ESMD SENIOR DESIGN COURSE

Synopsis - Dec 14, 2007

General Information

Solicitation Number:	N/A
Reference Number:	4200229474
Posted Date:	Dec 14, 2007
FedBizOpps Posted Date:	Dec 14, 2007
Original Response Date:	Jan 02, 2008
Current Response Date:	Jan 02, 2008
Classification Code:	U -- Education and training services
NAICS Code:	611310 - Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Contracting Office Address

 

NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

Description

 

NASA, Kennedy Space Center intends to negotiate a sole-source contract with Principal Investigator (PI) John Gershenson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan Technological University. The PI shall provide a curriculum package for High-Risk, Low-Cost Product Design and Systems Integration using Small Spacecraft Projects as part of the NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) Senior Design Course. The action is based on a 2006 NASA’s ESMD partnering with the National Space Grant Consortia to initiate two new Educational Projects: (1) The ESMD SG Student Project; and (2) The ESMD SG Faculty Project. The requirement was initially solicited to the National Space Grant Consortia (SGC) in October 2007. The National Space Grant Consortia was established by Congress in 1988 and implemented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 1989, the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (also known as Space Grant) contributes to the nation's science enterprise by funding research, education, and public service projects through a national network of 52 university-based Space Grant consortia. These consortia administer programs in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The consortia's 820 affiliates include 531 academic institutions and 80 businesses. Other partners include state and local government agencies, other federal agencies, and nonprofit organizations. The National SGC network was utilized to advertise this opportunity due to their diverse and widespread network into higher educational institutions, and the previously established partnership for the ESMD Space Grant Faculty Project. The solicitation was sent to all 52 Consortia, and each of them forwarded it to their affiliates, who in turn forwarded it to engineering faculty in their university. By utilizing this network thousands of university faculty were informed about this solicitation. This action represents the announcement and award phase of the above process. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities, qualifications and/or comments on this effort to the identified point of contact not later than 4:00 p.m. local time on January 02, 2007. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.

Point of Contact

Name:	Susan J. Wall
Title:	Contracting Officer
Phone:	321-867-3306
Fax:	321-867-1141
Email:	susan.j.wall@nasa.gov

Name:	Marco Pochy
Title:	Contracting Officer
Phone:	321-867-8567
Fax:	321-867-1188
Email:	marco.l.pochy@nasa.gov

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