SP -- CONTRACTOR OPEN FORUM NASA/Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Brevard Community College (BCC) Regional Small Business Development Center would like to invite you to attend a Contractor Open Forum on Wednesday, June 16, 1999 at BCC Melbourne Campus Room MM-114, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Don't miss this opportunity to meet with NASA's Acting Associate Administrator for Procurement, Mr. Tom Luedtke. The purpose of the meeting is to have an open discussion between Mr. Luedtke, industry, and the public. The forum will allow businesses to express their views and opinions on NASA's procurement policies and practices. If you can't make it to Florida on June 16th, a second open fourm will be held at the Ames Research Center in California in August. There will be a presentation by Mr. Luedtke on NASA policies used in the award and administration of contracts. In addition to the above, the following Procurement Initiatives will be discussed: 1. Consolidated Contracting Initiative: The CCI initiative emphasizes developing, using, and sharing contracts to meet Agency objectives. 2. 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. 3. Profit/Fee Initiative: This initiative will assess the effectiveness of the Agency's profit/fee practices as a means for motivating and rewarding contractor performance. In addition, it will investigate other, non-traditional ways to motivate contractor performance. 4. Risk-Based Acquisition Management: This initiative seeks to integrate the principles of risk management throughout the acquisition process by purposefully considering the various aspects of risk when developing the acquisition strategy, selecting sources, choosing contract type, structuring fee incentives, and conducting contractor surveillance. Following the presentation Mr. Luedtke will open the floor for questions and comments. Questions should NOT be submitted in advance. Position papers are not being solicited. Note: Admittance will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating capacity at BCC Melbourne Campus Room MM-114 is limited to approximately 120 persons. No reservations will be accepted. Directions: If traveling South on I-95 take Exit #73 (Wickham Rd. & King Center Exit). Turn left on Wickham and go 6 miles. BCC Campus will be on your left. Turn left at the first traffic light after Post Road. Building MM is a 3 story grey and cream building on your left. Park in the last parking lot on the right. If traveling North on I-95 take the Exit #72 (Eau Gallie Exit) and go east 5 miles. Turn left on Wickham and go 3 miles. Turn right at the first traffic light after Parkway Road. If additional information is needed, please contact the staff at the Central Industry Assistance office at 407-867-7353. We can also be reached via email at the following addresses: -- celene.morgan-1@ksc.nasa.gov -- ember.smith-1@ksc.nasa.gov -- cathy.gieseler-1@ksc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/KSC/date.html#Forum. E-MAIL: Celene Morgan, celene.morgan-1@ksc.nasa.gov. Posted 05/04/99 (D-SN327664).

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