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B -- SURVEY OF STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR FORENSIC SCIENCE MATERIALS SOL 52SBNB8C1090 DUE 051598 POC Marsha Rodgers, (301) 975-6398 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 negotiate with Aspen Systems Corporation, Rockville, Maryland, for services to conduct a study by surveying crime laboratories, technical working groups and American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors (ASCLD) members. The study shall be performed in two phases: Phase I shall consist of the planning and design of the survey instrument and Phase II shall consist of the data collection, analysis and reporting of the results. Tasks under Phase I shall include: 1) Form Technical Advisory Panel (TAP), 2) Perform a literature review, 3) Conduct site visits, 4) Conduct TAP meeting for survey development and analysis, 5) Conduct pretest, 6)Prepare analysis plan, 7) Conduct TAP Teleconference, and 8) Prepare Office of Management and Budget clearance package. Phase II shall include conducting the survey, The contractor shall provide bimonthly reports and a final report. F.O.B. Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The period of performance forthis order shall be one year from date of award.The proposed action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all responses received within 15 days after the date of publication of this synopsis, will be considered by the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Written responses to this solicitation shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirement. A solicitation is not available. (0098)

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