SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200266706 NASA/SSC/IPP TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND: THE INNOV…

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SAP PURCHASE REQUISITION: 4200266706 NASA/SSC/IPP TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BACKGROUND: THE INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SERVING AS A FACILITATOR AND CATALYST FOR PARTNERING WITH THE U.S. PRIVATE SECTOR, OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES AND ACADEMIA TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES IN AN EFFORT TO PRODUCE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR NASA MISSIONS. AT SSC, THESE TECHNOLOGIES ARE INTENDED TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY, EFFICIENCY AND/OR EFFECTIVENESS OF PROPULSION TESTING, APPLIED SCIENCES, AND THE SSC INSTITUTION. THE SSC/INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM (IPP) ADDRESSES THESE PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITIES LARGELY BY CONDUCTING A BROAD-BASED PROGRAM CONSISTING OF: IN-HOUSE PROJECTS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT (IPM); AND COLLABORATIONS AND EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS VIA A NUMBER OF MECHANISMS SUCH AS: SEED FUND AND DUAL-USE PROJECTS, THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) AND SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAMS, AND THE CENTER DIRECTOR S DISCRETIONARY FUND. THIS IS MEANT TO BE A FIVE-YEAR ACTIVITY WITH THE FIRST TWO YEARS FUNDED INITIALLY AND THREE ADDITIONAL ONE-YEAR RENEWAL OPTIONS BASED ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS AND PROGRAMMATIC DIRECTION. THE FIRST YEAR OF THE AWARD IS TO START BY JANUARY 1, 2009. TASKS WILL CONSIST OF: TASK #1 PROVIDE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING TREND ANALYSIS, PROGRAM TRADES AND DEVELOPMENT, AND LONG-RANGE IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING SPECIFICALLY ASSIST WITH THE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE STRATEGIC PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (I.E. THE PORTFOLIO) WHICH ADDRESSES THE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATIONS NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE SSC MISSION AREAS (PROPULSION TEST, APPLIED SCIENCES, AND THE SSC INSTITUTION.) AND CONDUCT ASSOCIATED TREND ANALYSIS IN PROGRAM TRADES AND DEVELOPMENT AND LONG-RANGE IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING. TASK #2 PROVIDE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT BY SSC TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER. SPECIFICALLY ASSIST IN REVIEWING AND ANALYZING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ITEMS IN TASK #1 ABOVE. TASK #3 PROVIDE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF STATUTORY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT NEEDS, PROCESSES AND IMPLEMENTATION AT SSC AND PROVIDE REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE NEEDS, PROCESSES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NASA MISSION-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGY INFUSION PROGRAMS AT SSC. DELIVERABLES: WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORTS, ELECTRONICALLY. INTEGRATED MONTHLY, QUARTERLY AND ANNUAL REPORTS BASED ON THE FISCAL YEAR. REVIEWS, ANALYSES, PROGRAM TRADES, LONG-RANGE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS AS REQUESTED. DATABASES AND INVENTORIES (TO SUPPORT THE ABOVE) MAINTAINED CURRENT.