ICESat-2 Hackweek Support
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80NSSC2598188
- Agency
- Shared Services Center National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
- PSC
- U099 Education/Training- Other
- Place of performance
- United States
- Points of contact
-
- Dorothy Baskin dorothy.s.baskin@nasa.gov
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's National Shared Services Center (NSSC) is seeking support for the ICESat-2 Hackweek, a specialized event focused on Earth science research and geospatial data. The procurement involves organizing two primary events: a five-day Developers' Hackweek and a 1.5-day User Workshop, to be executed by the University of Washington. NASA intends to issue a sole source contract under FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), with performance located at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications in writing to dorothy.s.baskin@nasa.gov by 11:59 a.m. Central Standard Time on March 28, 2025. The evaluation will be solely to determine whether the procurement will be conducted on a competitive basis, with the final decision at the government's discretion.
The contract is not set aside for any specific business category and falls under NAICS code 611310 for Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools. The performance period runs from April 15, 2025, through April 14, 2026, with all activities to be conducted at the University of Washington's eScience Institute in Seattle. University of Washington is the intended sole source contractor due to their unique expertise in tailoring Hackweek events for the Earth science research community. The government intends to acquire commercial items and services using provisions from FAR Part 12 and Part 13. While specific award value is not disclosed, the contract will cover comprehensive event planning, participant selection, technology setup, budget tracking, and post-event analysis for the ICESat-2 Hackweek events.
Notice text
NASA/NSSC has a requirement for ICESat-2 Hackweek Support. This work provides for the development and execution of ICESat-2 Hackweek activities: (1) a five-day Developers’ Hackweek event and (2) a 1.5-day User Workshop.
NASA/NSSC intends to issue a sole source contract to University of Washington under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i). University of Washington has tailored Hackweek to the Earth science research community, with particular emphasis on the geospatial data that NASA collects and creates. There is no existing training program found that meets NASA requirements.
NASA/NSSC will be the procuring center for this effort. Performance will be located at NASA/ Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC).
The Government intends to acquire commercial items and services using the provisions, clauses and procedures prescribed in FAR Part 12 and FAR Part 13.
The NAICS Code for this procurement is 611310.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to dorothy.s.baskin@nasa.gov not later than 11:59 a.m. Central Standard Time on 3/28/2025. 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.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/pub_library/Omb.html .
Attachments
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| STATEMENT OF WORK.pdf |
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