SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- A HISTORY OF NASA'S PLANETARY PROTECTION EFFORTS
- Notice Date
- 11/25/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- 04-HBG-001
- Response Due
- 12/10/2003
- Archive Date
- 11/25/2004
- Point of Contact
- Alpana K Jenne, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-6638, Fax (301) 286-0357, Email Alpana.K.Jenne@nasa.gov - Steve Lloyd, Procurement Manager, Phone (301) 286-4309, Fax (301) 286-0357, Email Steven.R.Lloyd.1@gsfc.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Alpana K Jenne
(Alpana.K.Jenne@nasa.gov)
- Description
- NASA/HQ plans to issue a Request for Offer(RFO)to complete a scholarly book-length manuscript on the history of NASA's Planetary Protection Efforts. The NASA History Office will administer this project and manage professional review and oversight of the final publication of the work. The book should focus on the time period since NASA?s inception in 1958 with some background discussion of antecedent thoughts and efforts. The NASA History Division will administer this project jointly with the Office of Space Science. The goal of this research project is to produce a roughly 400-page manuscript history of the views of scientists, engineers, policymakers, enthusiasts, and the general public regarding planetary protection. While focusing on NASA, this manuscript should also examine efforts by other countries and international organizations. The finished manuscript is to be delivered within three years and must reflect extensive research of NASA records, scientific journals, and the records of other relevant government agencies (for example, the Smithsonian Institution, the Department of Defense, personal paper collections, and private company archives). The contractor should use oral history interviews as appropriate to augment written records as source material for this book. The contractor should transcribe the most significant oral histories and deliver them to the NASA History Office to make part of its Historical Reference Collection. All of the research materials, including interview tapes and transcripts, collected during the project will be archived with the NASA History Division, forming a coherent collection other researchers can use for future histories. Work Location: Work shall be performed at the contractor facility and at NASA Headquarters and relevant Field Centers such as the Ames Research Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Johnson Space Center, and Langley Research Center. The contractor shall carry out the project using contractor office space, equipment, and supplies; however, workspace and photocopying will be made available to the investigator when researching in NASA facilities. Period of Performance and Contract Type: The period of peformance for this contract includes a 12 month base period and two 12 month option periods, not to exceed 36 months after contract award. NASA intends to award a firm-fixed price contract. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR part 12. The NAIS Code is 711510. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The Government is planning to conduct a full and open competition utilizing NASA's Midrange Procurement Procedures(NASA FAR Supplement 1871). In the event two or more small businesses submit capability statements that demonstrate their ability to successfully perform the efforts, the Government may convert this effort to a small business set aside. Please submit your capabilities statement no later than December 10, 2003 to Alpana Jenne at: Alpana.K.Jenne@nasa.gov. The anticipated release date of the Request For Offer 04-HBG-001 is on or about December 12,2003 with an anticipated proposal due date of on or about January 12,2004. All responsible sources may submit their offer, which shall be considered by the agency. 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/HQ Business Opportunities page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=04 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 may be viewed at the following URLs linked below. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted in writing to Alpana Jenne at: Alpana.K.Jenne@nasa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
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