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B -- EXPLICIT DATA REGARDING FACTORS THAT AFFECT SMALL MANUFACTURERS' COMPETITIVENESS BEHAVIOR, AND DECISION MAKING PROCESS SOL 52SBNB5C8646 DUE 041295 POC Marilyn Carter (301) 975-6335/Pauline E. Mallgrave (301) 975-6330 The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement to obtain explicit data reguarding factors that affect small manufacturers'competitiveness behavior and desision making process, which will enable the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) to better configure service delivery. The Contractor shall investigate the following three areas: a. Industry Market Analysis; b. MEP as a lever for enhancing distribution of modernization technology and consulting expertise; and c. Original equipment manufacturer/supplier chains as a mechanism to enhance technology assistance distribution and effectiveness. Deliverables shall be reports related to the areas of investigation. The Government estimate of the labor required to complete this requirement is one person year. The Period of Performance shall be 12 months after award of the contract with one addition 12 month option period. FOB Destination--Gaithersburg, Maryland. Requests for this solicitation shall be in writing to the above address--The proposed contract is a 100% set-aside for Small Business Concern whose average annual receipts of the concern and its affiliates for its preceeding three fiscal years must not exceed $5.0 million. The SIC code is 8742. (0048)

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