SPECIAL NOTICE
U -- Purchase of Membership in the Industrial Research Institute
- Notice Date
- 12/20/2016
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 813920
— Professional Organizations
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B130, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1410, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1410
- Solicitation Number
- NB401000-17-00410
- Archive Date
- 1/14/2017
- Point of Contact
- Susan Ruzicka, Phone: 3019756321, Grace H. Garrity, Phone: 3019752345
- E-Mail Address
-
susan.ruzicka@nist.gov, grace.garrity@nist.gov
(susan.ruzicka@nist.gov, grace.garrity@nist.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with Industrial Research Institute, Inc.(IRI) located at 2300 Clarendon Blvd Ste 400, Arlington, VA 22201 to purchase one base year and four one-year options of the Standard Level membership in the IRI. The sole source justification is based on the following: Part of NIST's mission is to advance and participate in development and advancement of technology innovations through the Technology Partnership Office. Membership in the IRI aligns with NIST's mission by bringing together industry and federal laboratories in order to address research and development challenges within the technology innovation sphere. As a member, NIST will have to opportunity to engage a full spectrum of industry representatives including those from the consumer goods, health care, aerospace, and manufacturing industries. Market research has shown that IRI is the sole company who can provide memberships into the Industrial Research Institute. Given these facts, IRI is the only source reasonably available to provide the required equipment and software. The resulting purchase order will be a Firm Fixed Price purchase order. The NAICS Code is 813920 with a size standard of $15.0 Million Dollars. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, interested parties who regard themselves as capable of fulfilling these requirements are invited to submit responses to the Government for consideration. Responses received by 11:00 am EST 12/30/2016, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition 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.
- Web Link
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- Record
- SN04356813-W 20161222/161220235144-6cc06165035974dbf60ab56bf6a150b7 (fbodaily.com)
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