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45 -- SLOAN ROYAL FLUSH VALVES SOL 40SBNB060041 DUE 032400 POC Paul G. Cataldo, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6332, or Anne McFarlane, Contract Specialist, Tel (301) 975-4648, FAX (301) 963-7732, e-mail anne.mcfarlane@nist.gov. WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. **** The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for 132 each Sloan Royal Flush Valve No. 320-1-U, and 14 each Sloan Royal Flush Valve #180-1. Alternatives are not acceptable.**** This solicitation is being conducted under full and open competition. Selection will be conducted using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government will make one single award from this solicitation to the lowest priced responsible offeror.****Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14. The clauses 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, and 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. Also, the clause at 52.212-5(a), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraph (b)(8)(ii) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns, Alternate I; (b)(11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (b)(12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (b)(13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; (b)(14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; (b)(15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (b)(17) 52.225-9 Buy American Act -- Trade Agreements Act -- Balance of Payments Program; (b)(22) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration. The clause 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/agency.htm. Copies of the above referenced clauses are available at www.arnet.gov/far, or upon request to this office, either by telephone or fax.****All offers should be sent to the NIST, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Attn: Anne McFarlane, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572. Fax copies are acceptable. For information, call the Contract Specialist identified above. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on March 24, 2000. Posted 03/13/00 (W-SN433662). (0073)

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