SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Sources Sought Support Services OIO Coding Events - Attachments
- Notice Date
- 1/4/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541613
— Marketing Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST AMD Boulder, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado, 80305, United States
- ZIP Code
- 80305
- Solicitation Number
- NB671000-18-00703
- Archive Date
- 2/2/2018
- Point of Contact
- Michael G. Fredericks, Phone: 3034977763, Aron R. Krischel, Phone: 303-497-3032
- E-Mail Address
-
michael.fredericks@nist.gov, aron.krischel@nist.gov
(michael.fredericks@nist.gov, aron.krischel@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Draft QASP Draft Eval Factors Draft PWS National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, Boulder, CO Sources Sought for Commercial Services/Item Purchase: Competition Support Services Open Innovation Opportunity (OIO): Coding Event Challenge As of 01/04/2018 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) program has established the Innovation Accelerator (IA) to spearhead Research and Development (R&D) that supports the development and deployment of the Nationwide Public Safety Broadband Network (NPSBN). PSCR's Open Innovation Program engages public safety, government, academia, and industry to identify innovation opportunities and foster technology advancements for public safety communications through Open Innovation Opportunities (OIO). The most recent OIO is a public private partnership focusing the coding and software expertise of students, novices, and professionals on the data and software specific challenges facing first responders and public safety professionals with the goal of improving public safety in local communities and across the nation. TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS (Attached) Attachment A: Draft Performance Work Statement Attachment B: Draft Evaluation Factors Attachment C: Draft Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available now. The purpose of this synopsis is to identify small and large businesses with the requisite qualifications to meet the requirements of the item stated herein. After results of this market research are obtained and analyzed and compared with NIST's minimum requirement (see Technical Requirements above/attachments), NIST may conduct a small business set-aside competitive procurement and subsequently award a contract. If at least two qualified small businesses are identified during this market research stage, then this acquisition will be solicited as a small business set aside. NIST is seeking responses from all responsible small business sources (SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB and VOSB). This requirement is assigned a NAICS code of 541613 (Marketing Consulting Services). Size Standard ($15 million) The specific purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement is to determine if there are small businesses, within the parameters identified above, that can provide the product identified. Interested small business organizations that believe they can meet the requirement should submit electronic copies of their capability statement. Please limit responses to three (3) pages or less. Responses should include the following information: 1. Name of company that will provide product/service 2. Name of company that will manufacture the product/service. 3. Spec sheets and examples of products/services that meet the technical specifications. 4. Typical lead time to deliver the product/service after receipt of order. 5. Any other relevant information that is not listed above which the Government should consider in developing our minimum specifications and finalizing our market research. Any proprietary information should be clearly marked. The written capability statement should be received by the Contract Specialist no later than Thursday, 2:00 pm MST January 18, 2018. The capability statement shall identify the business status of the organization. Only electronic statements will be accepted. Faxes will not be accepted. Send emails and any inquiries to Michael Fredericks, Contracting Officer, at michael.fredericks@nist.gov. Place of Contract Performance: Contractor's facility and various vendor locations
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- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, Boul, Colorado, 80305-3328, United States
- Zip Code: 80305-3328
- Zip Code: 80305-3328
- Record
- SN04781472-W 20180106/180104230934-c459162f2144093781f076ff86c4f7c2 (fbodaily.com)
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