NASA Goddard Space Flight Center intends to award a sole-source purchase order to Versatile Systems, Inc. The governing statutory provision is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), "Only One Responsible Source," in support of the Office of Systems Safety and Mission Assurance (OSSMA), Resource Analysis Office (RAO).
This procurement is to extend the current purchase order period by 4 months, from May 1, 2008 through August 31, 2008 in order to ensure RAO's critical mission support continuity and to avoid significant technical and programmatic impacts to GSFC, until a Data Programming and Analysis of Aerospace Acquisition Data competitive contract is awarded.
RAO's mission is to provide capability to GSFC Center management for independent cost and schedule estimating, risk assessment, and mission risk success utilizing existing and projected programs, their cost, technical, programmatic and acquisition implementation approach. Their responsibility includes the development and maintenance of current cost models supported by resource and technical databases, complied from current and historical data derived and collected from NASA's "corporate memory," as well as from on-going market surveys and current cost projections, quotes, bids, and estimates. This capability is critical to the efficient operation of the Center, in that it involves the development of accurate resource estimation and forecasting models for the planning and acquisition of future spacecraft programs and ancillary scientific instruments, scientific payloads and suites, mission systems integration and test, and other key resource elements (i.e. cost, schedule, workforce, and risk assessment). Given the critical nature of the forecasting required, the work of the RAO includes both long-term studies and unforeseeable ad hoc investigations that require short or immediate turnaround times.
The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12 and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth FAR Part 13.
Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing to Russellyn R. Hart via e-mail at Russellyn.Hart-1@nasa.gov or fax at 301-286-1720 (e-mail is preferred), no later than April 16, 2008 at 4:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST). It is the offeror's responsibility for downloading their own copy of this notice and amendments (if any).
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:00 p.m. EST. on April 24, 2008. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose 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 open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within 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.
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