SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- International Organization for Standardization/Intl. Electrotechnical Commision Joint Tech/Committee Executive Secretariat Services
- Notice Date
- 8/8/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 511130
— Book Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- NB893020-8-06290
- Response Due
- 8/19/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/20/2008
- Point of Contact
- Mario A. Checchia,, Phone: 301-975-8407, Mary Alice Powe,, Phone: 301-975-8567
- E-Mail Address
-
mario.checchia@nist.gov, maryalice.powe@nist.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a request for information/sources sought notice(RFI) to assist the National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) for the purpose of conducting market research. A solicitation is not currently available, and unsolicited proposals in responses to this RFI will not be accepted. The NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland is conducting market research for the following : DRAFT STATEMENT OF WORK - The Contractor shall provide Secretariat services for the International Organization for Standardization/ International/Electrotechnical Commission Joint Technical Committee 1 on Information Technology, Subcommittee 17 on Cards and Personal Identification, Work Group 4, Task Force 9 on Smartcard Interoperability (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC17/WG 4/Task Force 9) and in agreeing to provide Secretariat services, the Contractor assumes responsibility, in accordance with ISO procedures, to manage the entire work program of ISO/TC/SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9. Responsibilities shall include the interface with each of the twenty-four national member bodies of ISO/IEC/JTC 1/SC 17/WG 4/Task Group 9 and the development of robust working relationships to ensure the timely progression of the work of the subcommittee. Responsibilities also include expert technical guidance from Contractor services shall also include the coordination of the organization of international plenary meetings of ISO/IEC/JTC 1/SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9 and the preparation of meeting agendas that take into account the various National Body contributions and reflect the strategic direction of the Committee. At international plenary meetings, the Contractor shall facilitate meetings, ensuring that the policies outlined for the conduct of such meetings in the ISO/IEC JTC 1 Directives are followed. The Contractor shall prepare meeting resolutions that accurately reflect the decisions of the subcommittee and submit these resolutions to the Plenary Meeting for consideration. Following the meetings, the Contractor shall be responsible for monitoring and ensuring timely action on each of the resolutions approved during the Plenary Meeting. The contractor is required to have extensive and direct knowledge of ISO/IEC JTC 1 SC 17 WG 4 TF 9 work program.The ISO/IEC/JTC 1/SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9 program includes projects on Smartcard Interoperability. The Contractor shall be responsible for monitoring initiatives and ensuring timely action to ensure that the security needs of the global community are met. The Contractor shall provide the following support services Maintain a thorough and current knowledge of the Procedures for the technical work of ISO/IEC JTC 1 and administer SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9 according to those Procedures. 1.Using the facilities of the World Wide Web, make available SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9 documents. The preferred distribution mechanism is via http protocol software (commonly referred to as web browsers), 2. Establish and maintain the SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9 web site that shall include information on structure, memberships, documents, ballots, personnel, meetings, and resolutions. 3.Use well maintained anti-virus software to verify that files are virus-free. 4.Dispatch an Executive Summary or abstract to accompany all standards as early as possible during development. 5.Update and perform continuous supervision of the structure of SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9. 6.Perform the Secretariat's electronic document distribution responsibilities as defined in Annex H of the Procedures for the technical work of ISO/IEC JTC 1 7.Promptly dispatch correspondence and documents. 8.Provide SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9 communication facilities by telephone, facsimile, e-mail and web access. 9.Oversee arrangements and facilities for services during SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9 meetings, in collaboration with the host National Body. 10.Attend meetings that require the SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9 Secretary's presence, including JTC 1 or SC meetings, or both, editing committee meetings, WG meetings, and consultation with the SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9 Chair as necessary and be prepared to provide expert advice. 11.Advise the SC 17/WG 4/Task Force 9 on any point of procedure or drafting, after consultation with the ISO/IEC ITTF if necessary. 12.Maintain a current knowledge base of decisions by ISO or IEC Councils or TMB/CA activities that influence the operation of SC 17/WG 4 and Task Force 9. Any organization responding to this RFI notice shall have the capabilities to provide the services of the NAICS code 511130. NIST is especially interested in receiving input from small businesses who can meet the above described capabilities. HOW TO RESPOND TO THE SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE- Potential sources that possess capabilities to perform the aforementioned services are encouraged to respond to this notice and provide the following information: 1) Detailed narrative describing the company/organization’s current capabilities that are directly relevant to the aforementioned work; 2) Description of each similar project completed by your company/organization as a prime Contractor or as a significant Subcontractor within the past three (3) years, including as much of the following information as possible: (a) dollar amount of the contract; (b) brief description of the technical requirements of the project’ (c) contract type used on the project (e.g., firm-fixed price, labor-hour, time-and-materials, cost plus-fixed fee, cost-plus-award-fee and cost plus-incentives-fee, etc); (d) indication of how long the project took to complete from start to finish; and (e) name, address, point of contact and phone number of the customer organization for which the work was done. 3) Current socio-economic status of your company as it relates to North American Industrial Classification System (NAIC) code listed above. 4) Indication of whether your company currently has an active registration in the Central Contractor’s Registration at www.ccr.gov. Your submission must be received by 2:00 PM EST on Friday, August 15, 2008 by email to : Mario.Checchia@nist.gov. The capability statements shall be not more than twenty (20) pages on 8.5” x 11” paper, with 1” margins and a 12 point, commonly used font such as, Courier New or Times Roman in length. The Government reserves the right to contact any of the submitters to attain further market research. This contact may be in the form of direct Government/Submitter meeting(s). THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOPOSALS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT COMMITTED TO AWARD A CONTRACT PURSUANT TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. RESPONSES SHALL NOT INCLUDE COST OR PRICING INFORMATION. PLEASE DIRECT ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RFI/ SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BY EMAIL TO maryalice.powe@nist.gov BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS August 12, 2008.
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