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R -- SPACE PLANNING AND DESIGN SERVICES FOR LOBBY INFORMATION CENTER SOL 52SBNB9C1047 DUE 052899 POC David Nichols Contract Specialist, (301) 975-6333, FAX: (301) 963-7732, Email Address: david.nichols@nist.gov or Sandra L. Febach, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6326. WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.gov. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a need for space planning and exhibit design services for a planned Lobby Information Center (LIC) and exhibits in its headquarters in Gaithersburg, MD. The LIC will include displays and interactive exhibits highlighting NIST's history, mission, and activities. Offerors shall be experienced in space planning and exhibition design to create a NIST Lobby Information Center and exhibits to better inform visitors about the full range of NIST programs and to make NIST's mission more tangible and understandable to a wide range of visitors, including conference attendees from industry, government agencies, and academia, as well as school children and teachers. SITE VISIT: A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting will be held on May 17, 1999. The purpose of the meeting is to allow prospective offerors to present questions IN WRITING and obtain clarifications relative to any aspect of this solicitation and also to provide a walk-through of the existing lobby space. Potential offerors are not required to attend this meeting. A summary of all questions will be provided to all offerors through our web site http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. All costs associated with attending the meeting will be at the expense of the offeror. If the offeror is successful in being awarded the contract, the costs for attending the pre-proposal meeting may not be added or included in the cost of the contract. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be available prior to the site visit. Offerors shall submit their quotations to arrive at the above address no later than 3:00 P.M. local time on May 28, 1999. The Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) 7389, size standard is $5.0M. This is a 100% small business set aside. A complete Statement of Work/ Specifications will be included in the RFP. We anticipate award of a fixed price contract with delivery of the final design not later than January 31, 2000. The Contractor shall be available for on-site consultation throughout the duration/fabrication. The design accepted by NIST under a contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be used as the requirements document for a subsequent solicitation for fabrication of the LIC Project. The successful offeror/awardee from this solicitation (52SBNB9C1047) will not be elgible to compete for the follow-on fabrication contract. All requests for a copy of the solicitation (RFP) shall be submitted in writing to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the above address. All potential small business sources are invited to submit a proposal, which will be considered by the agency. See numbered notes 1. Posted 05/03/99 (W-SN327024). (0123)

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