SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- HISPANIC ENGINEERING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (HESTEC)
- Notice Date
- 8/25/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611310
— Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- ZIP Code
- 20771
- Solicitation Number
- NNH06170970
- Response Due
- 8/29/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/25/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA Headquarters (HQ)plans to co-sponsor the 2006 HESTEC, The Hispanic Engineering, Science and Technology Week event hosted by The University of Texas-Pan American. This week long conference was created for the purpose of getting high school students interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math careers. HESTEC offers a variety of activities and hands-on work-shop for students and teachers as well as a Community Day. This conference enhances knowledge as well as develops their leadership in the Science, Mathematics, Engineering and other Technological fields. NASA/HQ intends to provide funding to The University of Texas-Pan American for the HESTEC 2006 Conference. This conference is known for its uniqueness and motivation of educating Hispanics students to pursue careers in engineering, science, technology, and math. There is no other organization in the industry that can provide such a unique blend of opportunity for students to interact and compete with their peers and a chance to interact with experienced individuals in the corporate world. The authority is only one responsible source 10U.S.C.2304(c)(1). NASA/HQ intends to award a purchase order for specialized services to The University of Texas-Pan American for the HESTEC conference. 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 2:30p.m. local time on August 29, 2006. 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. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
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