SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- LEADING EDGE AEROSPACE RESEARCH IN EMERGING FIELDS AND GRDUATE AND CONTINUINGEDUCATION IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- NASA/Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 144, Industry Assistance Office, Hampton,VA 23681-0001
- ZIP Code
- 23681-0001
- Solicitation Number
- NNL10331002R
- Response Due
- 3/12/2010
- Archive Date
- 2/25/2011
- Point of Contact
- Lisa M. Harvey, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-2444, Fax 757-864-8863, Email Lisa.M.Harvey@nasa.gov - Rosemary C. Froehlich, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-864-2423, Fax 757-864-8541, Email Rosemary.C.Froehlich@nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Lisa M. Harvey
(Lisa.M.Harvey@nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Langley Research Center has a requirement to increase the maximum value of theexisting cost-plus-fixed-fee, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contractwith the National Institute of Aerospace, Inc. (NIAA) for leading edge research inemerging fields, for education in science and engineering, and for dissemination(including promotion and outreach) of the results of the research and technologydeveloped by NIAA. The maximum IDIQ value will increase from $36M to $64M. The increasewill permit NASA to continue to obtain these services from the NIAA within the originalscope and the original period of performance of the existing contract.The current5-year contract expires March 11, 2013. Unforeseen changes to the Centers mission and unexpected budget increases resulted inthe shortfall in estimating the maximum value of the current contract.The statutoryauthority for award of the existing contract was 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(3) which providesthat full and open competition need not be provided for when it is necessary to award thecontract to a particular source or sources in order to 'establish or maintain anessential engineering, research, or development capability to be provided by aneducational or other nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and developmentcenter.' NIAA is the only responsible source for increased services that are within thetechnical scope of the current contract and within its original performance period. Therefore, the authority at 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, Only OneResponsible Source, also applies to this requirement to increase the maximum value of theexisting IDIQ contract with no change in its original scope or period of performance. The NIAA is also the only source that can provide LaRC access to the NIAAs uniqueeducational and research services. 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 March 12, 2010. 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. 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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