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THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

Solicitation number NB686100-23-01075 is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) conducted under the authority of FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This RFQ, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-01. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 334516, with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees.

This requirement is being competed Unrestricted.

Attached is the Statement of Work (SOW) describing the requirements for solicitation NB686100-23-01075 for the following line-item number(s) (CLINs) to include description of item(s), quantities, and units of measure (including any applicable option(s)).

Other attachments include:

Attachment A - Instructions and Evaluation Criteria - Basis for Award

Attachment B - Question Submittal Form

The Government will award a firm fixed price purchase order resulting from the responsible offeror whose quotation conforming to the requirements of the solicitation represents the BEST VALUE to the Government considering the Government’s evaluation factors provided in the attached Addenda. See attached Instructions and Evaluation Criteria, and Basis for Award (Attachment A).

Inquiries/questions regarding the RFQ shall be submitted electronically via e-mail to aaron.ritter@nist.gov no later than Friday, March 17, 2023, 10:00 AM (MST). Contractors shall use Attachment B - Question Submittal Form to submit their questions.

The solicitation will close on the date and time specified in this announcement. All quotations shall be delivered electronically by the specified close date and time to the Contracting Officer, Aaron Ritter, at aaron.ritter@nist.gov.