"" soma (science office for mission assessments)evaluation planning task the purpose of this task order is to plan the evaluation staff for all the technical, management and cost (TMC) evaluations and…

This is a task order awarded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center to Cornell Technical Services LLC, a small technology and professional services company based in Columbia, Maryland. The purpose of this $563,963 Cost Plus Fixed Fee task order is to plan the staffing and evaluation processes for all the technical, management, and cost (TMC) proposal evaluations and other requirements as needed by the Science Office for Mission Assessments (SOMA) located at NASA Langley through August 2016. This task order is necessary to support the evaluation of proposals with the possibility of multiple overlapping TMC schedules, which requires orienting both experienced and first-time TMC evaluators. The task order is not set aside for any specific business category. The work is performed under the larger $111.75 million Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract titled "Evaluations, Assessments, Studies, Services, & Support 3" (EASSS 3), which enables NASA to flexibly leverage Cornell Technical Services' expertise across its science and aeronautics portfolios.

"" soma (science office for mission assessments)evaluation planning task the purpose of this task order is to plan the evaluation staff for all the technical, management and cost (TMC) evaluations and the staffing of other requirements as required by the science office for mission assessments (soma) located at NASA larc through august 2016. This task order is necessary to support the evaluation of proposals with the possibility of multiple overlapping TMC schedules. A substantial number of evaluators, current and new, will be needed, which requires orientation on TMC processes to ensure an effective method is used to integrate experienced and first time TMC evaluators into TMC evaluations. The objective of this task order is to develop the most qualified skill mix possible to staff the evaluation panels and support other task orders as necessary to meet soma requirements. The soma gate reviews will be chaired by the soma director or the soma associate director for procurement for soma (the easss COR). The soma director may delegate a soma acquisition manager to chair a gate review if the soma director and the associate director for procurement for soma are not available. Only the soma gate review chair is authorized to approve personnel to serve on soma TMC evaluations.