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X -- RENTAL OF SLEEPING ROOMS AND MEETING/BANQUET FACILITIES SOL 53SBNB060016 DUE 010400 POC Nick Nichols, Contracts Specialist, (301) 975-6333, Romena R. Moy, Contracting Officer (301) 975-4999 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. This acquisition is conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at Gaithersburg, MD has a requirement for banquet and sleeping room space for workshop attendees arriving February 29, 2000 and departing March 7, 2000. 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 be 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 thirty (30) single sleeping rooms from February 29, 2000 through March 7, 2000. CLIN 0002, Banquet room for approximately 40 persons from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on the following dates: (1) February 29, 2000 (2) March 6, 2000. The offeror shall provide competent wait staff to set-up and serve formal meals. The Offeror shall submit with their quotation a list of at least 5 similar activities conducted from January 1, 1999 through December 31,1999 with contact names and telephone numbers that may be used to verify past performance. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the formatin 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 53SBNB060016 is issued as a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14. 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. Technical elements of the solicitation to be evaluated are: (1) Ability to provide the requirements as listed in the solicitation. (2) Past Performance. (3) Quality and Location of Facilities. 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. 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. Department of Labor Wage Determination No: 94-2103, Revision 19, dated 6-8-99 is in effect for this acquisition. Offers are due by 3 PM EST on January 4, 2000 and must include a copy of the provisions at 52.212-3, offerorRepresentations 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 12/22/99 (W-SN410799). (0356)

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