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R -- ASSESSMENT OF MODERNIZATION POLICY AND PRACTICES SOL 50SBNB4C8305 POC Sandra Febach (301) 975-6326 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to modify contract 50SBNB4C8305 to incorporate a follow-on project to examine and assess the impact of the NIST Manufacturing and Extension Partnership (MEP) program on industrial modernization service provision and service providers in the U.S. This work will build on deliverables already completed. The Contractor is Georgia Tech Research Corp., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA. The project will assess the impacts of service coordination on centers and firms and refine and disseminate recommendations for best practices in service coordination. A final study report will be produced and delivered to NIST/MEP no later than September 15, 1997. This is not a request for proposals; no solicitation document is available. NIST intends to negotiate on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. See Numbered Note 26. (0198)

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