SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Pre-Solicitation Notice: Support for Disaster and Failure Studies Program
- Notice Date
- 3/23/2012
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- 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
- SB1341-12-RP-0027
- Archive Date
- 4/26/2012
- Point of Contact
- Divya Soni, Phone: 3019756394
- E-Mail Address
-
divya.soni@nist.gov
(divya.soni@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This requirement is being competed under full and open competition. The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Engineering Laboratory (EL) promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness in areas of critical national priority by anticipating and meeting the measurement science and standards needs for technology-intensive manufacturing and construction in ways that enhance economic prosperity and improve the quality of life. Measurement science research and services include the development and dissemination of performance metrics, measurement and testing methods, modeling and simulation tools, technical data, guidelines, and the technical basis for standards, codes, regulations, and practices. EL conducts disaster and failure studies in support of this mission. NIST is a non-regulatory agency and does not set building and fire codes, standards, and regulations. The EL's Disaster and Failure Studies Program provides for the establishment of teams to assess 1) building and physical infrastructure performance and 2) emergency response and evacuation procedures in the wake of disaster and failure events that have resulted in substantial loss of life or posed significant potential of substantial loss of life. The EL has a requirement for Contractor support services to perform specified research, knowledge development, synthesis, and technology transfer that are required to support the Disaster and Failure Studies Program. The specific tasks pursuant to this effort are described in the Statement of Work which will be included in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the solicitation for this work will be issued on or about April 25, 2012, using FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. The Government anticipates the award of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a five year term, resulting in fixed price and/or labor hour task orders, on or about June 30, 2012. The competitive solicitation, all amendments, and any questions and answers related to this procurement will be made available via the Internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The solicitation will only be available via the Internet at the above website. Potential offerors are responsible for accessing the website. Interested parties must respond to the solicitation in order to be considered for award of any resultant contract. There is no written solicitation document available, telephone requests will not be honored, and a bidders list will not be maintained. Potential offerors are requested to direct all questions via e-mail to divya.soni@nist.gov. To be eligible for award, offerors MSUT be registered with the Central Contractor Registry: www.ccr.gov and have completed its representations and certifications found online at http://orca.bpn.gov. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541712 and the size standard is 500 employees.
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