SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- OPEN INNOVATION CHALLENGE
- Notice Date
- 6/24/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BH
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- NNJ15554813Q
- Response Due
- 6/29/2015
- Archive Date
- 6/24/2016
- Point of Contact
- Colleen L. Wells, Contract Specialist, Phone 281-792-8681, Fax 281-483-4066, Email colleen.l.wells@nasa.gov - Rochelle N Overstreet, Contracting Officer, Phone 281-483-6768, Fax 281-483-4066, Email rochelle.n.overstreet@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Colleen L. Wells
(colleen.l.wells@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/JSC has a requirement for the use of an established external crowdsourcing support platform with a curated crowd in order to publically post one challenge (external to NASA) to enable interaction with an existing global solver network. Specifically, NASA requires the use of an established platform in order to run a single, short-duration challenge. NASA/JSC intends to purchase the items from InnoCentive, Inc. due to the substantial duplication of cost that is not expected to be recovered through competition. Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements would result given any other action due to current circumstances. The unique prior experience and involvement of InnoCentive drives the Government to continue contracting with the incumbent contractor. Due to the unique capabilities required to perform external crowdsourcing challenges, such as a well-established and experienced curated crowd, and the urgency involved with this challenge, it is in the Governments best interest to award this requirement for a single, short duration challenge to InnoCentive because it is the only source reasonably available. 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 June 29, 2015. 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 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 Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html.
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