NASA JSC Solicitation: Outdoor Leadership and Teambuilding Expedition Training September 2, 2005

General Information

  Solicitation Number:  NNJ05128813R
Reference Number:  N/A
NAIS Posted Date:  Sep 02, 2005
FedBizOpps Posted Date:  Sep 02, 2005
Response Date:  Sep 07, 2005
Classification Code:  U — Education and training services
NAICS Code:   611699 – All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
Internet Address:  http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=73#117480

Office Address

  NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BJ

Description 

  NASA/JSC has a requirement for an outdoor leadership and teambuilding expedition.  The purpose of the expedition is to prepare potential International Space Station (ISS) crew members for the unique interpersonal aspects of long duration space flight.  NASA JSC will be procuring two courses.  There will be 9 ISS crew members participating in each course. The period of performance for these courses is September 12, 2005 to September 23, 2005.

NASA/JSC intends to purchase the requirement from National Outdoor Leadership School (N.O.L.S.) in Lander, Wyoming.  N.O.L.S. is the only know source that has a specialized teambuilding expedition to help prepare potential ISS crew members for extend space flight missions. Thus, NASA/JSC intends to award this procurement to N.O.L.S. on a sole source basis.

The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on September 7, 2005.  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.

An Ombudsman has been appointed.  See NASA Specific Note “B”.

Point of Contact 

   Name:  Eric J. Schell
 Title:  Contract Specialist
 Phone:  (281) 244-2259
 Fax:  (281) 483-7890
 E-mail:  eric.j.schell@nasa.gov

 Name:  Alice J Pursell
 Title:  Contracting Officer
 Phone:  (281) 483-9027
 Fax:  (281) 483-7890
 E-mail:  alice.j.pursell@nasa.gov