Researching and writing a scholarly book-length history of SSC, with the intention of publication in the NASA History Series

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE-60TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Stennis Space Center (SSC) is seeking capability statements for the researching and writing a scholarly book-length history of SSC, with the intention of publication in the NASA History Series. The book shall focus on the time period since Mack R. Herring's Way Station to Space: A History of the John C. Stennis Space Center was published in 1997, with additional updating and revising of that book. This likely new history project would focus on the social history aspects of how SSC was constructed with the relocation of five towns and other local history aspects over the past approximately 60 years. NASA anticipates that the research and writing of the historical manuscript would take approximately 2 - years, to ensure time for production into a printed book before SSC's 60th anniversary in 2021. Stennis Space Center will administer the basic agreement. Based upon information submitted by companies, NASA will determine the final content of the future solicitation(s). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is, 541720, Research & Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, with a size standard of $20.5 million. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS; THEREFORE, DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation or synopsis. This sources sought is for informational and planning purposes ONLY and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for any information solicited. Since this is a sources sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. Interested offerors/vendors having the required specialized capabilities to meet the above requirement should submit Capability Statements/Business Ideas electronically, via e-mail, to the primary Point of Contact (POC) listed below. The Capability Statement shall NOT exceed five (5) pages (including attachments) and shall be submitted in Times New Roman with a minimum 12 font size. Responses must include the following: name and address of firm, size of business; DUNS number (if available); average annual revenue for past 3 years and number of employees; ownership; whether they are large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), Woman-owned, Veteran Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Historically Underutilized Business Zone and Historically Black Colleges and Universities)/Minority Institutions; number of years in business; affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential sub) or subcontractors (if potential prime); list of customers covering the past five years (highlight relevant work performed, contract numbers, contract type, dollar value of each procurement; and point of contact - address and phone number). It is not sufficient to provide only general brochures or generic information; please provide details on how you could support SSC with this specific historical project. NOTICE: Copies of your Capability Statement may be made available to prospective offerors in the future. Therefore, it should not contain company-sensitive information. SSC encourages all interested parties, including Small, Small Disadvantaged (SDB), 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Veteran Owned (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned (SD-VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI) to submit proposals for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for the purposes of researching and writing a book-length history of SSC, with the intention of publication in the NASA History Series. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Woman-owned (WOSB), Service Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses hereto. Responses to this RFI are voluntary only and at the discretion of the interested party. Your response is due no later than August 4, 2017. Please reference NNS1760BOOK000 in any response. SSC anticipates awarding a Firm, Fixed-Price contract for this project. Any questions or other feedback shall be submitted in writing via e-mail to the POC listed below to be used for consideration in the development of the requirements. Point of Contact: Adrianne Ragan, Contracting Officer, E-mail adrianne.peyton.ragan@nasa.gov. Please submit all questions and data through the above e-mail address only, NOT through any other means.