Approvals

**Task Order: 4.0 JSC Human Resources Office Support**

**Subtask Order: 4.2 Technology Transfer Support**

**Performance Period: 05/16/03 -- 12/31/03**

**Funding Organization: AH**

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Lori Walker Date

ITSSC Program Manager

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Jill Goldstein, LI Date

JSC ITSSC Budget Analyst

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Robert T. Anderson, GT4 Date

JSC ITSSC COTR

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Ann E. Bronson, BJ2 Date

JSC ITSSC Contracting Officer

Subtask Order 4.2

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1.  **Scope of Work**

The objective of this task is to support Human Resources/AH personnel in
transferring technology tools and related expertise to NASA programs and
other organizations inside and outside of NASA. AH projects include the
School Internet Manager Over Networks (SIMON), NASA Qwhiz, and the ROVer
Ranch.

SIMON is a Macintosh based application for K-12 teachers that provide
affordable Internet connectivity, smart searching, an automatic lesson
builder, and a lesson library. A database of schools using SIMON is
maintained and requires continuous updates. The scope of the
contractor's task shall be to provide support on the maintenance of this
database and in follow-on activities with the school's points of
contact.

NASA Qwhiz is a real-time, multi-player, interactive Web game featuring
content derived from the NASA mission. The contractor shall be required
to collect and organize information on the use of this product.

ROVer Ranch is a Web-based virtual robotics workshop developed for K-12
students to explore concepts in science, mathematics and engineering in
the context of the NASA mission. The contractor shall collect feedback
from bets testers, which will be used to shape the final product that
best suits the needs of NASA customers.

The contractor is responsible for supporting and coordinating IT
acquisition activities that support AH's technology transfer tools.

The contractor is responsible for coordination of AH exhibits for
Inspection Day and other supported outreach activities.

2.  **Performance Standards**

-   The Contractor shall comply with JSC policy regarding use of the JSC
    Intranet.

-   The Contractor shall ensure that AH management approves all
    information-disseminated external to AH.

Subtask Order 4.2

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-   The Contractor shall ensure that information is provided within
    schedule guidelines. Schedules shall be coordinated and negotiated
    with the JSC Subtask Manager.

3.  **Task Descriptions**

Specifically, the Contractor shall:

-   **[Provide support for daily technology transfer
    activities]{.underline}** -- Assist AH personnel in daily work
    activities through scanning of technical papers, entering complex
    mathematical formulas using special tag-up characters in a word
    processor, and verbally reading documents and mail. The contractor
    shall interpret visual information from printed material, computer
    screens, and other situations not amendable to scanning technology.
    (Target: 200 pages scanned per month and requirement for
    interpretation of visual information is 40 instances or more per
    week).

-   **[Provide end-to-end administrative support for AH personnel's
    technical evaluation tasks]{.underline}**.

-   **[Support technology transfer systems]{.underline}** -- Support the
    SIMON, Qwhiz and ROVer Ranch projects by maintaining evaluation data
    collected from users and providing help desk functions. (Target:
    process at least 75 service requests from educational institutions
    per year).

-   **[Support new and sustaining in-house developed
    software]{.underline}** -- Support software development projects
    involving Web-based programming tools and languages, including
    scientific mark-up languages such as LaTeX that provide accessible,
    text versions of technical documents.

-   **[Process AH IT acquisitions]{.underline}** -- Provide end-to-end
    responsibility for submission and tracking of IT acquisitions for
    the JSC Learning Technologies Project and other AH activities, as
    needed.

-   **[Support outreach events]{.underline}** -- Support special
    outreach events, such as Inspection Day, and all AH supported
    conferences, teacher workshops, and demonstrations, as needed. Major
    events are defined as a multi-day activity and minor event is
    defined and an event of one day or less. (Target: support 1 major
    outreach event and 3 minor events per year).

Subtask Order 4.2

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4.0 Allocated Costs

Direct Labor Cost: \$57,085.20 NTE

Other Direct Costs (ODC) [\$ 3,125.03 NTE]{.underline}

Total Costs: \$60,210.23 NTE

ODC includes, but is not limited to, pagers, cell phones, training, and
travel for non-

routine applications, projects, and tools. Each ODC will be approved by
the Subtask

Manager and the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR)
prior to expenditure.