B -- INDEPENDENT EVALUATION/ASSESSMENT OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE SCIENCE ABD ENGINEERING GRADUATE (NDSEG) FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Notice Date

November 2, 2001

Contracting Office

AFOSR/PK, 801 North Randolph Street, Room 732, Arlington, VA 22203-1977

ZIP Code

22203-1977

Solicitation Number

FQ86710200505

Point of Contact

Contract Specialist, Ms. Susan M, Fuller, 703-696-7297

E-Mail Address

Click here to contact the buyer via e-mail (susan.fuller@afosr.af.mil)

Description

The Government intends to issue a SOLE SOURCE cost contract for an independent evaluation/assessment of the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program, to include: 1) evaluate the appropriateness and specificity of the disciplines listed in the call for application; the quality, demographic, guidance, requirements, and disciplinary range of applicants; quality and appropriateness of the reviewers of application; the size, flexibility, duration, and conditions related to the fellowship awards; the thesis topics, graduation rate, and subsequent position of past fellows; the degree of exposure to DoD concerns, people, and facilities given to fellows; the relationship to other DoD and non-DoD programs that sponsor graduate education nationwide; the meeting of the goals of DoD agencies who are involved with the NDSEG fellowship program; the NDSEG contractor's processes and their data collection on current and past fellows; 2) impartially develop unbiased findings and recommendations and draft a report to be presented to DoD, Congress, and the public; 3) print three hundred copies of the final report, and post it to a public web site with national reputation of credibility. Responses to this synopsis must be received by 27 Nov 01. Period of Performance: 1 Jan 02 31 Dec 02. The buyer is Susan M. Fuller, AFOSR/PK2, 801 N. Randolph St., Rm. 732, Arlington, VA 22203-1977. Telephone 703-696-7297, FAX 703-696-9733, e-mail: susan.fuller@afosr.af.mil. NAICS code: 541710 ($5.0 million). SOLE SOURCE To: National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC. Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1), Justification: Supplies (or services) required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. All potential offerors should contact the buyer/PCO identified above for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. For assistance in interpreting the CBD announcements, please see the CBD Reader' Guide. See Note(s) 22 and 26.

Web Link

click here for more information (http://www.afosr.af.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011106/BSOL003.HTM (W-306 SN5121W4)