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71 -- FURNITURE PARTITIONS SOL 53SBNB860110 DUE 072898 POC Contracting Officer, Joan M. Smith, (301) 975-4658, Contract Specialist, Tamara Grinspon, (301) 975-4390 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 enter into a Sole-Source contract with Clestra Hauserman, of Arlington, VA, under the authority of 41 USC 253(c) (1) -- Only One Responsible Source. The procurement involves Clestra Hauserman Double Wall and Type "CCF" partitions, finished in Warm White to match the existing units in General Purpose Laboratories at the NIST, Gaithersburg, MD facility. The components are required to be completely interchangeable with the existing Clestra Hauserman wall partitions that are installed within these spaces. The new components are required to be identical to the existing Clestra Hauserman components so as to permit rearrangements at the least cost and with minimum disruptions of normal functions. This procurement includes the following items: [001] Two hundred (200) 10'-0"H, Double Wall skin panels in Warm White finish; [002] Fifty (50) 10'-0"L, Double Wall floor tracks; [003] Three (3) Item #CCF-57, 40"W x 120" ceiling height, all steel panel with removable lower skirts; [004] Three (3) Item #CCF-56, 56"W x 120" ceiling height door unit with 3'-0" active door leaf and 1'-2" inactive door leaf; [005] One hundred (100) Item #CCF-52/53, Universal plinth blocks; [006] Ten (10) Item #CCF-45, 23 " skirt panel; [007] Thirty (30) Item #CCF-44, 38 " skirt panel; [008] Sixty (60) Item #CCF-43, 44 " skirt panel; [009] Five (5) Item #CCF-38, 48"L.H. door unit with a 36"W door leaf for a 120" ceiling height; [010) Five (5) Item #CCF-30, blank vertical assembly for a 120" ceiling height; [011] Fifty (50) Item #CCF-7, drain support assembly with cradle; [012] One hundred twenty five (125) Item #CCF-49, corner post cap clips, 90 degree pattern, used materials; [013] Two thousand (2000) Item #CCF-49, corner post cap clips, 180 degree pattern, used materials. Delivery is required 6 weeks after Receipt of Order (ARO), and shall be received at NIST no later than September 29, 1998. Interested firms 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. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirement. A solicitation will not be issued. See Note 26. Posted 07/14/98 (W-SN222940). (0195)

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