NASA Solicitation: Outdoor Leadership and Teambuilding Expedition Training
Synopsis – May 12, 2010
General Information
Solicitation Number: NNJ10339463R
Posted Date: May 12, 2010
FedBizOpps Posted Date: May 12, 2010
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No
Original Response Date: May 26, 2010
Current Response Date: May 26, 2010
Classification Code: R — Professional, administrative, and mgmt support services
NAICS Code: 611430 – Professional and Management Development Training
Contracting Office Address
NASA/Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston Texas, 77058-3696, Mail Code: BJ
Description
NASA/JSC has a requirement for an outdoor teambuilding and supervised leadership expedition training course to provide the Astronaut Candidates with leadership, teamwork, and self care experience in a wilderness backpacking environment. The purpose is to expose the crewmembers to and have them practice the leadership, teamwork, and expedition behaviors that have been determined to be most desirable in spaceflight.
NASA/JSC intends to purchase this training from the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) on a sole source basis. NOLS is currently the only known source with the ability to meet our specific needs by providing a unique progression of leadership theory classes delivered entirely in remote wilderness.
NOLS offers teamwork and leadership training in a challenging outdoor environment and has the desired level of knowledge, expertise, and experience to conduct expedition and outdoor leadership training. NOLS offers the combination of remoteness and focused leadership skill development that provides distinct learning opportunities with synergies for teams facing extended space travel.
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 26 May 2010. 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”.
Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.
Point of Contact
Name: Gary M. Cooper
Title: Contract Specialist
Phone: 281-483-9714
Fax: 281-483-4066
Email: gary.m.cooper@nasa.gov
Name: Jessica C. Miller
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 281-483-6792
Fax: 281-483-2138
Email: jessica.c.miller@nasa.gov
