SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- VAMAS and WMRIF Support
- Notice Date
- 3/27/2015
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB630000-15-01819
- Archive Date
- 4/18/2015
- Point of Contact
- Susan Ruzicka, Phone: 3019756321
- E-Mail Address
-
susan.ruzicka@nist.gov
(susan.ruzicka@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for market research purposes. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. The Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) develops and maintains the scientific competencies necessary to provide the nation with a central basis for uniform physical measurements, measurement methodology, and measurement services fundamental to the processing, characterization, properties and performance of materials, and to other essential areas in materials science. As part of its mission, international activities are essential to promote the advancement of international standards and maintain relationships with NIST's sister institutions abroad. The Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Standards (VAMAS) is one such activity. The purpose of VAMAS is to develop the technical basis for international standards through collaborative research. Another activity is the World Materials Institute Forum (WMRIF), a body of executive leadership from publically funded materials research institutes around the globe and national measurement institutes aimed at fostering better international communication and scientific collaboration. The NIST MML Director will assume the Presidency of the WMRIF and related Secretariat duties in 2015. NIST is also playing a key management role in the VAMAS program. NIST is contemplating the need to procure support for VAMAS international pre-standardization cooperative research activities as well as support for NIST's leadership of the WMRIF. The Government anticipates the need for a Contractor to provide professional services to organize and manage logistics for steering committee meetings, workshops, and general assembly meetings in support of NIST's participation in VAMAS and WMRIF. Additionally, the Government anticipates the need for a Contractor to provide professional services in analyzing international standards documentation, and experience with developing international standards. NIST is seeking responses from Certified 8(a) Small Disadvantaged Businesses. The NAICS code for this effort, 541690, and the size standard is $15.0M or less. After the results of this market research are obtained and analyzed, NIST may award a contract to a certified active 8(a). The following information is required to be provided as part of the response to this sources sought notice: 1. Any relevant documentation which demonstrates your company's overall capability with respect to working with technical international round robin testing programs, pre-standard test method development, and supporting various standard-setting bodies such as American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), International Standards Organization (ISO), and the Committee of European Normalization (CEN). 2. Your company's size classification and proof of active 8(a) certification. 3. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in finalizing its market research. Submission must be received via email to susan.ruzicka@nist.gov not later than 03 April 2015, at 3:30 PM Eastern Time.
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