SOLICITATION NOTICE
D -- SPACE FORENSICS INTERACTIVE WEBSITE
- Notice Date
- 9/20/2013
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 210.S, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNG13490267Q
- Response Due
- 9/28/2013
- Archive Date
- 9/20/2014
- Point of Contact
- Shawn G Watts, Purchasing Agent, Phone 301-286-5526, Fax 301-286-1773, Email shawn.g.watts@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Shawn G Watts
(shawn.g.watts@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GSFC has a requirement to build an engaging, interactive single-player exploration and puzzle-based adventure game that utilizes the concepts, narratives, and activities developed for these Space Forensics cases. BACKGROUND The NASA Space Forensics project takes audiences through astronomy problem-solving narratives that parallel crime scene forensics. The 'corpse' could be a massive star that ended its life in a brilliant supernova explosion. The 'theft' might involve stellar material, swirling into an unseen singularity at the center of a galaxy. The NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Physics of the Cosmos/Cosmic Origins education and public outreach team is currently developing a series of astronomical 'cases' for educators, students, and the general public that take these audiences through the processes that NASA scientists use to examine and solve cosmic mysteries. GOAL: The goal of this project is to build an engaging, interactive single-player exploration and puzzle-based adventure game that utilizes the concepts, narratives, and activities developed for these Space Forensics cases. <p> AUDIENCE: Science-interested members of the general public, including educators and children ages 12 and up <p> TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: The Space Forensics game will be incorporated into the broader Space Forensics project website and will be hosted on NASA servers. The game needs to be built on top of HTML 5 and work in all modern desktop browsers including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and IE 9+. In addition, it is desired that the game be responsive and thus work, in modified form, on modern mobile Webkit-based browsers on devices including both tablets and smartphones. <p> The game will need to be built on top of a more generalized game engine so that additional graphics and content can be added without requiring the creation of any additional code. The game should allow for saving one's progress but without using any server-side code. All aspects of the game must utilize only web client capabilities. Content must be compliant with Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act, to meet government standards for accessibility. <p> Developer will produce game infrastructure and design elements, created in collaboration with NASA personnel around the content of the Space Forensics project.Content will become the property of NASA and will be distributed under the public domain through a NASA-hosted website. Final acceptance of all content is at the discretion of the Physics of the Cosmos/Cosmic Origins education and public outreach team. Any code libraries, fonts, or game assets not created for the project must be open source or purchased outright at the cost of the developer. The developer will be required to provide a comprehensive list of all external assets used in the project along with links to licenses. Assets whose licenses carry additional non-monetary requirements (e.g. GPL, copyleft) must be pre-approved by NASA. <p> Factors that will be considered during vendor selection include the vendor's previous work on projects of this size, previous experience developing engaging interactive content for youth and public audiences, references from previous clients, and samples of relevant previous work. Preference will be given to developers local to NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD, whose representatives can attend in-person meetings about the game. <p> TIMELINE: Developer is expected to deliver the finished game within 9 months after selection, maintaining communication and collaboration with the Physics of the Cosmos/Cosmic Origins education and public outreach team throughout the period of work. <p> This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, which is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ); quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Offerors are required to use the On-Line RFQ system to submit their quote. The On-line RFQ system is linked above or it may be accessed at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=. The information required by FAR Subpart 12.6 is included in the on-line RFQ. <p> The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. <p> Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing via e-mail ino later than September 26, 2013]. It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this notice, the on-line RFQ and amendments (if any). <p> NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html.
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