A -- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TRACKING SYSTEMS

Notice Date

October 19, 2000

Contracting Office

NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton, VA 23681-0001

ZIP Code

23681-0001

Solicitation Number

1-082-OA-1161

Response Due

December 5, 2000

Point of Contact

Donna S. Settles, Contract Specialist, Phone (757) 864-1358, Fax (757) 864-9774, Email d.s.b.settles@larc.nasa.gov -- David H. Jones, Contracting Officer, Phone (757) 864-2421, Fax (757) 864-8863, Email D.H.JONES@larc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Donna S. Settles (d.s.b.settles@larc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA/LaRC plans to award, on a sole-source basis, to Knowledge Sharing Systems, Inc. (KSS) under NASA Contract Number NAS1-00113, the designing; development; integration; and implementation of a new Technology Transfer Information Management System (TTIMS) for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Technology Transfer's (OTT) existing Invention Tracking System (ITS) using the NASA Technology Transfer Tracking System (NTTS). The new system will incorporate the present functionality of the ITS while moving the system to a fully relational data base management system. The new system will include the OTT foreign filing database, the OTT CRADA FileMaker Pro database system, enhanced security functionality with upgrading, and integration of a new report generating system. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12, due to the unavailability of commercial products based on a NIH Market Survey. See Note 26. Also to meet the requirements to modify the code of the NASA TechTracS system to incorporate the requirement to merge three invention databases of information from NIH OTT into the NASA TechTracs system in 6 months requires that a contractor have demonstrated not only an expert knowledge of the technology transfer process, but have a proven track record in systems development using the 4th Dimension relational database and its associated software. KSS has demonstrated that they possess the expert knowledge of the NASA System and its development tools over 8 years. They have a clear-cut knowledge and experience with the 4th Dimension software and its plug-ins as well as the experience in troubleshooting compatibility issues and bugs. KSS is the only firm capable of meeting NIH's OTT phase 1 requirements in a 6-month timeframe. Therefore, this award is being made under the Authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c )(1), FAR Part 6.302-1(a)(2). See Note 22. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 4:30 p.m.,December 5, 2000. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not this procurement should be conducted 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. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http//genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001023/ASOL001.HTM (D-293 SN504738)