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76 -- CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS 13TH COLLECTIVE INDEX SOL 53SBNB760146 POC Diane Loeb (301) 975-6399, FAX (301) 963-7732, or e-mail: dloeb@nist.gov WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This is a sole source procurement with the Chemical Abstracts Service because they are the sole supplier that produce, index and disseminate this proprietary information. The solicitation number is 53SBNB760146 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45. This action is being done under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The standard industrial classification (SIC) code is 8621 and the small business size standard is $5 million dollars. CLIN 0001: Chemical Abstracts 13th Collective Index, quantity of one. Delivery will commence within 30 days after receipt of the order; FOB Destination. Award will be made to the vendor able to meet the minimum specification. The provisionat FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. Pursuant to FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, the following FAR clauses are hereby incorporated by reference: FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies; and FAR 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products. Dept of Commerce Clause: Agency Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer (available at the web site identified below) applies to this acquisition. The Chemical Abstracts Service shall submit an offer along with a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (available at www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm) to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, Attention Diane Loeb, Solicitation No. 53SBNB760146 by 3:00 p.m., June 23, 1997. (0160)

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