SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 2/1/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 611710
— Educational Support Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Ames Research Center, JA:M/S 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000
- ZIP Code
- 94035-1000
- Solicitation Number
- NNA11371695Q-VXL
- Response Due
- 2/11/2011
- Archive Date
- 2/1/2012
- Point of Contact
- Rachel A. Jandron, Contract Specialist, Phone 650-604-2655, Fax 650-604-0912, Email rachel.a.jandron@nasa.gov - Veronica Llamas, Contracting Officer, Phone 650-604-5626, Fax 650-604-0932, Email veronica.llamas-1@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Rachel A. Jandron
(rachel.a.jandron@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/ARC has a requirement for education outreach. The goal of the outreach is toencourage student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects,and to inspire enthusiasm for space. NASA/ARC intends to purchase the services from the Traveling Space Museum, Inc. (TSM),4658 Don Lorenzo Drive Unit D, Los Angeles, CA 90008.The Contractor must provide all of the following requirements:- Visit to Bay Area schools, at least half of them in under-represented communities- Outreach would need to primarily fall with the following functional areas: aviation,biology, space communications, and space engineering and logistics- Tailor outreach to the Centers particular expertise: Space biology and other researchin space, Earth Science, Aeronautics, and Suborbital human space flight- Provide site security for their equipment, as if required;- Provide up to four staff people at each event;- Ensure the quality, safety and cleanliness of all contracted activities by the date ofevent;- Exhibits shall be flexible enough to move from place to place, school to school;- Have simulators and or stations for hands-on experiences;- Exhibits shall be interactive and educational;- Provide recent experience/past performance in space-oriented outreachThe Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and the SimplifiedAcquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. The Sole Source is under the authorityof FAR reference 13.106(b)(1), only one responsible source and no outer supplies orservices will satisfy agency requirements. See Note 26. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to Rachel Jandron at Rachel.A.Jandron@nasa.gov not later than 12:00p.m. local time on Friday, February 11, 2011. Such capabilities/qualifications will beevaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct thisprocurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to competethis proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to thisnotice, is solely within the discretion of the government.Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The installation Ombudsman isDeborah L. Feng, Phone: 650-604-0256, Email: Deborah.L.Feng@nasa.gov Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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