SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- FACILITATION AND TRAINING
- Notice Date
- 6/17/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Glenn Research Center, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
- ZIP Code
- 44135
- Solicitation Number
- 4200296763
- Response Due
- 6/24/2009
- Archive Date
- 6/17/2010
- Point of Contact
- Jennifer L Wargo, Contract Specialist, Phone 216-433-3489, Fax 216-433-5489, Email JENNIFER.L.WARGO@NASA.GOV - Mark W. Manthey, Branch Chief, Phone 216-433-2750, Fax 216-433-5489, Email mark.w.manthey@nasa.gov<br />
- E-Mail Address
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Jennifer L Wargo
(JENNIFER.L.WARGO@NASA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/GRC has a requirement for additional training, facilitation and coaching forthe Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator (a power system for planetary sciencemissions). Facilitation provided shall lead the team through development ofproject-related documentation that conforms to program delegated roles andresponsibilities. Reference material includes ASRG project plan (Draft), NASA-DOE MOU andrelated supplement. Vendor must be knowledgeable about the ASRG Project, its teamleadership challenges, of NASA and the context of the RPS program within it, and be ableto coach from previous experience with working with the ASRG Project and RPS program.NASA/GRC intends to purchase the items from CINDY ZOOK ASSOCIATES, 3184 ARIANA DRIVE,OAKTON, VA 22124. This vendor has knowledge of the initial establishment of programobjectives from previous contracts. In order to maintain consistency within the team,and to take advantage of familiarity with radioisotope power system unique organizationalchallenges, the next round of planning activities are best served by use of Zook andAssociates. Zook and Associates have worked with the ASRG project, they know the teammembers and can readily continue to provide the needed service to the team. They willinitiate the meetings already knowing personalities and organizational biases of amajority of participants. They have the experience and the background to fully supportthe ASRG project and the RPS program.The Sole Source is under the authority of FAR reference 13.106-1(b)1.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 June 22, 2009. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for thepurpose 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 opencompetition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretionof the government.The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and the SimplifiedAcquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13.Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.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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