SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- MINORITY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) TECHNOLOGY CONSORTIUM
- Notice Date
- 12/29/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541618
— Other Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- ACC-APG SCRT - Edgewood, ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5424
- ZIP Code
- 21010-5424
- Solicitation Number
- W911SR-MSTC
- Response Due
- 1/31/2012
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2012
- Point of Contact
- Susan Hanle, 410-436-4477
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC-APG SCRT - Edgewood
(susan.hanle@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This Special Notice is a request for sources sought prior to releasing any resultant request for application. The information contained in this notice is based on the best and most current information available to date, is subject to change, and is not binding on the Government. Any significant changes will be provided by subsequent synopsis, if required. The US Army Contracting Command-Aberdeen Proving Ground (ACC-APG) on behalf of the Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) intends to solicit, negotiate, and enter into a single source agreement with a 501(c)3 compliant Minority STEM Technology Consortium (MSTC). The Government is seeking the availability of potential sources capable of establishing and managing a 501(c)3 compliant consortium. The Government has a need to team with a consortium of minority serving institutions engaged in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) technologies through establishment of a Cooperative Agreement/Other Transaction Agreement with the consortium in accordance with 10 USC 2358 and 2371. The Government's primary objective is to collaborate with the consortium through the proposed agreements to perform coordinated research and development STEM based programs designed to support and stimulate basic, applied and advanced research and technology development at minority serving educational institutions (Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Tribal Colleges and Universities and Other Minority Serving Institutions). The consortium will have broad and open membership compliant with Section 252 of the FY10 National Defense Authorization Act codified in 10 USC 2362, "Research and Education Programs and Activities: historically black colleges and universities and minority serving institutions of higher education," to: * Enhance the research and educational capabilities of such institutions in areas of importance to national defense, as determined by the Secretary; * Encourage the participation of such institutions in the research, development, testing, and evaluation (RDT&E) programs and activities of the Department of Defense; * Increase the number of graduates from such institutions engaged in disciplines important to the national security functions of the Department of Defense, as determined by the Secretary, and * Encourage research and educational collaborations between such institutions and other institutions of higher education, Government defense organizations, and the defense industry. Questions regarding this announcement shall be submitted electronically only to: ruby.l.mixon.civ@mail.mil. Telephone requests will not be accepted. All responsible/interested sources shall submit their qualifications and capabilities no later than 31 January 2012, 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDST). Your e-mail should contain the following subject line: Sources Sought Response for Minority STEM Technology Consortium (MSTC). Use of any other subject line may delay review of your response. All valid e-mail responses from prospective sources must provide an e-mail address, company name, mailing address, telephone number, facsimile number, cage code, and point of contact within the body of their responses. Qualification and capabilities package shall contain the following: 1. Documentation that demonstrates knowledge of establishing a 501(3)c consortium; 2. Information describing at least 3 established and successfully managed Consortia consisting of 20 or more members to include duration and contact information for the customer (Government or Private Industry) for verification; 3. Description of the method used for funding management expenses for the consortium and its effectiveness; 4. Description of the type of arrangement (Contract, Grant, Cooperative Agreement, etc.); 5. Examples of and description of the level of knowledge working with projects governed by the Department of Defense Grant and Agreement Regulations (DoDGARS); and 6. Briefly describe membership structure, organization, and management in sufficient detail to allow assessment of management style.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/46379b5242e4540e9471eb2069fdb27f)
- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC-APG SCRT - Edgewood ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-E, 5183 Blackhawk Road Aberdeen Proving Ground MD
- Zip Code: 21010-5424
- Zip Code: 21010-5424
- Record
- SN02646941-W 20111231/111229234057-46379b5242e4540e9471eb2069fdb27f (fbodaily.com)
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