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B -- SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSIS -- NOT R&D SOL 53SBNB067057 DUE 040700 POC 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. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to enter a sole source contract with Construction Technologies Laboratory (CTL) of Skokie, Illinois under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1)-Only one responsible source and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements. This contract requires the chemical analysis of Portland cement standard reference materials(SRM). CTL is uniquely qualified to perform the required analyses because of the company's extensive involvement in the certification analysis for NIST's current suite of cement SRMs. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed priced purchase order. The required period of performance is from the effective date of purchase order award(FOB Destination-Gaithersburg, MD)through 60 days from the date of receipt by the awarded contractor of the samples and control materials supplied by NIST. The proposed requirement is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, all capability statements received within fifteen(15)days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A Request for Quotation(RFQ)package is not available. See CBD Note 26. Posted 03/27/00 (W-SN438346). (0087)

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