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Z -- REPAIR OF COOLING TOWERS SOL 40SBNB060047 DUE 033100 POC Pauline E. Mallgrave, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6330, 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. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for repairs to be conducted on its Cooling Tower, BAC Pritchard Inc. Model No. 4461-3/P4-6530-79, Serial No. 6530-80. It is a mechanical, induced draft, cross flow cooling tower.****Work shall commence on June 12, 2000, and be complete by June 19, 2000.**** A site visit will be conducted. Interested parties will meet on March 30, 2000 at 2:00PM in the main lobby of Building 235 on the NIST campus at Gaithersburg, MD.****This solicitation is being conducted as a Commercial Acquisition under full and open competition. Selection will be conducted using FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-2, Evaluation of Quotations or Offers. The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed price contract based on Best Value using a price/technical tradeoff according to the factors in Solicitation Section D.2, 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items. ***** The Solicitation is available at the NIST Contracts web site www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm, under Business Opportunities. Upon request, a hard copy of the solicitation may be picked up at the NIST Contracts office or mailed to you. You may fax requests for hard copies to (301) 963-7732. **** All offers should be sent to NIST, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Attn: Anne McFarlane, Building 301, Room B117, 100 Bureau Drive Stop 3572, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572. Fax copies are not acceptable. For information, contact the Contract Specialist identified above. Quotations must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 7, 2000. Posted 03/27/00 (W-SN438543). (0087)

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