NASA/HQ is hereby issuing this sources sought synopsis to obtain information about potential sources for preparing and conducting compliance reviews pursuant to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) as amended. The contractor will be supporting NASA extensively in conducting Section 504 compliance reviews on institutions receiving NASA financial assistance. The contractor will prepare and conduct on-site compliance reviews pursuant to Section 504 in th ehighly technical and professional settings, such as the university sciences and engineering department; researchlaboratories; planetariums and museums; or similar contexts. Services include but are not limited to:
Provide expertise and knowledge based on having conducted Section 504 compliance reviews in the higher education or public services context to NASA on Section 504 compliance, particularly regarding regulatory provisions pursuant to these laws.
Review and analyze information, statistical data, and other materials provided by the subject institution in response to NASA’s information requests(s).
Review and analyze specific compliance information.
Participate in on-site interviews, and follow up onsite interviews of program beneficiaries and administrative and professional staff at grant recipient institutions during onsite reviews.
Conduct desk audit reviews.
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.
Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirement should submit a capability statement of 10 pages or less indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort described herein. Your capabilities statement shall include your company’s past experience in conducting Federal civil rights compliance reviews under Section 504 and include whether the company (or somebody at the company) has actually conducted Section 504 compliance reviews at grant recipient institutions such as institutions of higher learning, or entities serving the public.
Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101.
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. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.
The Government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based on responses hereto. All responses shall be submitted to Raymond R. Jones IV no later than December 19, 2008. Therefore, business size should also be included in response. Please reference 2008-12-02-Code 210H in any response. Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
