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R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES. SOL 53SBNB060077 DUE 042800 POC Romena R. Moy, (301) 975-4999 or Patrick Staines, (301) 975-6335 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 & Technology (NIST) has a requirement for on-site training liaison support services in the Special American Business Intern Training (SABIT) Program for the Global Standards Program. NIST intends to enter into a sole source purchase order with the New Visions Consulting, Arlington, Virginia. New Visions Consulting is uniquely qualified based on its extensive experience in adult education, knowledge of the subject material presented in NIST Standards in Trade (SIT) Workshops and already has an extensive network of contacts, and incorporating the SIT concepts and activities into the SABIT Program. Additionally, the Contractor has been and will be responsible for coordinating the activities of Office of Standards Services with the NIST Centennial Celebration. The training for other federal agencies in the development of national and international standards will build on the fundamentals incorporated into the SIT and SABIT workshops. The Government anticipates the award of this purchase order using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13. The estimated award date is May 1, 2000. The period of performance will be one (1) year from the effective date of the purchase order. The proposed requirement is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, the government will consider all responses received by April 28, 2000. 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. Posted 04/18/00 (W-SN446048). (0109)

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