B -- INDEPENDENT PROGRAM ASSESSMENT CONTRACT

Notice Date

August 9, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BJ

ZIP Code

00000

Solicitation Number

9-BJ2-Z65-1-41P

Response Due

September 7, 2001

Point of Contact

Linda F. Riviera, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-0136, Fax (281) 483-2138, Email linda.f.riviera1@jsc.nasa.gov -- Greg J. DellaLonga, Contracting Officer, Phone (281) 483-8514, Fax (281) 483-2138, Email gregory.j.dellalonga1@jsc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Linda F. Riviera (linda.f.riviera1@jsc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA/JSC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for the independent programmatic and institutional assessment capability support to Systems Managment Office (SMO) at the Johnson Space Center. Reviews and assessments supported comprise independent cost, schedule, and technical risk assessments including aspects of safety and mission assurance, as applicable. The scope of reviews and assessments supported shall include JSC lead center programs, projects, and center-wide institutional support activities. The contractor shall work as part of a review team comprised of contractor and civil service personnel. Civil service personnel shall chair the reviews unless otherwise specified in the task orders. The contractor shall research and gather pertinent technical and programmatic information (including attendance at program reviews and other technical meetings as necessary); participate in planning activities in support of the review; coordinate technical interchange meetings with the review team; present and defend results of their analyses to the review team (including senior NASA management if necessary); and write the final report for the review integrating the civil service and contractor inputs, according to the schedule specified in the task orders. It is anticipated that this contract will be a 2-year base with 3 1-year options. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541690 and $5M, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The provisions and clauses in the RFO and model contract are those in effect through FAC 97-27. All qualified responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated release date of the RFO is on or about August 13, 2001 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about September 7, 2001. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will be in Microsoft Office 97 format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/JSC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=73 Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html

Web Link

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Record

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