SOURCES SOUGHT
A -- SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE - VIRTUAL INSTITUTES REQUEST FORINFORMATION
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH15ZOA008L
- Response Due
- 10/21/2015
- Archive Date
- 9/9/2016
- Point of Contact
- John Jay Falker PhD, Program Executive Early Stage Portfolio, Phone 202-358-4545, Fax 202-000-0000, Email jfalker@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
John Jay Falker PhD
(jfalker@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continually looks for ways to help advance the development of U.S. aerospace technology. With the accelerating pace of innovation, NASA seeks to better understand opportunities for early technology research and development (R&D), especially in partnership with academia. In particular, NASA is interested in the potential benefits of forming virtual institutes to facilitate research and technology advancements from U.S. academic organizations.A virtual institute is an organizational model allowing distributed participation by experts in academia, not-for-profit organizations, and individual researchers. It enables coordination and cooperation without requiring participants to be collocated. NASAs Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) already has multiple programs engaged in excellent work with university researchers, most notably through the Space Technology Research Grants Program (STRG). However, NASA is considering the possibility of establishing virtual institutes to complement the individual research grants and project opportunities already offered in STMD programs. Through this Request for Information (RFI), NASA seeks input on the use of academia-based virtual institutes to advance promising technology research avenues; the manner to implement and manage such virtual institutes; the identification of organizations that might be interested in leading, managing, facilitating, or participating in a virtual institute; and recommended processes that would enable more efficient and effective partnership and research progress. Note: This RFI was originally released on May 22, 2015 and is being re-released now to provide opportunity for additional responses. Responses received under the previous RFI need not be submitted again, they will be reviewed together with new responses. This RFI is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for the information submitted in response. Respondents will not be notified of the results. NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html.
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