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X -- RENTAL OF SLEEPING ROOMS AND MEETING/BANQUET FACILITIES SOL 53SBNB960083 DUE 051799 POC Nick Nichols, Contracts Specialist, (301) 975-6333, Patrick P. Staines, Contracting Officer (301) 975-6335 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) at Gaithersburg, MD has a requirement for banquet and sleeping room space for workshop attendees arriving September 25, 1999 and departing October 9, 1999. This requirement is in support of the Standards in Trade Workshop to be conducted by the NIST, Global Standards Program (GSP), Office of Standards Services (OSS). Participants in the workshop are delegates from several foreign countries, have very limited English speaking capability and are inexperienced in the cultural and social genre of the United States. The location site shall be in the close proximity of the NIST campus and be in view of and within convenient and easy walking distance from restaurants and a highly diversified shopping facility. It is most important to the Mission of the Department of Commerce (DOC) and NIST to ensure the participants experience a cooperative, non-threatening and enlightening environment during their stay. The lodging facility shall provide, but not limited to the standard amenities such as hair dryer, television, ironing board and iron, on-site fitness center, indoor swimming pool and complimentary shuttle service. The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN), quantities and unit issue are as follows: CLIN 0001, Approximately twenty four (24) single sleeping rooms from September 25 through October 8, 1999. CLIN 0002, Banquet room for approximately 40 persons on September 26, 1999 from 6:00 p.m.to 10:00 p.m. CLIN 0003, Banquet room for approximately 40 persons on September 27, 1999 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. CLIN 0004, Banquet room for approximately 40 persons on October 7, 1999 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The offeror shall provide competent wait staff to set-up and serve formal meals. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation 53SBNB960083 is issued as a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-10. This action is unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) code is 7011. The small business size standard is $5 Million. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered under authority of FAR clause 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Items. Evaluation will include the quality and location of facilities as well as past performance. The offeror shall submit a list of 10 similar activities conducted from April 1, 1998 through March 31, 1999 with names and numbers that may be contacted. Quality, location of facilities and past performance, when combined, are of greater importance than cost or price. Offerors shall comply with the provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items and submit a sufficient description of the items being offered in order to evaluate compliance with the requirements in this solicitation. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial items, applies to this acquisition. Also the clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms & Conditions required to implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including paragraph B, subparagraphs (6) 52.222-26, (7) 52.222-35, (8) 52.222-36, (9) 52.222-37, and paragraph C, subparagraphs (1) 52.222-41 and (2) 52.222-42. Wage Determination Number 94-2103, Revision 17, dated July 9, 1998 is applicable to performance in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia and is available upon request. Department of Commerce Agency-Level Protest Procedures Level Above the Contracting Officer can be downloaded from the NIST Web Page located at http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. Offers are due by 3 PM EST on May 17, 1999 and must include a copy of the provisions at 52.212-3, offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items which may be downloaded from http://www.arnet.gov/far. All offers shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards & Technology, Acquisition & Assistance Division, Bldg. 301, Rm. B117, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572. Faxed offers will not be accepted. For information, call the POC identified above. Posted 04/30/99 (W-SN326249). (0120)

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