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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF OCTOBER 16, 2020 SAM #6896
SPECIAL NOTICE

R -- Administration Support for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program

Notice Date

10/14/2020 11:27:16 AM
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

541611 — Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

DEPT OF COMMERCE NIST GAITHERSBURG MD 20899 USA
 

ZIP Code

20899
 

Solicitation Number

NB450000-21-00010
 

Response Due

10/24/2020 9:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

10/25/2020
 

Point of Contact

Monica Brown, Phone: 3019750642
 

E-Mail Address

monica.brown@nist.gov
(monica.brown@nist.gov)
 

Description

The U.S. Department of Commerce�s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP), intends to award on a sole source basis a contract to American Society for Quality (ASQ), Inc., a non-profit entity, under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a Single Source. Background: The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Program was created by Public Law 100-107, which was signed into law on August 20, 1987. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is an annual award that recognizes U.S. organizations for performance excellence.� By the law which established the Baldrige Award (The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987 � Public Law 100-107; amendment to the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15-U.S.C.3701 et seq.), contractual arrangements must be made with �one or more broad-based nonprofit entities which are leaders in the field of quality management and which have a history of service to society.� The BPEP, a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce�s NIST, manages the Baldrige Award. The award promotes awareness of performance excellence as an increasingly important element in competitiveness and information sharing of successful performance strategies and the benefits derived from using these strategies. Based upon the historical number of Award recipients, an average of four can be expected to be presented annually. Private-sector support for the Program in the form of funds, volunteer efforts, and participation in information transfer continues to grow. Principal financial support for the program comes from the sales and fees collected under this contract, Federal government appropriations, and the Foundation for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (Foundation), which was established in 1988. DESCRIPTION � The goals and objectives are to obtain contractor support from a non-profit entity to continue assistance with the administration of Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award as well as administrative assistance with many activities of the BPEP including arrangements in support of the Baldrige Collaborative Assessments, the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, the Quest for Excellence conference, and layout and/or printing of a number of products, including the Baldrige Excellence Framework booklets; meeting, conference, and hotel arrangement; and others support services. In consideration of the fact that the principal financial support for the program is generated from the sales and fees collected under this contract, the Government intends to award a no-cost contract to acquire contracting support to assist with the administration of the BPEP program.� The period of performance is from December 1, 2020 through November 30, 2021 with four (4) subsequent option years. Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above may clearly identify their capability to do so in writing on or before October 24, 2020 at 12:00 pm Eastern time. �This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to monica.brown@nist.gov.
 

Web Link

SAM.gov Permalink
(https://beta.sam.gov/opp/cf4ba42f1cd84fd99413e6c2acd2eeb9/view)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA

Zip Code: 20899

Country: USA
 

Record

SN05826785-F 20201016/201014230135 (samdaily.us)
 

Source

SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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