SOLICITATION NOTICE
U -- IMPLEMENTATION OF THE LUNAR RECONNAISSANCE ORBITER EDUCATION AND PUBLICOUTREACH PLAN
- Notice Date
- 10/30/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 927110
— Space Research and Technology
- Contracting Office
- NASA/George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall SpaceFlight Center, AL 35812
- ZIP Code
- 35812
- Solicitation Number
- NNM10AA04R
- Response Due
- 11/13/2009
- Archive Date
- 10/30/2010
- Point of Contact
- Iris Walter, Contracts Administrator, Phone 256-961-7054, Fax 256-961-7148, Email Iris.R.Walter@nasa.gov - Melinda E. Dodson, Contracting Officer, Phone 256-961-7454, Fax 256-961-7524, Email Melinda.E.Dodson@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Iris Walter
(Iris.R.Walter@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NASA/MSFC has a requirement for assistance and services in the implementation ofthe Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) Education and Public Outreach (EPO) plan for theLunar Quest Program Office. This procurement is for the seamless transition of LRO EPOeffort from the pre-launch/commissioning mission phase and thepost-launch/post-commissioning phase of the LRO mission. This effort will include thedraft of a new LRO EPO Implementation Plan as well as the evaluation and recommendationof continuance of existing LRO Instrument EPO Plans. NASA/MSFC intends to purchase the items from Science Systems and Applications, Inc.(SSAI)Competition is impractical because SSAI having provided EPO support to the LPRP programis very familiar with the LRO project and can provide continued effective and timelysupport during this transition without any gap or duplication of cost and effort. SSAIhas developed and currently maintain several LRO mission specific outreach products andeducational tools for Agency supported activities such as Galaxy Zoo, Lunar Librarians,WALL*E Digital Learning Network Module, Field Trip to the Moon, NASA Moon Math Booklet,Moon Wall Exhibit, and the Lunar Student Imaging Project. It is essential to both missionand Agency education and public outreach goals and objectives that these products andtools continue to be maintained and updated as spacecraft data is received during itsoperational phase. The program, mission requirements and timeframe necessiate immediateimplementation; thus, the need for existing system familiarity and expertise is virtuallyunavoidable.LRO is a high-visibility project at NASA/GSFC, NASA/MSFC, NASA/HQ. Its mission is toprovide data for ESMD lunar exploration effort as well as to support planetary scientificdiscovery for SMD. For these reasons, it is of benefit to NASA to continue itsaffiliation with SSAI, an institution like that is well recognized in the education andpublic outreach community and consistently performs exceptionally well amid the highdemands that go hand in hand with high-visibility.SSAI has existing relationships with NASA education partners including the MuseumAlliance, NASA Explore, Lunar Planetary Science Institute, American Geophphysical Union,and the NASA Lunar Science Institute. These existing relationships will help facilitatethe seemless transfer of LRO EPO from pre-launch to the operational phase.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 Friday, November 13, 2009. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solelyfor 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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