SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- EXPLORER AND SCAN ON-LINE SUBSCRIPTION SUPPORT SERVICE
- Notice Date
- 12/22/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511199
— All Other Publishers
- 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
- NB106000-11-00458
- Archive Date
- 2/28/2011
- Point of Contact
- Randy E. Schroyer, Phone: (301) 975-6314, Albert J Petto, Phone: 3019756338
- E-Mail Address
-
randy.schroyer@nist.gov, albert.petto@nist.gov
(randy.schroyer@nist.gov, albert.petto@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Strategic Business Insights, Inc. (SBI-I), Menlo Park, CA under Other Than Full and Open Competition by the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, to renew annual on-line subscription service to the EXPLORER and SCAN databases and archives. This is a sole source inasmuch as both subscriptions are syndicated and distributed only by the OEM (SBI-I). A fixed price purchase order will be issued on or about Jan. 31, 2011 for a 1-yr. base period of Feb. 1, 2011 through Jan. 31, 2012 and include four (1-yr) option periods. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to randy.schroyer@nist.gov. The government will consider responses received by 2:00PM, EST, 01/04/2011. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement 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 in the future. This notice of intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition. No telephone requests will be honored. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 511199, and the size standard is 500 employees.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB106000-11-00458/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Dr., Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001, United States
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Record
- SN02349741-W 20101224/101222234727-41abe29d9c23ee4bd05abd6ef2033310 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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