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D -- SERVICES TO CONNECT THE ELECTRONICS & ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING LABORATORY (EEEL) INTERNET DATABASE WITH THE CALIBRATION PROGRAM (CP) DATABASE SOL 53SBNB860048 DUE 043098 POC Teresa A. Reefe, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-6364, Fax No. (301) 963-7732 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 acquire services from Summit Research Corporation of Gaithersburg, Maryland on a sole-source basis to connect the Electronics & Electronic Engineering Laboratory (EEEL) internet database with the Calibration Program Database. The NIST intends to solicit one source under authority of FAR 13.106.2(a)(5), which authorizes contracting without providing for full and open competition when only one source is reasonable available. This is a follow-on project. Summit Research Corporation has previously conducted a feasibility study for networking the various calibration databases being used across the Gaithersburg, MD and Boulder, CO campuses. Summit Research Corporation possesses the knowledge of the CP database, knows the structure and how it operates and it would be costly to duplicate this effort by contracting with another vendor. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; a quotation is being requested from Summit Research Corporation and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number 53SBNB860048 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN), descriptions, and unit issue are as follows: CLIN 0001, Develop a structured message format for data from the Electricity Division Database that will allow easy loading into the Test & Calibration (T&C) database, one (1) lot; CLIN 0002, Work with the Electricity Division to develop the routines to format the message, one (1) lot; CLIN 0003, Develop a VB program subroutine to load data from the formatted message and insert into the T&C database. Allow the operator to assign a folder number. A formatted e-mail reply message shall then be generated that will reply to the Electricity Division message with the appropriate folder number, one (1) lot; CLIN 0004, Expand the T&C database to include extra fields, calculations, and reports in order to be incorporated as part of the internet-based electricity relational database, one (1) lot. The proposed period of performance is 3 months. The clause at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items and 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Also, the clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs: (6) 52.222-26, (7) 52.222-35, (8) 52.222-36, (9), 52.222-37, (14) 52.225-19. The Contractor agrees to comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph, applicable to commercial services, which the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provision of law or executive orders applicable to acquisition of commercial items or components, including the following subparagraphs: (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended. (U.S. Dept. of Labor, Wage Determination No. 94-2103 is hereby incorporated into this solicitation); and (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. DOC agency-level protest procedures, level above the Contracting Officer, which is available in full text and can be downloaded from the NIST external web page at: http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest/htm. The full text for the above FAR clauses are available at the following internet address: http://www.gsa.gov/far. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. Summit Research Corporation shall submit: 1) three (3) copies of a quotation addressing CLINs 0001-0004; 2) a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, which may be downloaded from: http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm; and 3) Cost/Price information in sufficient detail to permit the Contracting Officer to determine price reasonableness. Faxed quotations shall be acceptable. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotes. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all quotes received by April 30, 1998 will be considered by the Government. For information, call the POC identified above. (0114)

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