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R -- COMMERCIALIZATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER DUE 042699 POC Carlos D. Torrez, Contracting Officer, Phone (650) 604-5797, Fax (650) 604-3020, Email ctorrez@mail.arc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/ARC/date.html#RTTC-0001. E-MAIL: Carlos D. Torrez, ctorrez@mail.arc.nasa.gov. NASA/ARC is hereby soliciting information for potential sources to support NASA commercialization and technology tranfer. A. Program Background In 1994 a national network of NASA RTTCs was created to support core functions which promote NASA commercialization opportunity outreach and U.S. industry support for NASA technology transfer. The NASA Commercial Technology Program seeks to continue the strategy of the national network of RTTCs with a renewed emphasis on national level support for the Agency's complete technology offerings. Accordingly, the RTTCs will work with potential users in U.S. industry and government to: 1. Facilitate and promote enhanced access to the wealth of NASA's technology and information; 2. Stimulate the widest possible use of NASA technology in the national interest; and, 3. Increase the dissemination and commercial application of technologies in the U. S. resulting from NASA programs. B. Purpose, Responsibilities, and Services: The purpose of this procurement is to establish a not-for-profit network of NASA Regional Technology Transfer Centers (RTTCs) in order to: 1. Promote, market and commercialize a full range of NASA-based technology products, services and activities i.e., technology licensing opportunities, technology assistance, joint technology development opportunities, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) opportunities. 2. Establish a formal relationship with each of the States located within the NASA RTTC's region of responsibility in order to leverage available economic development resources. 3. Establish strong National level program coordination by developing an effective and efficient system for collaboration within the NASA RTTC network to fully represent the NASA technology portfolio and avoid redundancy. C. Technical Capabilities and Operations: 1. Information/Database Searching 2. Engineering/Scientific Capabilities 3. Electronic Communications & Coordination 4. Networking & Marketing 5. Information/Document Delivery D. NASA Information and Other Resources: Each RTTC will have access to scientific and technical reports and the NASA Scientific and Technical Information database and other NASA resources to use in developing marketing plans and client delivery methods. Resources will include: 1. Access to NASA personnel. 2. NASA Field Center Technology Portfolio. 3. NASATechTracS database (http://ntas.techtracs.org/). 4. NTAS TechFinder (http://ntas.techtracs.org/). 5. The NASA commercial technology web site (http://www.nctn.hq.nasa.gov). 6. Each Center's commercial technology web site (http://www.nctn.hq.nasa.gov). 7. STI databases (http://www.nasa.gov/techinfo.html). E. Period of Performance for this Contract The period of performance for this contract will be for a 2-year base period with one 1-year option period and one 2-year option period (2+1+2). Currently, the Government is acquiring these services on Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Level-of Effort (LOE) contracts. Under the successor contracts, the LOE approach will be replaced with performance based requirements and will be restricted to the acquisition of "outcomes or outputs" where the period of performance and scope will be limited to work and products that can be well defined and priced. In no event will open-ended requirements be issued which lack discrete objectives or deliverables. F. Schedule For planing purposes, the requests for proposal for this RTTC recompetition will be issued in mid-June, 1999. The proposals will be due to the NASA Centers in mid-August, 1999, with announcement of awards by approximately the end of September, 1999. Solicitations will be synopsized prior to release. No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in the CBD and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these cites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirement should submit a capability statement of 20 pages or less indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein. Responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business; average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged 8 (a), and or woman owned; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime); list of customers covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact -- address and phone number). Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in Internet "Note A". [INTERNET ONLY (commercial product definition)] This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to this office no later than 4/26/99. In responding reference RTTC-0001. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. Further information on the RTTC program can be found at the following URL: http://nctn.hq.nasa.gov/rttc/index.html Posted 04/14/99 (D-SN320269). (0104)

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