EXAMINE AND EVALUATE THE EFFECT OF NIST MANUFACTURING EXTENSION PARTNERSHIP (MEP) SERVICES

The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement to evaluate its long-term effect on manufacturing establishments including economic performance and survival. The specific tasks pursuant to this effort are described in the Performance Work Statement included in the solicitation. It is anticipated that the solicitation for this work will be issued on or about May 2, 2011, using FAR Part 12, Commercial Item Procedures utilizing FAR Part 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures - Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The Government anticipates the award of a fixed price Purchase Order on or about June 30, 2011 with a 12-mo. performance period. The competitive solicitation, all amendments, and any questions and answers related to this procurement will be made available via the internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The solicitation will only be available via the internet at the above website. Potential offerors are responsible for accessing the website. Interested parties must respond to the solicitation in order to be considered for award of any resultant Purchase Order. There is no written solicitation document available, telephone requests will not be honored, and no bidders list will be maintained. Potential offerors are requested to direct all questions via e-mail to [email protected]. To be eligible for award, offerors MUST be registered with the Central Contractor Registry: www.ccr.gov and have completed its representations and certifications found at http://orca.bpn.gov THIS REQUIREMENT IS SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES ONLY. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541611, and the size standard is $7.0M.