Congressional earmark for virtual learning magnet for space science and mathindependent study

THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO 4. TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FORCONGRESSIONAL EARMARK FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING MAGNET FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND MATH INDEPENDENTSTUDY. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice servesas the official amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not beissued.The solicitation failed to specifically set forth that price is a factor for evaluationin award of this procurement. As a result, the criteria for award has been corrected tostate: Award will be made based on the lowest priced, technically acceptable offer withemphasis given to the extent of direct relevant corporate experience and quality of pastperformance on previous contracts/orders. Offerors may submit revisions to their quotesif they so desire. Such revisions shall be received no later than 7/27/2010. Further ifyou decide not to submit a revision, acknowledgement of this amendment with a statementthat you will not submit a revision will be submitted by the due date for your quote tobe considered for award.The due date for receipt of offers has been extended to 7/27/2010.Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASAAcquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on 1/26/2010. Documents related to this procurementare available over the Internet. These documents reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) serverwhich may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for theNASA/MSFC Business Opportunities home page ishttp://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO.3 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FORCONGRESSIONAL EARMARK FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING MAGNET FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND MATH INDEPENDENTSTUDY. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice servesas the official amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not beissued.The purpose of this amendment is to answer questions generated from modification-2 forclarification issues.QUESTION:1). If we would like to make any modifications to our proposal, in what format shouldthose modifications be provided? Can we simply address any points of clarification ormissing information in a Microsoft Word document? If we determine no clarifications needto be made to our proposal, do we still need to submit a statement to that effect?ANSWER:Please provide any additional information in your company's standard form. Clarifications may be documented in a Microsoft word document. If MSFC does not receiveany additional information, it will be assumed that the vendor believes their offer isincompliance with all requirements.QUESTION:2). We assume, based on our interpretation of item #1 in the Request for Clarification toRFQ NNM10315186, that a contractor would be expected to use existing NASA contentcurrently housed on publicly available websites (www.nasa.gov). We also interpret item#1 to mean that a contractor will assume all responsibility related to the development ofSTEM content for the proposed modules and that NASA personnel will not be available torecommend or provide STEM content for use in the modules. Are these interpretationscorrect?ANSWER:Both of these interpretations are correct. QUESTION:3). Item 1 concludes the quoter is expected to select and propose STEM content relatedto NASA for each proposed module.Our question centers around the meaning of the word is. In this case, is is beingused in the present tense, or the future tense?If in the present tense Does this mean that proposals should contain a narrative that describes the proposedmodules and includes specific examples of STEM content related to NASA within therespective module? In other words, does MSFC require a draft design document for each ofthe proposed modules in the proposal? If in the future tense Our proposal assumes that NASA MSFC would want to be involved in the global direction ofthe STEM content to be developed if nothing more than to suggest that the audience ofteachers and students prefers learning that centers around spaceflight over other agencymissions. Once given this general direction, we would then independently produce all ofthe content modules, requiring only periodic reviews and approvals by MSFC personnelduring routine content development milestones. As a result, our proposal utilizesillustrative examples of existing NASA mission-oriented content and broad suggestionsabout types of STEM content and learning activities. However, these illustrativeexamples are based on our own work with NASA and could, in fact, be converted intoNASA-oriented STEM content within the scope of work. Or are we mistaken in ourassumption, and in fact, the review committee wants to see a proposal containing adetailed and specific series of STEM content module outlines exactly as they would beproduced?ANSWER:NASA is looking for a brief summary of the proposed STEM content as it relates to NASAsubject matter for each proposed module.The due date for receipt of offers is extended to 5/28/2010.Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet. These documentsreside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server which may be accessed using a WWW browserapplication. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/MSFC Business Opportunities homepage is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

**********SUBMIT QUESTIONS AND QUOTES TO JANET APPLETON ONLY. CONTACT INFORMATIONCAN BE FOUND WITHIN THE BODY OF THIS NOTICE***********THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO.2 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR CONGRESSIONALEARMARK FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING MAGNET FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND MATH INDEPENDENT STUDY. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as theofficial amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued.The purpose of this amendment is to request clarification on proposals received regardingthe Congressional Earmark for Virtual Learning Magnet for Space Science and MathIndependent Study. See attached document for clarification documentation.The due date for receipt of offers is extended to May 21, 2010. Contact information forthis solicitation is Janet Appleton at janet.L.appleton@nasa.gov or fax to 256-544-6560.Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet. These documentsreside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server which may be accessed using a WWW browserapplication. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/MSFC Business Opportunities homepage is http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62

**********CONTACT JANET APPLETON (DFI) ONLY FOR QUESTIONS AND TO SUBMIT QUOTES.CONTACT INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND WITHIN THE BODY OF THIS SOLICITATION**********This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared inaccordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additionalinformation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the onlysolicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for a $400,000 dollarCongressional Earmark for the development of no fewer than four (4) independent studymodules for a Virtual Learning Magnet (VLM) for Space Science and Math Independent Studyin the form of CD/DVD's. Attached is the Statement of Work (SOW), Proof of ConceptEvaluation Report, and Contract Terms and Conditions.This solicitation is considered a "Full and Open Competition" .All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.Delivery schedule is outlined in the statement of work.Delivery shall be FOB Destination.Offers for the items(s) described above are due by 02/26/2010, 4:00 p.m. CST and mustinclude, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, any alternate deliveryschedule other than what is proposed in the statement of work, discount/payment terms,warranty duration (if applicable), identification of any special commercial terms, andbe signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1 (JUNE 2008), Instructionsto Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporated by reference. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in theclause entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall listthe country of origin.FAR 52.212-4 (MAR 2009), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 (DEC 2009), Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes orExecutive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable and the following identified clauses areincorporated by reference: 52.204-7, 52.209-6, 52.227-14, 52.247-34, 52.222-50, 52.233-3,52.233-4, 52.203-6, 52.219-4, 52.219-8, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21,52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34, 1852.215-84,1852.225-70, 1852.223-72, 1852.237-73.The FAR may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html The NFS may be obtained via the Internet at URL: http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/nfstoc.htm All contractual and technical questions must be in writing (e-mail or fax) to JanetAppleton(DFI) at janet.l.appleton@nasa.gov or (256)544-6560 no later than 02/09/2010,12:00 P.M. CST. Telephone questions will not be accepted. Questions generated by thissolicitation shall be posted with answers on or before 02/18/2010.Selection and award will be made on a technically acceptable offeror, with acceptablepast performance. Emphasis will be given to the extent of direct relevant corporateexperience and quality of past performance on previous contracts/orders. Vendors shallsubmit 2 different points of contacts and phone numbers for confirmation of pastperformance. This information shall be submitted with offer. Technical acceptabilitywill be determined by review of information submitted by the offeror which must provide adescription in sufficient detail to show that the product offered meets the Government'srequirement.MSFC requests vendors to submit at least one (1) example of similar concepts comparableto this projects efforts in a CD/DVD form to show their companies capabilities. Thesedemos shall be submitted along with the offer and shall become the property of theGovernment and will not be returned. A sandbox link to a similar "Proof of Concept" iswithin the SOW to help vendors better understand MSFC requirements.CD/DVD's/Quotes shall be sent to the attention of:NASA/MSFCAttn: Betty Kilpatrick/PS22Building 4601/3135MSFC, AL 35812Vendors shall provide separate pricing for each module being presented. The Governmentalso reserves the right to award multiple awards for different modules to multiplevendors. Offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3 (AUG 2009), OfferorRepresentations and Certifications -Commercial Items with their offer. These may beobtained via the internet at URL:http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/eps/Templates/Commercial_Greater_Than_25K.doc . Theserepresentations and certifications will be incorporated by reference in any resultantcontract.An ombudsman has been appointed -- See NASA Specific Note "B".It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the following Internet site for the releaseof solicitation amendments (if any):http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eps/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=62 . Potential offerors willbe responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitationand amendments (if any).Any referenced notes may be viewed at the following URLs linked below.