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B -- NIJ'S BODY ARMOR PROGRAM SOL 50SBNB6C9244 DUE 081597 POC Debra A. Hoffman, (301) 975-4648 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 (NIST) intends to modify contract number 50SBNB6C9244 to further define by individual tasks Phase II of the project to revise Standard 0101.03 to a new version (Rev. 04). This work will build on work already completed. The contractor is National Technical Systems (NTS), Camden, Arkansas. The period of performance will be from 01 October 1997 through 30 September 1998. 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. NTS is the only source able to satisfy the agency's requirement as they are able through their expertise and years of experience, familiarity with the NIJ standard, contacts in the field, and facilities to perform the testing necessary to address the recommended changes. NTS is a nationally recognized independent test and engineering company. NTS does not manufacture or produce any resale product, particularly the materials or products in questions, ensuring the objectivity and unbiased technical expertise necessary to evaluate potential changes to NIJ Standard 0101.03. Additionally, since the testing flows from one item to another and also builds on the findings from a particular test, it is necessary to have a single organization response for these evaluations. See Numbered Note 26. (0183)

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