NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

B -- CAPABILITY MATURITY MODEL CONSULTATION ANALYSES SOL 8-1-0-E1-C9493 DUE 091200 POC Debbie R. Matthews, Contract Specialist, Phone (256) 544-8945, Fax (256) 961-0059, Email debbie.r.matthews@msfc.nasa.gov -- Amy B. Campbell, Contracting Officer, Phone (256) 544-8620, Fax (256) 544-9081, Email Amy.Campbell@msfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62#8-1-0-E1-C9493. E-MAIL: Debbie R. Matthews, debbie.r.matthews@msfc.nasa.gov. NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) to perform a reportable software capability evaluation of the Flight Software Group at Marshall Space Flight Center. This activity will include providing consultation with a respect to the readiness of the flight software group to undergo software engineering institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) evaluation and performing the CMM evaluation of the flight software group. Scope of work is as follow: Perform a reportable software capability evaluation of the Flight Software Group at Marshall Space Flight Center. This activity will include providing consultation with respect to the readiness of the Flight Software Group to undergo a Software Engineering Institute (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM) software capability evaluation, performing the SEI CMM software capability evaluation of the Flight Software Group, and reporting the results of the evaluation to the Flight Software Group and to the SEI. The evaluation team must be SEI-authorized to perform SEI CMM software capability evaluations of software development organizations. The evaluation team must have experience with multiple government and commercial organizations that develop embedded software for space flight projects in order to bring a robust and diverse view to the evaluation of the Flight Software Group and the ability to influence the NASA Software Process Improvement training. The evaluation team must have experience with NPG 7120.5A. The reportable software capability evaluation will include the following tasks: 1. Lead evaluator visit to the Flight Software Group for 2 days in the September timeframe to assess the readiness of the Flight Software Group to undergo a software capability evaluation and to provide specific recommendations for improvement in key process areas that appear inadequately addressed. 2. 3-person team to spend 3 days at the Flight Software Group to perform a Capability Maturity Model software capability evaluation based on 3 projects in the late October or early November timeframe. 3. Generate final report of the results of the SEI CMM software capability evaluation of the Flight Software Group and report findings to the Flight Software Group and to the SEI. All travel is included. Deliverables: 1. Recommendations to the Flight Software Group for areas to improve prior to the software capability evaluation of the Flight Software Group -- within 2 weeks after the Lead evaluator visit to the Flight Software Group. 2. Software Capability Evaluation report -- within 2 weeks after performing the Capability Maturity Model evaluation of the Flight Software Group. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Center for Systems Management, Inc.,(CSM). The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on September 6, 2000. Responses received after September 6, 2000, will be considered nonresponsive to the synoposis and will not be considered. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are acceptable in response to this notice. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html Period of performance or lead-time for delivery is 90 days to the Flight Software Group at Marshall Space Flight Center. The SIC code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 7371 abd $18.0, respectively. The quoter shall state in their quotation their size for this procurement. Posted 08/23/00 (D-SN489335). (0236)

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