SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Professional Membership with University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development
- Notice Date
- 4/2/2018
- 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
- NB772040-18-00514
- Archive Date
- 4/13/2018
- Point of Contact
- Prateema E. Carvajal, Phone: 301-975-4390
- E-Mail Address
-
prateema.carvajal@nist.gov
(prateema.carvajal@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 authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) (1), with the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development for an annual membership, period of performance date of award through December 31, 2018. ***** The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Information Technology Laboratory, Engineering Laboratory has a need for an annual membership for Internet2 with the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development. The Internet2 membership is the only experimental network in the U.S for research in networking technologies. All major universities as well as U.S Government agencies conducting research are connected to this network. To access the network, a membership is required to the Internet2. The proposed fiber connection is in place from the Gaithersburg campus to the high speed network provider, Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) who will in turn connect NIST to the Abilene Network. The University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development is the only known vendor capable in providing the Internet2 Consortium Membership. *****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 813920- Professional Organizations, with a size standard of $15M. ****** A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. *****Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Prateema Carvajal at prateema.carvajal@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted so that they are received at Prateema.carvajal@nist.gov no later than April 12, 2018 at 8:00 AM Eastern Time.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB772040-18-00514/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN04875390-W 20180404/180402231310-c3e075db93ca6b408827b2ea55cba999 (fbodaily.com)
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