[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 21 (Monday, February 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 5406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-2466]


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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION


Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: NASA will conduct an open forum meeting to solicit questions, 
views and opinions of interested persons or firms concerning NASA's 
procurement policies and practices. The purpose of the meeting is to 
have an open discussion among NASA's Associate Administrator for 
Procurement, industry, and the public.

DATES: March 4, 1998, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at NASA-Ames Research Center in the 
Space Science Auditorium located on the 2nd floor of Building 245, 
North Warehouse Road, Moffett Field, CA 94035.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael R. Basta, NASA-Ames Research 
Center, Mail Stop 241-1, Moffett Field, CA 94035, (650) 604-4010.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Format

    There will be a presentation by the Associate Administrator for 
Procurement, followed by a question and answer period. Procurement 
issues will be discussed including NASA policies used in the award and 
administration of contracts.

Admittance

    Doors will open at 1:00 p.m. Admittance will be on a first-come, 
first-served basis. Auditorium capacity is limited to approximately 90 
persons; therefore, a maximum of two representatives per firm is 
requested. No reservations will be accepted. Questions for the open 
forum should be presented at the meeting and should not be submitted in 
advance. Position papers are not being solicited.

Initiatives

    In addition to the general discussion mentioned above, NASA invites 
comments or questions relative to its ongoing Procurement Initiatives, 
some of which include the following:
    Consolidated Contracting Initiative. The CCI initiative emphasizes 
developing, using, and sharing contract resources to meet Agency 
objectives.
    Contractor Performance Assessment Program. The Contractor 
Performance Assessment Program assesses the overall performance of 
NASA's top contractors across all of their major NASA contracts.
    Performance Based Contracting. This initiative is focused on 
structuring an acquisition around the purpose of the work to be 
performed instead of how the work is to be performed or broad and 
imprecise statements of work.
    Electronic Contracting. NASA's EC initiative is moving procurement 
transactions from traditional paper-based systems to electronic 
processing wherever possible. These transactions include solicitation 
and award documents as well as payment for our goods and services.
Tom Luedtke,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Procurement.
[FR Doc. 98-2466 Filed 1-30-98; 8:45 am]
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