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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 13, 2006 FBO #1509
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge

Notice Date

1/11/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

National Science Foundation, Division of Contracts & Complex Agreements, DCCA, 4201 Wilson Boulevard Room 475, Arlington, VA, 22230
 

ZIP Code

22230
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-E46553X
 

Response Due

1/17/2006
 

Archive Date

2/1/2006
 

Description

The National Science Foundation (NSF) intends to procure on a sole-source basis support from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) through Science magazine and Science Online for an international contest intended to recognize outstanding achievement by scientists and engineers in the use of visual media to promote understanding of research results. AAAS is the only known source with this capability. AAAS is uniquely qualified to provide the Science magazine and Science online capability as it is the world?s largest multidisciplinary, nonprofit membership association for science related professionals. The proposed contract action is for commercial services for which the Government intends to award this action using Part 12 procedures. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. The notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract 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. The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) ? ?Only One Responsible Source. An ombudsman has been appointed to help resolve any offeror?s non-routine matters or concerns that may not have been sufficiently addressed by the Contracting Officer. Additional information informing concerning the Ombudsman program, including contract information, may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dacs/ombud.htm. See numbered note 22.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Zip Code: 20005

Country: US
 

Record

SN00964911-W 20060113/060111212605 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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