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B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR THE PARTNERSHIP FOR ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY IN HOUSING (PATH) PROGRAM SOL 52SBNB9C1057 DUE 071499 POC Contract Specialist: Diane M. Loeb (301) 975-6399, e-mail:dloeb@nist.gov, or Contracting Officer: Sandra L. Febach (301) 975-6326, e-mail:sandra.febach@nist.gov, or FAX (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 enter into a sole source contract with the National Association of Home Builders Research Center (NAHB Research Center), a not for profit corporation located at 400 Prince George's Boulevard, Upper Marlboro, MD, 20774 under the authority of 41 USC 253(c)(1) -- Only one responsible source. The procurement requires technical support for the development of key measurement and evaluation services for the Partnership for Advancing Technology in Housing (PATH) Program. Each task to be undertaken by the NAHB Research Center will focus on one or more of the following objectives: A) Provide technical services (e.g., engineering, architecture, market research data) in support of NIST/BFRL scientific and engineering research activities to assure relevance of such work in the field of residential construction; B) Provide technical services and industry perspective in support of NIST/BFRL's PATH program planning; C) Provide database and outreach services, through various sources including HOMEBASE, to assure that NIST/BFRL's PATH program results are reaching proper audiences in the most effective manner; D) Identify key industry participants to appropriately work with NIST/BFRL in the conduct of the PATH programs; and E) Conduct special projects, as determined necessary and appropriate related to the NIST/BFRL's PATH program. The Research Center is uniquely qualified to perform this requirement because it is the research subsidiary of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and as such is the only organization capable of bringing the critical homebuilding industry's perspective to NIST's PATH Program. The NAHB has 182,000 members, including more than 50,000 who build more than 80 percent of all U.S. homes. NAHB's federated structure of 860 state and local home builders' associations provides the NAHB Research Center with a unique grassroots network of cooperating builders. The NAHB Research Center links the research and product developmentcommunities with the practitioners who put methods into practice and products into use. The period of performance for this requirement is one (1) base year with two (2) one year optional periods. FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. No solicitation package will be issued. See Numbered Notes 22 and 26. Posted 06/16/99 (W-SN343707). (0167)

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