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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 06, 2003 FBO #0615
SOLICITATION NOTICE

R -- Research Consortium Fee/Research Cluster F

Notice Date

8/4/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571
 

ZIP Code

20899-3571
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-03-866-5368
 

Response Due

8/15/2003
 

Archive Date

8/15/2003
 

Point of Contact

Sherri Miller, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 975-6320, Fax (301) 975-8884,
 

E-Mail Address

sherri.miller@nist.gov
 

Description

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to enter a purchase order on a sole source basis to The University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The object of this requirement is to provide Research Consortium Fee/Research Cluster F on Fire-Safe Polymers and Polymer Composites. Services include expertise in the synthesis and characterization of PHA, BPC, and their derivatives and the ability to assess and analyze the flammability and thermal property performance of these materials based on micro-calorimetry, mass spectrometry, thermal gravimetric analysis, and molecular modeling. The University of Massachusetts is the only source for this research. The Center for UMASS/Industry Research on Polymers (CUMIRP), which is a consortium associated with Department of Polymer Science and Engineering of the University of Massachusetts possesses unique coordination capabilities to work with experts from the University of Massachusetts and other consortium organizations, including BP, Boeing, GE, Foster Miller, Solutia, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the U.S. Army. No other facility is capable of providing services of this type and scale. Period of performance is 1 base year plus (2) 1 year options. The anticipated award date of the order is on or about August 12, 2003. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. Interested persons may identify their intent and capability to respond to this requirement no later than the response date above. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order 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. For information, call the POC identified below.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Amhert, MA

Zip Code: 01003

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00391121-W 20030806/030804213309 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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