SPECIAL NOTICE
D -- TOTAL FROST TEAM RESEARCH SUBSCRIPTION
- Notice Date
- 6/2/2011
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 511199
— All Other Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition Management Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-1640
- ZIP Code
- 20899-1640
- Solicitation Number
- NB133020-11-02960
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2011
- Point of Contact
- Randy E. Schroyer, Phone: (301) 975-6314, Chon S. Son, Phone: 301-975-8567
- E-Mail Address
-
randy.schroyer@nist.gov, chon.son@nist.gov
(randy.schroyer@nist.gov, chon.son@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 with Frost and Sullivan, San Antonio, TX under Other Than Full and Open Competition by the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements, to renew an annual on-line Total Frost TEAM Research subscription. Based on recently conducted market research, NIST is unaware of any other sources that can provide the required subscription, which includes the following features: -Online access to an extensive collection of industry knowledge reports and data -Coverage from both a technology and market perspective -Access to econometric research -Access to unlimited users within NIST The subscription must provide access to all Market Engineering subscriptions, including: -Healthcare -Automotive & Transportation -Energy & Power Systems -Aerospace & Defense -Chemicals, Materials & Food -Environmental & Building Technologies -Industrial Automation & Electronics -Information & Communication Technologies -Physical Infrastructure The subscription must provide access to all Technical Insights Alerts, including: -Information & Communications Technology -Healthcare -Aerospace & Defense -Industrial Automation & Process Control -Measurement & Instrumentation -Automotive & Transportation -Chemicals, Materials & Food -Energy & Power Systems -Environmental & Building Technologies -Electronic & Security Technical Insights Alerts should be released weekly/monthly/quarterly and encompass: -Advanced Coatings & Surface Technology -Advanced Manufacturing Technology -Aerospace and Defense Technology -Automotive and Transportation Technology -Drug Discovery Technology -Energy and Power Systems Technology -Environment & Building Technologies -High Tech Materials -Futuretech -Genetic Technology News -Homeland Security -Industrial Bioprocessing -Inside R&D -Medical & Diagnostic Imaging Technology Alert -Medical Device Technology Alert -Microelectronics Technology -Mobile and Wireless Communications Technology -Nanotech -Nutrition Research -Network Security Technology -Performance Materials -Plastics Advisor -Sensor Technology The subscription must include access to the following databases: -Information & Communication Technologies -Aerospace & Defense -Industrial Automation & Electronics -Automotive & Transportation -Chemicals, Materials, & Food -Energy & Power Systems -Environmental & Building Technologies -Healthcare The subscription must provide access to all Country Industry Reports, including: -Information & Communication Technologies -Aerospace & Defense -Industrial Automation & Electronics -Automotive & Transportation -Chemicals, Materials, & Food -Energy & Power Systems -Environmental & Building Technologies -Healthcare -Physical Infrastructure The subscription must provide access to all Financial Benchmarking and Analysis Reports, including: -Automatic ID and Security Industry -Specialty Chemicals Industry -Aerospace Industry -Medical Devices Industry -Software Industry -Water Industry -Automotive & Transportation Industry -Energy Industry -Green Energy & Technologies Industry The subscription service must include: -Topical, issue-based, research-driven articles that cover a variety of market and technology challenges, opportunities for growth, or restraint and implications. -In-depth interviews with the industries most respected leaders. -Research articles that focus on the best-in-class benchmark for the industry. -Brief, concise, insightful articles -Webinars that highlight important market trends and offer insight into strategies that researchers must be aware of. -At least 10 hours of direct Research Analyst access to receive insight and clarification within the scope of existing research only. Product must be Section 508 compliant. A fixed price purchase order will be negotiated and issued on or about July 31, 2011 for a 1-yr. base period of Aug. 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012 and include two (1-yr) option periods. No solicitation package will be issued. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Inquiries will only be accepted via e-mail to randy.schroyer@nist.gov. The government will consider responses received by 4:00PM, EST, 06/13/2011. Written responses to this synopsis shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bona fide capability to fulfill the requirement. 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 in the future. This notice of intent is not a Request for Quotation (RFQ) nor is it a request for competition. No telephone requests will be honored. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 511199, and the size standard is 500 employees.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB133020-11-02960/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899-0001, United States
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Zip Code: 20899-0001
- Record
- SN02462175-W 20110604/110602234421-6eb7b899f101c111ae6465a1e24327df (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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