SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Government membership with The Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM)
- Notice Date
- 4/16/2018
- 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
- NB480000-18-01652
- Archive Date
- 4/25/2018
- 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 Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM) for a Government membership, for a base year (12 months) plus four one-year option years. Sole source determination is based on the need to procure a Government membership with ISBM. ISMB is a center of excellence in the Smeal College of Business at Penn State. NIST is networked to collaborate with researchers, educators, and practitioners in business-to-business marketing in companies and universities throughout the world. ISBM's membership includes the access to the following: Alliance and Media Partners Audio Insights Books General Interest Articles Key Articles Marketplace Newsletters Meeting Summaries Penn State Resources Research Working Papers Trend Studies Weblnars ISBM is the only known vendor capable in providing NIST a Government Membership on the unique features Business Markets provides and is on the Approved Professional Organizations list for Institutional Government Memberships. 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 04/24/2018, at 8:00 AM Eastern Time.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/NB480000-18-01652/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 20899, United States
- Zip Code: 20899
- Zip Code: 20899
- Record
- SN04891177-W 20180418/180416231035-cbb7e77bf2c68d4c30010644e1f728d8 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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