SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- EXPANSION OF SERVIR PROJECT IN AFRICA
- Notice Date
- 9/2/2008
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- PR4200268205
- Response Due
- 9/16/2008
- Archive Date
- 9/2/2009
- Point of Contact
- Iris Walter, Contracts Administrator, Phone 256-961-7054, Fax 256-961-7148, - Melinda E. Dodson, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-961-7454, Fax 256-961-7524, />
- E-Mail Address
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Iris.R.Walter@nasa.gov, Melinda.E.Dodson@nasa.gov<br
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- Description
- NASA/MSFC has a requirement for assistance and technical services to aid in theintegration of new requirements for the Regional Visualization and Monitoring System(SERVIR), the progression of SERVIR from installation to operations in East Africa andpotential expansion to other geographic regions.NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Science Systems and Applications,Inc.(SSAI). Competition is impractical for the following reasons:The funds specifically dedicated to establish and expand the SERVIR system in Africa andother geographic regions, were provided to NASA from the United States Agency forInternational Development (USAID) under a Participating Agency Program Agreement. Therequirements and timeframe which have been levied on NASA by USAID necessitate immediateimplementation; thus, the need to use existing system familiarity and expertise isvirtually unavoidable. Furthermore, doing so lessens the risk of failure to implementrequirements per the guidelines set by USAID which incidentally keeps NASA in goodstanding with the USAID and promotes future collaboration. SSAI having previouslyprovided technical support to the SERVIR project is familiar with the SERVIR system andhas the required expertise readily available. SERVIR is a high-visibility project at NASA/MSFC, NASA/HQ and USAID. It is also themodel in the Americas for the Global Earth Observation System of Systemsa multinationaleffort to build an earth observation system. It is also a key implementation projectunder the Central American-United States Joint Accord signed by U.S. Secretary of StateColin Powell on June 7, 2001. For these reasons, it is of benefit to NASA to maintain itsaffiliation with an institution like SSAI that is well recognized in the geospatialcommunity and consistently performs exceptionally well amid the high demands that go handin hand with high-visibility.SSAI has an existing relationship with SERVIRs international partner, the Water Centerfor the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC), which hosts andoperates the SERVIR system in Mesoamerica. This existing relationship will helpfacilitate the transfer of technology to the Regional Center for Mapping of Resources forDevelopment (RCMRD) which will host and operate the SERVIR-like system in East Africa.The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.See Note26.Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform theeffort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local timeon Tuesday, September 16, 2008. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluatedsolely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on acompetitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed efforton a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solelywithin 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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