PART 1805
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
SUBPART 1805.1
DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION
1805.101 Methods of disseminating information.
SUBPART 1805.2
SYNOPSES OF PROPOSED CONTRACTS
1805.207 Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
1805.207-70 Synopses of Architect-Engineer
Services.
SUBPART 1805.3
SYNOPSES OF CONTRACT AWARDS
1805.303 Announcement of contract awards.
1805.303-70 Definitions.
1805.303-71
Actions requiring
Administrator Notification of Significant Contract Action (ANOSCA) and NASA
Headquarters Public Announcement (PA).
1805.303-72 Administrator
Notification of Significant Contract Action (ANOSCA) and NASA Headquarters
Public Announcement (PA) procedures.
SUBPART 1805.4
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
1805.402 General public.
1805.403 Requests from Members of Congress.
SUBPART 1805.5 PAID ADVERTISEMENTS
1805.502 Authority.
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1805
1805.101
Methods of disseminating information.
(b)(4)
For NASA policy regarding paid advertisements, see 1805.502.
1805.207
Preparation and transmittal of synopses.
(a)
Synopses shall be transmitted in accordance with 1804.570.
(c)(14)
Notices for non-competitive solicitations, including non-competitive follow-on
actions to contracts initially awarded utilizing full and open competition,
shall provide sufficient information regarding the proposed requirement to
allow potential sources to determine whether they possess the requisite
capabilities and to make an informed business decision regarding whether to
respond.
1805.207-70 Synopses of Architect-Engineer Services.
(a) Architect-Engineer
Services.
(1) Each notice publicizing the acquisition of
architect-engineer services shall be headed
"C. Architect-Engineer
Services."
(2) In addition to meeting the requirements of FAR 5.207(c), the
project description shall--
(i) State the relative importance the Government
attaches to the significant evaluation criteria and the date by which responses
to the notice must be received, including submission of Standard Form 330, Part I – Contract Specific
Qualifications, if required;
(ii) Describe any specialized qualifications,
security classifications, and limitations on eligibility for consideration;
(iii)
Describe qualifications or performance data required from architect-engineer
firms; and
(iv) If the acquisition is to be set aside for
small business, state this fact, indicating the specific size standard to be
used and requiring that eligible responding firms submit a small business
representation.
1805.303 Announcement of contract awards.
(a)(i) In
lieu of the $3.5 million threshold cited in FAR 5.303(a), a NASA
Headquarters public announcement is required for award of contract actions that
have a total anticipated value, including unexercised options, of $5 million or
greater.
1805.303-70 Definitions.
“Anticipated values,” as used in this subpart, means:
(a) The estimated value of the contract (including
unexercised options),
(b) The expected definitized value of a letter
contract or undefinitized contract action; or
(c) The maximum value of the basic contract for indefinite delivery
contracts, time and material, labor hour, and similar contracts.
"Contract actions," as used in
this subpart, means new awards (including letter contracts).
1805.303-71 Actions requiring Administrator Notification of a Significant Contract Action (ANOSCA) and NASA Headquarters Public Announcements (PA).
(a)(1) All contract actions with anticipated values
of $25 million or greater require an Administrator Notification of a
Significant Contract Action (ANOSCA).
(2) All contract actions with an anticipated value,
including unexercised options, of $5 million or greater require NASA
Headquarters public announcements. In
addition, an option exercise $25 million or greater requires a NASA Headquarters
public announcement.
(3)
If the contracting officer considers that a contract action or other action at
any dollar amount is of significant interest to Headquarters or has agency
public information implications, the NASA Headquarters Office of Procurement,
Program Operations Division, should be contacted to discuss a possible ANOSCA
and/or NASA Headquarters PA. Examples of
other actions include --
(i) Terminations,
(ii)
Contract modifications,
(iii) Exercise of options,
(iv) Cost overrun modifications, or
(v)
Orders placed under single or multiple award contracts (including GSA).
(b) Contract actions requiring an
ANOSCA and/or Headquarters Public Announcement shall not be distributed nor
shall any source outside NASA be notified of its status until the procedures in
1805.303-72 are completed.
1805.303-72 Administrator Notification of Significant
Contract Action (ANOSCA) and NASA Headquarters Public Announcement procedures.
(a)(1) The contracting
officer shall send the information listed in items (a)(2) of this section to
the Headquarters Office of Procurement, Program Operations Division via NASA
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) at least three (3) workdays prior to the
planned public announcement. The
contracting officer shall contact the Program Operations Division by telephone
immediately prior to the impending electronic transmission. The contact must be “live”; leaving a
voicemail is not sufficient, as there is no guarantee that a person so notified
will be available to properly receive and handle the public announcement.
(2)
An ANOSCA and NASA Headquarters public announcement shall be submitted on the
template located in the Virtual Procurement Office at
http://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/vpo/vpo_matrix.cgi.
(3) The Headquarters Office of Legislative Affairs will coordinate the date of public announcement with the Headquarters Office of Public Affairs. The Headquarters Office of Public Affairs will then coordinate with the installation Public Affairs Office.
(i)
The Headquarters Office of
Legislative Affairs will coordinate the timing for notifying offerors with the
contracting officer such that the offerors are notified prior to Congress, and
Congress is notified prior to public announcement.
(ii) Installations may proceed with award and local
release of the information after the Headquarters Office of Public Affairs
makes the public announcement, which occurs at 5:00 PM ET on the agreed upon
date, consistent with FAR 5.303.
(1) Unless the head of the
contracting activity determines that disclosure would be prejudicial to the
interests of NASA, the following information on NASA acquisitions may be
released:
(i) The names of firms invited to
submit offers, and
(ii) The names of firms that attended
any pre-bid or pre-proposal conferences.
(2) Other requests for information
under the Freedom of Information Act shall be processed in accordance with FAR 24.2 and 1824.2.
1805.403
Requests from Members of Congress.
(a) All proposed replies to congressional inquiries
shall be prepared and forwarded, with full documentation, to the Headquarters
Office of Legislative Affairs for approval and release.
Use
of paid advertisements for procurement purposes (except FBO announcements) is not authorized
in NASA.