SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- Notice Date
- 3/4/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Mountain Administrative Support Center, 325 Broadway - MC3, Boulder, CO, 80305-3328
- ZIP Code
- 80305-3328
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NB838000303223MAB
- Archive Date
- 4/3/2003
- Point of Contact
- Michelle Sandoval, Purchasing Agent, Phone (303) 497-3983, Fax (303) 497-3163,
- E-Mail Address
-
michelle.sandoval@noaa.gov
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), proposes to negotiate on a sole source basis contract under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) with Dr. R.C. Wilhoit of College Station, Texas for the expansion and enhancement of the Thermodynamics Research Center (TRC) databases at NIST. There will be a Base Year and One Option Year for this contract. General skills involve computer programming, database design and management skills combined with extensive experience in chemical thermodynamics, thermophysics, chemistry and chemical engineering. Specialized skills include demonstrated familiarity with the TRC database systems, in particular, TRC SOURCE data system. SOURCE data system is a major relational archival system developed and maintained by the TRC to store ?raw' experimental data for thermophysical, thermochemical and transport properties of pure compounds, binary and ternary systems as well as chemical reactions. SOURCE data system is also a powerful tool to produce various compilations and critical evaluations of data in both hard-copy and electronic forms. This work is targeting further enhancement of the database, in particular, its data entry and retrieval capabilities which should provide additional functions to automate thermophysical property data dynamic compilation concept. Dr. Wilhoit is the original designer and developer of SOURCE database which is maintained and supported by the Thermodynamics Research Center of the Physical and Chemical Properties Division. Dr. Wilhoit has also prepared a great variety of the batch data entry files which were successfully loaded into the SOURCE data system. Progress in the development of SOURCE database has its immediate impact into development and timely completion of a variety of other databases as well as hard-copy data products scheduled for release by the TRC. Any lapse in the quality, continuity, and schedules for TRC data products would be severely detrimental to NIST and to the users of this information. This notice is for information purposes only. No formal solicitation will be issued. No competitive solicitation is planned. No award will be made on the basis of requests in response to this notice. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether or not use of competitive procedures to fulfill this requirement would be in the Government's best interest and must address qualifications pertinent to this requirement. This procurement is being conducted per FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Terms and Conditions and agency level protest procedures can be found on web site http:\\oamweb.osec.doc.gov/conops/#REFERENCE. Hard copy in full text available from office address and phone number listed in notice. Anticipated award date March 20, 2003.
- Place of Performance
- Address: U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado
- Zip Code: 80305
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 80305
- Record
- SN00269805-W 20030306/030304213404 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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