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B -- TRAINING AND TECHNICAL REVIEWS OF ISO 9001 STRATEGIES, IMPLEMENTATION, AND DOCUMENTATION PROCESSES SOL 1-160-AS.5451 DUE 081897 POC Susan F. Shockcor, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-2989, Fax (757) 864-7898, Email S.C.SHOCKCOR@larc.nasa.gov -- Mary Jane Yeager, Contracting Officer, Phone (757)-864-2473, Fax (757) 864-7898, Email M.J.YEAGER@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#1-160-AS.5451. E-MAIL: Susan F. Shockcor, S.C.SHOCKCOR@larc.nasa.gov. NASA/LaRC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for training and technical review of NASA Code R Centers (Langley, Lewis, Ames and Dryden) ISO 9001 strategies, implementation, and documentation processes in specific technical areas such as aerodynamics, structures and materials, propulsion, and flight systems (including guidance and control, airspace operations, human factors, and flight simulation). The contractor shall provide training at their facility, on-site at NASA Headquarters and Lewis, Ames, and Dryden Flight Research Centers, and by Video Teleconference, covering their first-hand experiences in their own successful ISO 9001 implementation and certification. The contractor shall perform technical reviews of Langley, Ames, and Dryden s current quality management processes and provide analyses, recommendations and assessments. In addition, the contract shall include an optional line item for purchase of the contractor s procedural/work instruction and guidance documentation for software development/ maintenance/servicing. This procurement is being conducted under the NASA MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy. This requirement is part of NASA's Consolidated Contracting Initiative. NASA/LaRC intends to purchase the items from the Defense Evaluation Research Agency (DERA), Air Systems Sector, Farnborough, Hants, United Kingdom. The Air Systems Sector performs theoretical and experimental research in the aeronautical disciplines: aerodynamics, structures and materials, propulsion, and flight systems (including guidance and control, airspace operations, human factors, and flight simulation). They also maintain and operate a complex of technical facilities including wind tunnels, propulsion test facilities, flight simulators, and other experimental laboratories, and they have extensive experience in flight research. The Air Systems Sector of DERA has successfully designed, implemented, and achieved third-party registration in July of 1996 of their Quality Management System to the ISO 9001 standard. They are the only known source of expertise in implementing ISO 9001 to certification in a research environment encompassing all of the aeronautical disciplines while operating and maintaining a breadth of highly technical research facilities. Having implemented their Quality Management System, DERA is also uniquely experienced in the results of ISO 9001 implementation on an organization similar to NASA Code R Centers. NASA Code R Centers are uniquely complex due to our aeronautics, wind-tunnel testing, experimental laboratory operations, flight simulation, and flight research facilities. The competencies of DERA s Air Systems Sector directly parallel nearly all of NASA s Code R Centers in aeronautic disciplines and facilities. In our efforts to implement ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems, NASA Code R Centers have a need for training and assistance from a source experienced both in the unique culture of an aeronautics research facility and in the successful implementation of an ISO 9001 Quality Management System. Additionally, DERA s Air Systems Sector is now in the process of refining their post-certification quality management system and internal processes and approaches, which will provide NASA the benefits of both their initial and now continuing investment in ISO 9001 implementation. Pursuant to informal market survey, and in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, we conclude that DERA is the only source possessing the unique aeronautics competencies similar to Code R Centers that has successfully implemented an ISO 9001 quality management system (through third-party registration). See Numbered Note 26. Interested firms have 15 days from publication on the NAIS (or Commerce Business Daily (CBD) if over $500K) to submit their qualifications/capabilities. Such qualifications/ capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. Responses received after 15 days without the required information will beconsidered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. Any referenced numbered notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm . (0183)

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