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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 26, 2003 FBO #0729
SOLICITATION NOTICE

99 -- PURCHASE OF FARE MEDIA (METROCHECKS)

Notice Date

11/24/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571
 

ZIP Code

20899-3571
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-04-353-4082
 

Response Due

12/9/2003
 

Archive Date

12/24/2003
 

Point of Contact

Carol Wood, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-975-8172, Fax 301-975-8884, - Patrick Staines, Contract Specialist, Phone (301)975-6335, Fax (301)975-8884,
 

E-Mail Address

carol.wood@nist.gov, Patrick.Staines@nist.gov
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) of Washington, DC, for the purchase of fare media (Metrochecks) in various denominations. Fare media shall be purchased on a monthly basis for a period of one year. Two one-year option periods shall be included in the purchase order.***Fare media is being purchased in compliance with Executive Order 13150 providing direct employer benefit to employees utilizing approved mass transit. ***Sole source determination is based on the WMATA being the sole provider of Metrochecks which are the only form of fare media accepted by the District of Columbia METRO system and all other approved transportation providers in the Washington, DC area. ***Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD. ***The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 485111, and the size standard is $6.0 million.***No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations, however, responses received by December 10, 2003, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
 

Place of Performance

Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD

Zip Code: 20899

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00475816-W 20031126/031124211750 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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