SOLICITATION NOTICE
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- Notice Date
- 4/3/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD, 20894
- ZIP Code
- 20894
- Solicitation Number
- RFQ-NLM-03-101-UHP
- Archive Date
- 5/6/2003
- Point of Contact
- Uyen Phuong, Lead Purchasing Agent, Phone 301 496-6127, Fax 301 402-8169, - Karen Riggs, Contracting Officer, Phone 301 496-6546, Fax 301 402-0642,
- E-Mail Address
-
PHUONGU@mail.nlm.nih.gov, kr33v@nih.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information contained in this notice. The procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the formal Request for Quotation (RFQ) and a written solicitation WILL NOT be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through January, 2003 Federal Acquisition Regulation revision, which includes the consolidation of all Federal Acquisition Circulars 97-27. This acquisition is 100% small business set-aside and the NAICS code is 492210 with a small business size standard of $18.5 million. It is the intent of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to procure daily courier service consisting of a morning pick-up from the Library of Congress and delivery the same morning to the National Library of Medicine and an afternoon pick-up at the National Library of Medicine and delivery the same afternoon to the Library of Congress. The materials to be picked up and delivered at each site consists of envelopes containing paper publication galleys weighing not more than 10 pounds each. This courier service supports the daily pick-up and delivery of cataloging-in-publication (CIP) materials critical to NLM's participation in the Library of Congress' Cataloging-in-Publication program. NLM intends to procure daily courier service for the period of one year, with options for two (2) successive one-year periods. The initial period of performance is anticipated to begin on May 1, 2003. Vendor shall furnish services, qualified personnel, material, equipment and facilities as needed to perform the work as stated on Statement of Work (SOW). The Statement of Work of this requirement is available to download at NLM Small Purchases (Simplified Acquisitions) web site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/oam/oam.html. All proposals received within 15 days from the date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by NLM. Responses must be in writing and must be received in this office by April 21, 2003 from the date of publication of this notice, and must include pricing information and meet the criteria requirement. All responses from responsible sources will be considered. Inquires regarding this procurement may be made to the National Library of Medicine, Office of Acquisitions Management, 8600 Rockville Pike, Building 38A, Room B1N20, Bethesda, Maryland 20894, Attention: Uyen H. Phuong, Lead Purchasing Agent, on (301) 496-6127. Vendor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and Local laws, executive orders, rules and regulations applicable to its performance under this order. Full text of clauses and provisions are available at Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR): htm://www.amet.gov/far/. The following clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition and maybe obtained from the web sites: 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (May 2001); 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (May 2001); and 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items - Deviation for Simplified Acquisitions (May 2001).
- Record
- SN00294642-W 20030405/030403213436 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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