NASA/GSFC is hereby soliciting information about potential sources for the procurement for Research Analysis and Software Tools for Operations Research of Space Flight Projects.
NASA/GSFC requires a contractor to analyze historical space flight project data to determine and refine factors, relationships and methods for estimating the probable costs and schedules of projects. Formulate, develop, test and validate models and techniques for the Resources Analyst Office (RAO) operations research. Provide testing and validation of mathematical and analytical models for operations research of space flight projects. Provide development, implementation and maintenance of software tools for customized software tools that automate current, new, and improved models and associated techniques for RAO’s operations research. Provide database management and computer programming support by developing and maintaining electronic databases of space flight project data that augment and complement RAO’s core database of historical space flight project data.
The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.
No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps and on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service. It is the potential offeror’s responsibility to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.
Vendors having the capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references. In addition, responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business; average annual revenue for the past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether your firm is a large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), HUBZone, and/or woman-owned.
Technical and Procurement related questions should be directed to: Yolanda Williams via email at Yolanda.A.Williams@nasa.gov.
There will be no oral communication.
This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited.
The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted via email to Yolanda Williams at Yolanda.A.Williams@nasa.gov no later than June 5,2008. Please reference 4200000008R in any response.
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