Keith’s note: this went out to a vast portion of the NASA workforce today. I guess we know what people will be working on over the weekend – spreadsheets, not brackets. From what I am told by NASA sources anyone can see virtually anything they want – even if it is not their own stuff. No, I do not have – or ever want – access to this sort of proprietary/confidential stuff. Full memo below (spreadsheet and link do not work).

NASA’s Strategic Sourcing Program: NASA’s Strategic Sourcing Efforts Are Disjointed and Incomplete, OIG ” While NASA established a Strategic Sourcing Program as required by a 2005 Office of Management and Budget memorandum, it has never conducted a comprehensive, Agency-wide spend analysis to identify commodities that could benefit from a more strategic procurement approach. Further, although NASA performed limited spend analyses on individual commodities, it has not established requirements regarding how […]

NASA JSC Award: Open Innovation Support Services for a Consortium Network Builder Platform Provider Keith’s note: This JSC award has been given to YET2.COM Inc. for a contract not to exceed $2,700,000. No description whatsoever is given by JSC as to what this money will be used for. Having been to some NASA and OSTP open innovation-themed workshops, I have an ‘idea’ what this might be for. A quick Google […]

Enabling Support Equipment and Services for International Space Station as a National Lab Keith’s 16 Aug 4:30 pm update: NASA JSC re-released the Award notice. It now says “Classification Code: 16 — Aircraft components and accessories; NAICS Code: 541712 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)” but it still lists the award recipient as being “Research for the Future Inc., 1616 P ST NW, […]

NASA JSC Solicitation: Human Health and Performance Organizational Conflicts of Interest “NASA/JSC is requesting information from industry regarding potential organizational conflicts of interest (OCI) arising from the Human Health and Performance Contract (HHPC). The nature of the work anticipated under HHPC may create a situation, where there could be a potential for an OCI as currently described in FAR Subpart 9.5. “

NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships – Fall 2012 Fellowship Grant “Point of Contact Name: Claudia M Meyer Title: NASA Space Technology Research Grants Program Exec Phone: 000-000-0000 Fax: 000-000-0000 Email: [email protected]” Keith’s 4 Nov. note: Where is area code 000? You can “contact” Claudia Meyer at GRC (no mention of GRC in the NASA HQ procurement notice) at 216.977.7511 or at [email protected] (via people.nasa.gov). Keith’s 8 Nov update: No one […]

Keith’s note: This is one of the more interesting procurement notices I have seen in a while i.e. no actual product or service is actually specified. “NASA/HQ has a requirement for [ENTER BRIEF, CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE REQUIRED PRODUCT(S) TO BE ACQUIRED INCLUDING QUANTITIES AND UNITS OF MEASURE AND REFERENCE ANY UPLOADED DOCUMENTS THAT CONTAIN MORE DETAILED SPECIFICATIONS AND/OR A SOW TO THIS SYNOPSIS – i.e The specifications and drawings […]

Ralph Steckler Space Grant Space Colonization Research and Technology Development Opportunity Phase II “The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of Education invites proposals for the NASA Ralph Steckler/Space Grant Space Colonization Research and Technology Development Opportunity (hereafter “Steckler/Space Grant Opportunity”). Proposals may only be submitted by the 18 Phase 1 awardees. Each funded proposal is expected to address innovative, meaningful, and enduring research and technology development activities that […]

Reader note: I have a habit of scouring through NASA procurement notices looking for interesting things – as well as comedic relief. love this one: “NASA SUDENT AMBASSADORS VIRTUAL COMMUNITY” issued on 11 May 2010 with an “original response date” of 14 May 2010. But the text says “Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing, by FAX or E-Mail, to the identified point […]

NASA Pays Sky-High $66 a Person for Seminar Snacks, AP “The nation’s space agency paid the out-of-this-world price of $66 a person a day for bagels, cookies and juice at a conference, a new report found. The subject of the NASA conference? It was a training session for its procurement officials — the people who do the buying with taxpayer funds. During the three-day conference, the 317 attendees snacked on […]