SOURCES SOUGHT
U -- CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING CONFERENCE TRAINING
- Notice Date
- 3/14/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 611430
— Professional and Management Development Training
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH12419383R
- Response Due
- 3/29/2012
- Archive Date
- 3/14/2013
- Point of Contact
- Terence L Haynes, Contracting Specialist, Phone 301-286-2749, Fax 301-286-0357, Email terence.l.haynes@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Terence L Haynes
(terence.l.haynes@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/HQ is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for CongressionalBriefing Conference Training for NASA employees, including members of the NASA LeadershipDevelopment and Executive Service Candidate Development Programs.NASA HQS intends to acquire these services from The Government Affairs Institute (GAI) atGeorgetown University.GAI has highly qualified instructors, many with PhDs and personallegislative connections and experience, and an unmatched depth of knowledge about NASA'sgoals, issues and challenges. Their existing proven programs provided to NASAparticipants are not general legislative overviews but targeted, focused learningexperiences that provide NASA managers and leaders with a unique understanding of how toenable the Agency to meet Congressional requirements, while achieving the NASA mission.The GAI course is able to accomplish this due to GAI's longstanding working relationshipand history with NASA and their consistent focus on learning about NASA challenges andneeds over this period of time. Their experience with NASA past participants providesthem a detailed understanding of the cultural, managerial and technical intricacies ofNASA and has allowed them to weave together a powerful and tailored program, whichaddresses NASA needs. The course is the result of approximately fifteen years of effortand incurred cost to define and refine a course that is meaningful and specific to NASA. This effort has allowed GAI to modify/tailor their course and place content within thecourse that specifically relates to NASAs operations on Capitol Hill.The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 3:00 p.m. EST onMarch 29, 2012. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose 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 opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof the government.No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If asolicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA AcquisitionInternet Service. It is the potential offerors responsibility to monitor these sitesfor the release of any solicitation or synopsis.This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as acommitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Respondents deemedfully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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