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R -- ANALYSIS OF NIST'S NATIONAL TYPE EVALUATION PROGRAM (NTEP) SOL 53SBNB7C1084 DUE 041497 POC Julie Liu (301) 975-6727 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology intends to negotiate with Dr. Harris Liebergot of Lansdale, PA on a sole-source basis to provide an analysis of NIST's National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP). Dr. Liebergot will conduct a complete analysis of current work processes and design new program options to enhance the efficiency of the operation. The analysis will include the following: (1) a detailed determination of the data points in the current and future processes which must be collected for further presentation; (2) a complete description of the automation technology necessary for enhanced process flow; (3) a design of the presentation format of data required to aid decision-making by the department personnel and management. The aforementioned analysis and design work requires detailed knowledge of, and significant prior experience with, the NTEP process, which Dr. Liebergot has. Additional work requirements include expert knowledge of information science, industrial processes, and foreign technical specifications and regulations. Dr. Liebergot has a Ph.D. in Information Science, possesses 24 years of experience in the commercial/industrial sector, and possesses extensive knowledge of foreign technical specifications and regulations resulting from nine years of overseas experience as an Executive Managing Director of a foreign subsidiary of a U.S. company. As such, he is uniquely qualified to meet the Agency's requirement. The contract will be for a period of approximately twelve (12) months from date of award with an option for one (1) additional twelve-month period. Each period of performance is approximately three-tenths (3/10) of a man-year of work. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Written responses shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirement. A solicitation is not available. See numbered Notes 22 and 26. (0059)

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