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D -- SUPPLY NIST WITH CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DATA FOR IDENTIFICATION OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES SOL 52SBNB7C1184 DUE 071897 POC Calvin Montgomery (301)975-6334 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 items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Request for Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation 52SBNB7C1184 is issued as a Request for Proposal. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. This action is being done under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 8733. The small business size standard is $5 million. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), intends to award to Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre, 12 Union Road, CB2 1EZ, United Kingdom on a sole source basis because Cambridge is the only organization in the world that collects, critically evaluates, and computerizes crystallographic data of organic and organo-metallic compounds. The Centre acts as one of a set of non-overlapping, cooperating crystallographic data centers, located throughout the world. CLIN 0001 BASE YEAR: NIST Standard Reference Data desires to have supplied to them on a yearly basis critically evaluated crystallographic data for organic and organo-metallic compounds. These data are to be extracted from the published literature from the preceding year. All crystallographic data for each compound, except for x,y,z for positional parameters, is to be supplied as specified in NBS Technical Note 1141. The computer format supplied are to be critically examined in terms of their scientific correctness, as well as in terms of their accuracy as extracted. It is anticipated that each year about 12,000 entries will be supplied. CLIN 0002 OPTION YEAR 1: Supply approximately 12,000 additional critically evaluated data for organic and organo-metallic compounds. These data are to be extracted from the published literature from the preceding year. All crystallographic data for each compound, except for x,y,z positional parameters, is to be supplied as specified in NBS Technical Note 1141. All data supplied are to be critically examined in terms of their scientific correctness, as well as in terms of their accuracy as extracted. CLIN 0003 OPTION YEAR 2: Supply approximately 12,000 additional critically evaluated data for organic and organo-metallic compounds. These data are to be extracted from the published literature from the preceding year. All crystallographic data for each compound, except for x,y,z positional parameters, is to be supplied as specified in NBS Technical Note 1141. The computer format in which these data are to be submitted is also defined in NBS Technical Note 1141. All data supplied are to be critically examined in terms of their scientific correctness, as well as in terms of their accuracy as extracted. CLIN 0004 OPTION YEAR 3: Supply approximately 12,000 additional critically evaluated data for organic and organo-metallic compounds. These data are to be extracted from the published literature from the preceding year. All crystallographic data for each compound, except for x,y,z positional parameters, is to be supplied as specified in NBS Technical Note 1141. All data supplied are to be critically examined in terms of their scientific correctness, as well as in terms of their accuracy as extracted. CLIN 0005 OPTION YEAR 4: Supply approximately 12,000 additional critically evaluated data for organic and organo-metallic compounds. All crystallographic data for each compound, except for x,y,z positional parameters, is to be supplied as specified in NBS Technical Note 1141. The computer format in which these data are to be submitted is also defined in NBS Technical Note 1141. All data supplied are to be critically examined in terms of their scientific correctness, as well as in terms of their accuracy as extracted. Required delivery at the end of six months and at the end of 12 months from contract award. F.OB. Point: Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Delivery location is National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 310, Receiving Room, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899. The provision at FAR 52-212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items are applicable to this acquisition. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, and the clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and includes the following FAR clauses: FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veteran Era Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.22-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam ERA; 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options, 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract -- The Government shall give the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. The total duration of this contract shall not exceed five years; 52.233-3, Protest After Award and DOC AGENCY -- LEVEL PROTEST PROCEDURES LEVEL ABOVE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER, which can be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the Internet address is http://www. nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. Interested offers shall submit the following: Proposals which address the CLINs established in the CBD announcement; Technical description and/or product literature; Three copies of published price list and one completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the Internet address is http://www.gsa.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. Submission shall be sent to The NationalInstitute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, ATTN: Calvin Montgomery, Solicitation Number 52SBNB7C1184. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 18, 1997. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Offers or modifications of offers received at the address specified for the receipt of offers/proposals after the exact time specified for receipt of offers will not be considered. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a written solicitation will not be issued. Interested offerors may identify their interest and capability to satisfy to the requirements by submitting a capability statement. The capability statement must provide adequate information and qualifications of your ability to provide the requested services in order for the Government to consider whether to open this request for competition. However, all capability statements received within 10 days after date of preparation of this synopsis/solicitation will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposal contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. See Note Numbered 1 (0189)

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