SP -- OPEN FORUM MEETING TO SOLICT QUESTIONS, VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF INTERESTED PERSONS OR FIRMS CONCERING NASA'S PROCURMENT POLICIES NASA will conduct an open forum meeting to solicit questions, views and opinions of interested persons or firms concerning NASA's procurement policies and practices. The purpose of the meeting is to have an open discussion between NASA's Associate Administrator for Procurement, industry, and the public. DATE: November 12, 1997, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ADDRESS: The meeting will be held at the Florida Solar Energy Center Auditorium located at 1679 Clearlake Road, Cocoa, Florida. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Colston, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Code OP, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899, (407) 867-7212. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Format: There will be a presentation by the Associate Administrator for Procurement, followed by a question and answer period. Procurement issues will be discussed including NASA policies used in the award and administration of contracts. Admittance: Doors will open at 1:30 p.m. Admittance will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Auditorium capacity is limited to approximately 120 persons; therefore, a maximum of two representatives per firm is requested. No reservations will be accepted. Questions for the open forum should be presented at the meeting and should not be submitted in advance. Position papers are not being solicited. Initiatives: In addition to the general discussion mentioned above, NASA invites comments or questions relative to its ongoing Procurement Initiatives, some of which include the following: Consolidated Contracting Initiative. The CCI initiative emphasizes developing, using, and sharing contract resources to meet Agency objectives. Single Process Initiative/Block Changes. The purpose of the Single Process Initiative/Block Changes is to eliminate duplicative, highly-tailored or customer-unique requirements from contracts and adopt instead, a single process proposed by the contractor. Contractor Performance Assessment Program. The Contractor Performance Assessment Program assesses the overall performance of NASA s top contractors across all of their major NASA contracts. Performance Based Contracting. This initiative is focused on structuring an acquisition around the purpose of the work to be performed instead of how the work is to be performed or broad and imprecise statements of work. Electronic Contracting. NASA s EC initiative is moving procurement transactions from traditional paper-based systems to electronic processing wherever possible. These transactions include solicitation and award documents as well as payment for our goods and services. WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/KSC/date.html#Forum. E-MAIL: Joy Colston, Joy.Colston-1@ksc.nasa.gov.

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