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R -- SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINNEERING RESEARCH FACILITIES SURVEYS SOL CPO-0000002 POC Patrick Welsh, 703-306-1246 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP., http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/cpo/contract/sol.htm. E-MAIL: Click here for the e-mail of the contract specialist, pwelsh@nsf.gov. 2001 AND 2003 SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH FACILITIES SURVEYS AND THE LARGE FACILITIES FOLLOWUP SURVEY. The National Science Foundation is Congressionally mandated to collect information and report on the status of scientific and engineering research facilities at colleges and universities in the United States. To fufill this mandate, NSF conducts the Survey of Scientific and Engineering Research Facilities on a biennial basis. This acquisition is for the 2001 and 2003 cycles of the survey. In the most recent cycle, a census of 546 academic institutions and 302 biomedical research institutions were surveyed. In addition, NSF conducts a Large Facilities Follow-up Survey with a subset of academic institutions that are constructing buildings costing at least $25 million with scientific and engineering research facilities. In the most recent implementation of this survey, approximately 33 institutions were surveyed. Both surveys are mixed mode surveys. However, NSF requires that the selected contractor use a world wide web-based data collection for those institutions with such a capability. RFP CPO -- 0000002 is expected to be released approximately 15 days following this sysnopsis publication, with a 45-day proposal submission period on a full and open competition basis. Since this is an unrestricted acquisition under SIC code 8999, a price evaluation adjustment will be provided for small, disadvantaged businesses. A four-year cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is anticipated to be awarded by NSF. All potential offerors should download this solicitation from the following Website: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/cpo/contract/sol.htm. All amendments to the solicitation will also be included at the referenced Website. Telephone requests will NOT be honored. To ensure receipt of all special notices and communications that might not be posted to the Website, organizations should submit a notice via e-mail to pwelsh@nsf.gov indicating potential interest and providing a return address for receipt of these communications. Posted 04/24/00 (W-SN447952). (0115)

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