NASA Solicitation: NASA Independent Verification and Validation Services
Source: NASA HQPosted Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Synopsis - Sep 21, 2010
General Information
Solicitation Number: NNG11310421R
Posted Date: Sep 21, 2010
FedBizOpps Posted Date: Sep 21, 2010
Recovery and Reinvestment Act Action: No
Original Response Date: Nov 05, 2010
Current Response Date: Nov 05, 2010
Classification Code: R -- Professional, administrative, and mgmt support services
NAICS Code: 541330 - Engineering Services
Contracting Office Address
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771
Description
NASA plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Services in support of NASA's IV&V Facility in Fairmont, WV. NASA anticipates issuing an RFP for a full and open competition which will result in a single, Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) contract.
The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541330 and $27M, respectively.
NASA is not requesting proposals at this time. The anticipated release date of the Draft RFP is on or about November 5, 2010 with comments due on or about December 5, 2010.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The installation Ombudsman is Nancy A. Abell who can be contacted at Nancy.A.Abell@nasa.gov or (301) 286-5867.
The draft solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin= .
It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the draft solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the draft solicitation and amendments (if any).
All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing to Laura.e.freeman@nasa.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Point of Contact
Name: Laura E Freeman
Title: Contracting Officer
Phone: 304-367-8246
Fax: 304-367-8203
Email: laura.e.freeman@nasa.gov
2010/09/16
Be a researcher for an evening on European researchers’ night
Friday 24 September
Geneva, 16 September 2010. On Friday 24 September, CERN[1] will be one of 260 European locations involved in the 5th edition of the European Researchers’ Night, an initiative funded by the European Union’s Science and Society programme aimed at highlighting the appeal of being a researcher and promoting scientific research among young Europeans. CERN is taking part in the BEST project - Being a European Scientist Today – organized in partnership with project coordinator, Frascati Scienza[2], the Erasmus Medical Centre[3] in Rotterdam and EFDA-JET[4].
In keeping with previous editions of the event, scientific research will be presented to the public in an engaging and original way. In Frascati, the entire city with its historical buildings provides the location for an intense programme including science cafés, concerts, debates with scientists and interactive exhibitions, along with visits to the numerous laboratories based in the area, for an entire week starting on September 18 and culminating on the Researchers’ Night.
During the night, a rich parallel programme will engage the public in Frascati, Rotterdam and Geneva from 17:00CEST to 01:00 the following morning. At CERN, some 150 young students from local schools will be given the opportunity to sit side by side with scientists and operators in the LHC accelerator and detectors’ control rooms, experiencing the excitement of research at the high-energy frontier with the world’s most powerful particle accelerator.
The main focus of this 5th edition will be international networking, demonstrated through a live webcast – the Globe Show. From 17:00 to 01:00, the Globe Show will come live from CERN’s Globe of Science and Innovation, Frascati’s main square, the JET laboratory and the Erasmus Medical Centre. The Globe Show will bring together scientists involved with the latest advancements in particle physics, astrophysics, medicine and research on new forms of energy, thanks to an unprecedented network of high-quality teleconferences put together by Tandberg for the project partners. Audiences at all the project’s locations will be able to ask questions of physicists in the control rooms at CERN, scientists from the Ice Cube experiment at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica, Nobel laureate Sam Ting at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, where he is preparing the AMS detector for its journey to the International Space Station, and ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori.
Among the highlights of the webcast is the participation of Nobel Laureate Georges Smoot, (Physics 2006), who will relate how research into the infinitesimally small, such as particle physics at the LHC, is intimately connected to cosmology, the science of the infinitely large.
All the sites involved will keep their permanent exhibitions and visitor centres open until midnight.
For more information and to follow the live webcast:
English: www.researchersnight.net
French: www.nuitdeschercheurs.eu
Italian: www.nottedeiricercatori.eu
Dutch: www.nachtvandeonderzoeker.eu
Contact :
CERN Press Office, press.office@cern.ch
+41 22 767 34 32
+41 22 767 21 41
Geneva, 16 September 2010. On Friday 24 September, CERN[1] will be one of 260 European locations involved in the 5th edition of the European Researchers’ Night, an initiative funded by the European Union’s Science and Society programme aimed at highlighting the appeal of being a researcher and promoting scientific research among young Europeans. CERN is taking part in the BEST project - Being a European Scientist Today – organized in partnership with project coordinator, Frascati Scienza[2], the Erasmus Medical Centre[3] in Rotterdam and EFDA-JET[4].
In keeping with previous editions of the event, scientific research will be presented to the public in an engaging and original way. In Frascati, the entire city with its historical buildings provides the location for an intense programme including science cafés, concerts, debates with scientists and interactive exhibitions, along with visits to the numerous laboratories based in the area, for an entire week starting on September 18 and culminating on the Researchers’ Night.
During the night, a rich parallel programme will engage the public in Frascati, Rotterdam and Geneva from 17:00CEST to 01:00 the following morning. At CERN, some 150 young students from local schools will be given the opportunity to sit side by side with scientists and operators in the LHC accelerator and detectors’ control rooms, experiencing the excitement of research at the high-energy frontier with the world’s most powerful particle accelerator.
The main focus of this 5th edition will be international networking, demonstrated through a live webcast – the Globe Show. From 17:00 to 01:00, the Globe Show will come live from CERN’s Globe of Science and Innovation, Frascati’s main square, the JET laboratory and the Erasmus Medical Centre. The Globe Show will bring together scientists involved with the latest advancements in particle physics, astrophysics, medicine and research on new forms of energy, thanks to an unprecedented network of high-quality teleconferences put together by Tandberg for the project partners. Audiences at all the project’s locations will be able to ask questions of physicists in the control rooms at CERN, scientists from the Ice Cube experiment at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica, Nobel laureate Sam Ting at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, where he is preparing the AMS detector for its journey to the International Space Station, and ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori.
Among the highlights of the webcast is the participation of Nobel Laureate Georges Smoot, (Physics 2006), who will relate how research into the infinitesimally small, such as particle physics at the LHC, is intimately connected to cosmology, the science of the infinitely large.
All the sites involved will keep their permanent exhibitions and visitor centres open until midnight.
For more information and to follow the live webcast:
English: www.researchersnight.net
French: www.nuitdeschercheurs.eu
Italian: www.nottedeiricercatori.eu
Dutch: www.nachtvandeonderzoeker.eu
Contact :
CERN Press Office, press.office@cern.ch
+41 22 767 34 32
+41 22 767 21 41
2010/09/15
More Companies to Take Advantage of Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service
To view this document on the department website, please click on the following link:
http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/comm/news-communiques/2010/293.aspx
International Trade Minister Urges More Companies to Take Advantage of Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service
Recent study shows trade commissioners give their clients’ exports an 18-percent boost
(No. 293 - September 15, 2010 - 11:45 a.m. ET) The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, today met with members of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters to promote the benefits of using Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) and update them on the government’s trade and investment agenda.
A recent study shows Canadian exporters are more successful when they use the TCS, a network of trade and investment professionals who help businesses succeed abroad.
Entitled The Impact of Trade Promotion Services on Canadian Exporter Performance, the study found that:
TCS clients export 18 percent more by value than non-TCS clients;
TCS clients export to 36 percent more markets; and
for every tax dollar spent on the TCS, Canadian exports increased $27.
“This study shows that the Trade Commissioner Service is an essential link for Canadian companies who are looking to do business beyond our borders,” said Minister Van Loan. “With offices in more than 150 cities throughout the world and 18 offices in Canada, our trade commissioners offer an unparalleled network of contacts and are making a difference in helping Canadian business expand abroad.
“Canada’s trade commissioners are highly effective in assisting small and medium-sized companies to access new markets, overcome trade barriers and diversify their products. The TCS offers its business clients the right formula for success, and it is helping create jobs and prosperity for Canadians.”
“I am not surprised at the results of this study, as many of our members benefit from the Trade Commissioner Service,” said Jayson Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters. “The TCS network is like having an office abroad where Canadian companies can obtain hands-on service, real-time advice and solid after care.”
The TCS serves some 10,000 clients a year. Over half the clients have 50 or fewer employees. During the study period from 2000 to 2006, Canadian companies exported $360 billion a year, which supported 3.4 million jobs, about a quarter of all Canadian employment.
This new study also provides a benchmark in time that will help to improve services for Canadian business in the future. A follow-up study will be conducted in 2013 to measure ongoing success and identify new opportunities.
The TCS helps companies succeed globally and lowers the costs of doing business through four key services: preparing for international markets, assessing market potential, finding qualified contacts and solving problems.
In addition to highlighting the findings on the TCS, Minister Van Loan told the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters that in less than four years, the Government of Canada had concluded new free trade agreements with Colombia, Peru, Jordan, Panama and the European Free Trade Association states of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Canada has also launched discussions on economic partnerships with two of the world’s largest economies, the European Union and India.
“The TCS puts boots on the ground to give muscle to our aggressive free trade agenda,” said the Minister.
A special feature on the study can be found at Canada’s State of Trade: Trade and Investment Update 2010.
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For further information, media representatives may contact:
Monika Bujalska
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Peter Van Loan
Minister of International Trade
613-992-9304
Trade Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
613-996-2000
http://www.international.gc.ca/media_commerce/comm/news-communiques/2010/293.aspx
International Trade Minister Urges More Companies to Take Advantage of Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service
Recent study shows trade commissioners give their clients’ exports an 18-percent boost
(No. 293 - September 15, 2010 - 11:45 a.m. ET) The Honourable Peter Van Loan, Minister of International Trade, today met with members of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters to promote the benefits of using Canada’s Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) and update them on the government’s trade and investment agenda.
A recent study shows Canadian exporters are more successful when they use the TCS, a network of trade and investment professionals who help businesses succeed abroad.
Entitled The Impact of Trade Promotion Services on Canadian Exporter Performance, the study found that:
TCS clients export 18 percent more by value than non-TCS clients;
TCS clients export to 36 percent more markets; and
for every tax dollar spent on the TCS, Canadian exports increased $27.
“This study shows that the Trade Commissioner Service is an essential link for Canadian companies who are looking to do business beyond our borders,” said Minister Van Loan. “With offices in more than 150 cities throughout the world and 18 offices in Canada, our trade commissioners offer an unparalleled network of contacts and are making a difference in helping Canadian business expand abroad.
“Canada’s trade commissioners are highly effective in assisting small and medium-sized companies to access new markets, overcome trade barriers and diversify their products. The TCS offers its business clients the right formula for success, and it is helping create jobs and prosperity for Canadians.”
“I am not surprised at the results of this study, as many of our members benefit from the Trade Commissioner Service,” said Jayson Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters. “The TCS network is like having an office abroad where Canadian companies can obtain hands-on service, real-time advice and solid after care.”
The TCS serves some 10,000 clients a year. Over half the clients have 50 or fewer employees. During the study period from 2000 to 2006, Canadian companies exported $360 billion a year, which supported 3.4 million jobs, about a quarter of all Canadian employment.
This new study also provides a benchmark in time that will help to improve services for Canadian business in the future. A follow-up study will be conducted in 2013 to measure ongoing success and identify new opportunities.
The TCS helps companies succeed globally and lowers the costs of doing business through four key services: preparing for international markets, assessing market potential, finding qualified contacts and solving problems.
In addition to highlighting the findings on the TCS, Minister Van Loan told the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters that in less than four years, the Government of Canada had concluded new free trade agreements with Colombia, Peru, Jordan, Panama and the European Free Trade Association states of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Canada has also launched discussions on economic partnerships with two of the world’s largest economies, the European Union and India.
“The TCS puts boots on the ground to give muscle to our aggressive free trade agenda,” said the Minister.
A special feature on the study can be found at Canada’s State of Trade: Trade and Investment Update 2010.
- 30 -
For further information, media representatives may contact:
Monika Bujalska
Press Secretary
Office of the Honourable Peter Van Loan
Minister of International Trade
613-992-9304
Trade Media Relations Office
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
613-996-2000
Basel III is threatening loses to small and medium companies
The following text is in German and meant for German companies, translate using your browser.
Folgeschäden für den Mittelstand drohen bei Basel III
BVMW schlägt Mittelstandsklausel bei Eigenkapitalunterlegung vor
Berlin – Für die Einführung einer Mittelstandsklausel bei Basel III hat sich Mario Ohoven, Präsident des Bundesverbandes mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW) und des europäischen Mittelstandsdachverbands (CEA-PME), ausgesprochen. „Mit den neuen Eigenkapitalregeln für Banken drohen dem Mittelstand erhebliche Folgeschäden. Hier muss die Bundesregierung zum Schutze der deutschen Wirtschaft aktiv werden.“
Basel III löse nicht das Grundproblem der Ungleichbehandlung, so der deutsche und europäische Mittelstandspräsident. Kredite an kleine und mittlere Unternehmen würden nach wie vor mit höheren Risikogewichten bemessen als risikoreichere Investitionen, etwa in griechische Staatsanleihen. „Eine Erhöhung der durchschnittlichen Eigenkapitalunterlegung durch die Banken geht daher überproportional zu Lasten des Mittelstands“, so Ohoven.
Dies müsse durch eine Senkung der Risikogewichte für Kredite an den Mittelstand kompensiert werden. Ohoven schlug vor, im Standardansatz für ein Portfolio von kleinteiligen Mittelstandskrediten nur noch ein Risikogewicht von 50 statt bisher 75 Prozent vorzuschreiben. „Die Klein- und Mittelbetriebe haben die Bankenkrise nicht verschuldet, sondern das System stabilisiert. Deshalb muss das Basel III-Regelwerk das geringere Risiko für Mittelstandskredite entsprechend berücksichtigen.“
Folgeschäden für den Mittelstand drohen bei Basel III
BVMW schlägt Mittelstandsklausel bei Eigenkapitalunterlegung vor
Berlin – Für die Einführung einer Mittelstandsklausel bei Basel III hat sich Mario Ohoven, Präsident des Bundesverbandes mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW) und des europäischen Mittelstandsdachverbands (CEA-PME), ausgesprochen. „Mit den neuen Eigenkapitalregeln für Banken drohen dem Mittelstand erhebliche Folgeschäden. Hier muss die Bundesregierung zum Schutze der deutschen Wirtschaft aktiv werden.“
Basel III löse nicht das Grundproblem der Ungleichbehandlung, so der deutsche und europäische Mittelstandspräsident. Kredite an kleine und mittlere Unternehmen würden nach wie vor mit höheren Risikogewichten bemessen als risikoreichere Investitionen, etwa in griechische Staatsanleihen. „Eine Erhöhung der durchschnittlichen Eigenkapitalunterlegung durch die Banken geht daher überproportional zu Lasten des Mittelstands“, so Ohoven.
Dies müsse durch eine Senkung der Risikogewichte für Kredite an den Mittelstand kompensiert werden. Ohoven schlug vor, im Standardansatz für ein Portfolio von kleinteiligen Mittelstandskrediten nur noch ein Risikogewicht von 50 statt bisher 75 Prozent vorzuschreiben. „Die Klein- und Mittelbetriebe haben die Bankenkrise nicht verschuldet, sondern das System stabilisiert. Deshalb muss das Basel III-Regelwerk das geringere Risiko für Mittelstandskredite entsprechend berücksichtigen.“
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