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B -- STRATEGIES FOR E-MANUFACTURING STANDARDS SOL 53SBNB067088 DUE 082300 POC Fred F. Ettehadieh, Contract Specialist, (301) 975-8329, Fax No. (301) 963-7732; Alba Sanchez, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6344 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) intends to negotiate a non-commercial services purchase order on a sole-source basis under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253 (c) (1) -- Only one responsible source -- the National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFAM) (a Non-Profit Organization), 1201 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 725, Washington, D.C. 20005-3917, is positioned to assess alternative strategies and roles for government and the private sector in the development of e-manufacturing standards supporting efficient transmission of information within and between organizations in manufacturing using interoperable software. NACFAM is a non-profit education, research, and services organization working to improve the productivity, quality, and competitiveness of the United States industrial base. NACFAM has a unique role as a champion of productivity-enhancing efforts that will benefit U. S. manufacturers and that require policy leadership from both the private and public sector leaders. To achieve this widely respected role, NACFAM uniquely benefits from its close collaborations with manufacturing industry executives and its track record of successful research services on behalf of U.S. Government agencies advancing public-sector programs for advanced manufacturing technologies and deployment. To the Government's knowledge there is no other organization with the breadth of experience, broad knowledge of productivity -- enhancing policies germane to NIST technical efforts, and industry leadership that could achieve the results anticipated. The period of performance for this requirement is for 6 months. The Government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotes by August 23, 2000. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. A Request for Quotation (RFQ) package is not available. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. See Numbered Note 26. Posted 08/09/00 (W-SN483908). (0222)

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