SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- Sole Source Notice of Intent: Internet2 Affiliate Membership and Network Participation for NIST
- Notice Date
- 12/16/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 813920
— Professional Organizations
- 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
- NB892000-A-02931
- Archive Date
- 1/8/2010
- Point of Contact
- Keith Bubar, Phone: 3019758329
- E-Mail Address
-
keith.bubar@nist.gov
(keith.bubar@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Background: The U. S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) currently utilizes Internet2, an advanced networking consortium. Internet2 promotes collaboration and innovation that has a fundamental impact on the future of the Internet by bringing research and academia together with technology leaders from different sectors of industry. It is the common means for researchers in all disciplines to communicate with each other and exchange large volumes of data in real time. Other government agencies such as NASA, NOAA, NIH, NSF, and the Census Bureau are members of the Internet2 consortium as well. NIST requires the continued use of an experimental network of this nature in order to further its research in network technologies. Synopsis: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the NIST Advanced Network Technology Division, intends to negotiate with University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, doing business as Internet2; Ann Arbor, MI, on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b), Soliciting from a Single Source, to renew NIST's affiliate membership with collaboration site status for the period of 1/1/10 through 12/31/2010, and to renew NIST's network participation for the period of 5/1/2010 through 4/30/2011. Per this requirement, the contractor shall provide NIST with: 1. Internet2 Affiliate Membership with Collaboration Site Status Period of Performance: 1/1/2010 through 12/31/2010 2. Internet2 Network Participation with Collaboration Site Status Including high bandwidth connections of up to 1 GB per second to the research community and access to high performance computing facilities. Period of Performance: 5/1/2010 through 4/30/2011 The NAICS Code is 813920 with a Size Standard of $7 million. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Internet2 for this requirement. The following standards of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 apply here: 1194.22 1194.31 1194.41 Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST and are authorized to provide these services may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before December 24, 2009 at 12 pm EST. To be considered an affirmative response, vendors must submit written data and documentation which demonstrates an ability to furnish high-speed fiber optic connectivity capable of meeting the previously cited requirements. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Keith Bubar at keith.bubar@nist.gov.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB892000-A-02931/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Bldg 301 Rm B146, Gaitherbsurg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN02025686-W 20091218/091217000257-e174d24c899eb6a394bdf5485b6d2643 (fbodaily.com)
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