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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 10, 2005 FBO #1231
MODIFICATION

R -- DOD National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program

Notice Date

12/14/2004
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

561110 — Office Administrative Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFOSR - Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 4015 Wilson Blvd Room 713, Arlington, VA, 22203-1954
 

ZIP Code

22203-1954
 

Solicitation Number

FA9550-05-R-0002
 

Response Due

12/17/2004
 

Point of Contact

Joseph Williams, Contracting Officer, Phone 703-696-6208, Fax 703-696-6240,
 

E-Mail Address

joseph.williams@afosr.af.mil
 

Description

The Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) anticipates issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for offers to administer the Department of Defense (DoD) National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Program on or about 01 Feb 05. The NDSEG program promotes education in science and engineering disciplines relevant to the defense mission through three-year graduate fellowships to U.S. citizens who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for advanced training in science and engineering. Preference is given to applicants who indicate an intention to pursue a doctoral degree in science, math, and engineering (SME) discipline. NDSEG Fellows may choose U.S. institutions of higher education with an accredited program in the appropriate SME discipline. Recipients of NDSEG Fellowships do not incur any military obligation. The NDSEG Fellowship program provides monthly stipends to the Fellows as well as payment of full tuition and required fees to the institution of choice. Each application will be evaluated and ranked by a disciplinary panel of academic experts from the science and engineering discipline of the applicant’s proposed advanced degree program. Final selection of awardees is made by the three participating DoD services: the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), the Army Research Office and the Office of Naval Research. The current stipend amount starts at $30,500, prorated monthly based on a twelve-month academic year. The present contract (F49620-02-C-0041) was awarded in August 2002. The contract covers the administrative cost of the program and allows for transfer of funds (pass through funding) to the contractor to pay participants’ stipends and academic fees. The present contract’s period of performance for the pass through funding is scheduled to end July 2005. AFOSR plans to compete and issue a follow-on contract. AFOSR is seeking qualified sources to provide the necessary personnel, accounting, administrative and database management services, and other resources required for the administration of the NDSEG Fellowship program. The successful offeror will be required to work with the incumbent contractor, as necessary, to smoothly transition administration of the program, as well as be required to transition administration of the contract to a successor contractor when the contract performance period ends. Functions required to administer the program include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following: advertising the NDSEG Fellowship program; soliciting qualified applicants; collect and receipt of applications in a secure electronic (online) format; distribution of applications among the disciplinary panels for evaluation to the three participating DoD services for selection; making offers of appointment to selected applicants and notifying unsuccessful applicants; administering payment of stipends to Fellows and payment of tuition and required fees to institutions; gathering and maintaining data, suitable for analysis and presentations, from current and former participants and unsuccessful applicants; organize a yearly NDSEG conference. DoD anticipates awarding a minimum of one hundred (100) and a maximum of three hundred (300) new three-year NDSEG Fellows each fiscal year subject to the availability of funds. AFOSR anticipates a contract with a potential length of seven years to cover five Fellowship classes. Under the proposed contract, the administration provided by the contractor will be through a Cost Plus Fixed Fee arrangement, while the pass through funds for students’ stipends, tuition and fees will be through a Cost Reimbursable arrangement. The proposed service North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS Code) is 56110, Management Services, size standard $5.0M. Respondents should identify if they are a small disadvantaged business based on this NAICS code. Interested sources are requested to provide a concise capability statement, limited to three pages, addressing past three years of experience relevant to the above described functions, to include: experience in similar programs; knowledge of appropriate means to publicize the program and recruit participants; familiarity with issues related to conducting research in science and engineering; ability to attract university faculty members of the science and engineering community to serve on evaluation panels; cost accounting and financial management systems adequate to track costs, issue stipends and pay academic expenses; database management capabilities to gather and maintain data; and other resources necessary to conduct a program of this magnitude in a timely manner. Reference to past customers for similar services should include organization name, point of contact name and telephone number. Capability statements will be screened using the above described capabilities to identify qualified sources. Interested sources are encouraged to provide capability statements no later than 17 Dec 04 to the Contracting Officer, Mr. Joseph Williams, at AFOSR/PK4, 4015 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Virginia 22203-1977; or email at joseph.williams@afosr.af.mil; or fax (703) 696-6240. For technical questions, contact the Program Manager, Dr. Koto White, at (703) 696-7319, email: koto.white@afosr.af.mil. Contractual questions may be addressed to Mr. Joseph Williams, at (703) 696-6208; fax (703) 696-6240, or email: joseph.williams@afosr.af.mil. AFOSR anticipates an award date for the pending contract on or about 01 May 05, with an effective date for performance of 01 Aug 05. This is a request for information only. See Numbered Note 26. NOTE: THIS NOTICE MAY HAVE POSTED ON WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (14-DEC-2004). IT ACTUALLY APPEARED OR REAPPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 08-APR-2005, BUT REAPPEARED IN THE FTP FEED FOR THIS POSTING DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/AFOSR/FA9550-05-R-0002/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: To be determined.

Zip Code: TBD

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00785532-F 20050410/050408214726 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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