A -- NASA SPACE SCIENCE ENTERPRISE PRODUCT DISSEMINATION REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DRAFT TEXT

Notice Date

November 6, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771

ZIP Code

20771

Response Due

December 28, 2001

Point of Contact

Dan Woods, Program Planning Specialist, Phone (202) 358-0850, Fax (202) 358-3092, Email dwoods@hq.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Dan Woods (dwoods@hq.nasa.gov)

Description

Background and Introduction NASA's Space Science Enterprise (SSE) is seeking information from potential responders concerning the best method to collaborate with an organization(s) to support the reproduction and dissemination of its hardcopy (i.e., paper or similar medium) education and public outreach products. NASA is seeking to collect this information to assist it in developing a potential acquisition instrument. SSE produces a wide variety of education and outreach materials geared toward educators and the general public. These include such products as posters, lithograph sets, compact discs, videos, slide sets, educator guides, brochures, bookmarks, trading cards, and postcards. Multiple SSE missions contribute to the development and initial production of these materials. The dissemination process varies, depending on the mission and type of material. Initially, funding is available for production of a limited quantity of these materials. But many missions do not have the resources to produce and distribute enough material to keep up with demand. In some cases, as many as 10,000+ requests have been made for a single product. NASA would like to facilitate the creation of a "one stop shopping" experience for educators to browse, select, order, and have shipped to them SSE education and public outreach products. Currently, SSE utilizes the NASA Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE) to handle the reproduction and distribution of slide sets, videos and compact disks. As part of the strategy for the reproduction and distribution of education and public outreach material, the relationship with NASA CORE would need to be maintained as part of the solution for "one stop shopping" of all SSE education and public outreach products. A website has been developed by SSE, the Space Science Education Resource Directory (SSERD), that provides a single repository for all materials produced by the Space Science missions and allows educators to search for specific SSE materials that meet their classroom needs ( http://teachspacescience.stsci.edu ). Material that is available in electronic form can be downloaded immediately. However, SSE does not have a means for distributing material that must be delivered in hardcopy form. It is the goal of SSE to include hardcopy materials as well, allowing a centralized means of locating, ordering, and distributing all Space Science materials no matter what the format. The website has been designed with this goal in mind. SSE is requesting information on how best to collaborate with an organization to facilitate the reproduction and dissemination needs of its hardcopy education and outreach materials utilizing a centralized distribution process through the SSERD website. After review of the information provided to SSE, a potential acquisition instrument may be issued. Any respondent's proposed methodology should assume the following conditions: 7 SSE will provide masters of hardcopy materials to the vendor for reproduction and distribution. 7 The collaborating organization will provide the following services through a centralized process: -- Provide a method for directly ordering materials through the SSERD Website -- Handle all financial interactions resulting from the ordering process -- Reproduce materials to meet customer demands -- Maintain and provide current inventory data to the SSERD -- Distribute materials to customers who order products from the SSERD SSE realizes that one or more organizations may be required to fulfill the needs of this collaboration, but this must be transparent to SSE as well as the public. It is envisioned that there will be no exchange of funds between SSE and the organization(s). Rather the cost of implementing the collaboration(i.e., reproduction, shipping and handling, and reasonable fee) will be recovered from the sale of material to the public at the lowest price possible with delivery of the product to the customer occurring in a timely manner (2 weeks or less). Submission Requirements Suggestions regarding the collaboration should be submitted in a narrative format using Microsoft Word with graphics as appropriate. Font size should be no smaller than 12 point and must be submitted electronically. Send email (with attachment) to dwoods@hq.nasa.gov. The subject should be "OSS EPO Replication/Dissemination RFI". Suggestions are due by close of business (Pacific coast time) December 28, 2001. Future Use of Concepts NASA reserves the right to use submitted concepts for NASA internal planning. Although details of suggested concepts are meant only for NASA use, concept submitters should not submit proprietary material. It is emphasized that the requested information is for preliminary planning purposes only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that NASA will solicit you for a procurement of any related effort in the future. Neither will NASA be responsible for any costs incurred by you in the furnishing of this information. Point of Contact for Questions Questions and comments should be directed to Mr. Dan Woods in the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Mr. Woods may be reached using the same email address above.

Web Link

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Record

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