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R -- PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES TO THE FEDERAL LABORATORY CONSORTIUM, SOUTH -- EAST (SE) REGION FOR FY 2000 SOL 53SBNB960133 DUE 081699 POC Nick Nichols, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-6333, Patrick P. Staines, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6335, 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. SOLICITATION NUMBER 53SBNB960133 IS BEING ISSUED AS A COMBINED ANNOUNCEMENT AND REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ) USING SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES. The contractor will provide FY2000 support services to the Federal Laboratory Consortium(FLC) Southeast (SE) Regional Coordinator (RC). The contractor will report functionally to the RC for the SE Region of the FLC, and contractually to the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) for the national FLC. Services to be provided under this Purchase Order include the following: 1. Support Tasks/Requirements -- The following tasks/requirements are indicative of the type of functions or activities to be supported by the organization performing under this statement of work. The tasks/requirements outlined below are not all inclusive, but means to demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to carry out the desired support. a) Outreach Activities -- Promote the movement of technology from the regional federal laboratories to commercial applications by promoting technology transfer and the awareness and utilization of the FLC by State and local government and economic development organizations within the region. Target industry groups and provide information about available FLC and laboratory resources to support technology transfer. Assist in the market pull of specific technologies and applications by extending federal technology to SE region industry through hands-on involvement in the commercialization process. The outreach activities of the region will require continued interaction with known contacts at various technology transfer agencies throughout the region and establishment of new contacts or links. The contractor will continue support for linking the SE States into a broad-based regional technology transfer network emphasizing the use of available resources and drawing on successful experiences. These activities will require considerable staff interaction with both the laboratories providing support and the businesses being supported. b) Networking -- Maintain close contact with other regional service providers and other State and local economic development intermediaries. Maintain close contact with other regional service providers such as the laboratories and their technology transfer focal points through the Office of Research and Technology Applications (ORTA) at the laboratories. Keep networks informed of FLC activities and look for opportunities for partnering. c) Publicity -- Demonstrate the technology transfer successes being achieved by the SE region laboratories by publishing their accomplishments in regional and national newsletters, news articles and via electronic media. Work with local laboratory public affairs offices to obtain and publicize technology advances, licensing opportunities and technology transfer successes. Publicize national and local special projects to the customer base. d) Conferences and Meetings -- Assist in setting up regional meetings to include working the agenda, contacting speakers, contracting with trainers, advertising and promoting registration. Make arrangements with appropriate hotels and laboratories for meeting room and physical arrangements. Assure timely payment of bills and accounting of funds. Provide minutes and action items to the regional laboratory representatives and other network representatives in a timely manner and follow-up to assure completion. Support presentations and displays at regional meetings and other outreach conferences such as Small Business Innovation Research conferences. e) Electronic Commerce -- Provide the interface between the regional laboratory representatives, the SE Regional Office and the FLC world wide web page. Provide timely updates for all regional home page information, success stories, publicity and technology opportunities. Provide ownership of problem statements generated from the web which may have application to the region's capabilities. Interact with all electronic clients to assure follow-up actions are completed and connections with laboratory resources are made. f) Partnering -- Search for possible partners to leverage laboratory research and development. Create and facilitate teaming arrangements between laboratory and industry partners leading to the commercialization of federally developed technology. Provide other partnership intermediaries in the SE region with technology teaming needs of the laboratories. g) Financial Management -- Provide for the financial management of funds associated with SE Region FLC activities. Assure host institution has mechanisms for the timely disbursements of funds for paying bills associated with conferences and other activities. Provide process for handling registration fees associated with conference activities. Insure institutional process for accurate and timely billing associated with the support contract. h) Special Projects -- Provide for the administration and coordination of special projects in the region. Maintain coordination with national focal points for national FLC projects. Maintain correspondence and files associated with projects. i) Administrative Support -- Provide administrative support for the RC and Deputy Regional Coordinator. Maintain correspondence and files associated with SE Region FLC activities. Maintain e-mail correspondence. Maintain the laboratory focal point list for all SE Region laboratories. 2. Reports -- In conjunction with the invoice submitted to the RC for approval of payment for services on a monthly basis, the contractor shall submit an activity report. Contractor format is allowable for the monthly activity report, but the report should contain all pertinent activities, action, action items or recommendations to outline to the RC what major activities have occurred. 3. Travel -- Travel to support regional activities will be required. Support personnel should expect to travel to at least (but not limited to) one national one regional FLC meeting per year, several coordination meetings with the RC and several trips to support regional activities and workshops. FOB Destination: South -- East (SE) Region RC, Eglin AFB, FL. Period of Performance: 12 Month period beginning on or about October 1, 1999 and two additional (2) twelve month Option Periods. The Government will award a Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate the Quotation: (1) Business Approach and Capabilities (2) Past Performance (3) Price. Business Approach and Capabilities and Past Performance when combined are significantly more important than price. The Applicable Standard Industrial Classification Code is 7389 with the size standard at $5 Million. All referenced FAR clauses may be downloaded at http://www.arnet.gov/far. The clauses at FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, and FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999) and FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial items, and FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Aug 1998) and FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 1989) apply 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 (1) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the government with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402, (11) 52.222-21, (12) 52.222-26, (13) 52.222-35, (14) 52.222-36, (15) 52.222-37, (16) 52.225-3, (21) 52.225-21, (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act (1965), (2) 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 1989), Department of Labor Wage Determination Class Code 01312 equivalency General Schedule (GS) 7, Step 1, Hourly rate $12.22 not including fringe benefits or locality increase, (5) 52.222-47 SCA Minimum Wages and Fringe Benefits Applicable to Successor Contract Pursuant to Predecessor Contractor Collective Bargaining Agreement. 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 3:00 P.M. EDST August 16, 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.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. All offers should 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. See numbered Note 26. Posted 07/30/99 (W-SN361279). (0211)

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