI address topics and strategies in managing emerging technology, acceleratingand implementing innovation projects and programs and building a corporate culture whichenables and drives technological innovation. For NASA, benefits of membership includeearly and unique access to research in progress, attendance at IRI Member conferences andworkshops, at no additional cost to NASA, monthly brown bag teleconferences, communityforums, annual meetings, networking opportunities with peer executives from manyindustries, access to IRI research and participation in IRI Research Groups whichessentially function as a 'laboratory for innovation management.' The networkorganizational learning services provided by IRI align research and address NASA's needsto have access to industrial research and industrial research learning networks that areprovided in depth only by IRI.NASA/HQ intends to issue a purchase order for a sole source procurement with IRI. Thesole source authority used is only one responsible source 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) 'Only oneresponsible source an.d no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements'(See FAR 6.302-1).The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 2:30 p.m. local timeon 12/07/2011.Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purposeof determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Adetermination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof 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.NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The installation Ombudsman isavailable at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
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