Sponsorship for the 2016 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)

NASA/HQ has a requirement for a sponsorship for the 2016 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Week Conference scheduled for October 2016. NASA/HQ intends to purchase the sponsorship from the Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) Network as it is our understanding that this organization is the only vendor of this requirement. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Parts 12 and 13. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities/qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 11:59pm EST on October 20, 2016. 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