This is a modification to the synopsis entitled BOATS-LOGISTICS-STATUS INFORMATION which was posted on November 27, 2007. You are notified that the following changes are made: the original synopsis is updated to request additional information on contract type.
To ensure the appropriate contract type is used, the Government is taking a second look at using a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee arrangement for this acquisition.
To ensure the appropriate contract type is used, the Government is taking a second look at using a Cost-Plus-Award-Fee (CPAF) arrangement for this acquisition. Therefore, the Government is soliciting additional input regarding the type of contract to be used for this acquisition.
Other contract types for consideration include both Fixed-Price and Cost-Reimbursement contracts, such as FFP, FPI, FPAF, CPFF, and CPIF. Please include information regarding why a particular contract type might be more appropriate (benefits and impediments), how that proposed contract type would affect costs and how you would propose.
Please also address possible incentives / standards for any or all of the following: technical, cost, and schedule performance; risk mitigation; employee and asset safety and security; innovative best practices; quality of service to users; responsiveness to changing requirements and budget; and identifying opportunities for technical and administrative improvement.
There are no page limitations for this information.
NO PROPOSAL IS REQUESTED AT THIS TIME.
The solicitation and any documents (including periodic status, responses to questions, and updated Interested Parties list) related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL, of the NASA/ARC Business Opportunities page is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=21
Use the links at http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/FOIA/agency/ to request information through the FOIA office.
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.
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.
