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CLASSIFICATION CODE: R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services

TITLE: - NIST MEP Client Survey Support Services

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1333ND22QNB480069

RESPONSE DATE: March 7, 2022

CONTACT POINTS: Robert Singman, Contracting Officer, (301) 975-6388

DESCRIPTION:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for Administrative and Computer Related Support Services to be utilized by the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) at NIST, Gaithersburg, MD. The Contractor shall provide various survey services for NIST MEP on a quarterly basis in order to capture the necessary data to evaluate the centers and the MEP program, including administration of the NIST MEP Client Impact Survey.

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL

ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6-

STREAMLINED PROCEDURES FOR EVALUATION AND SOLICITATION

FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY

SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A SEPARATE WRITTEN

SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE SOLICITATION IS BEING ISSUED

USING SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF FAR PART

13.5.

This solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2022-04, January 30, 2022.

1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010)

Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing to robert.singman@nist.gov.

Questions should be received no later than 10 calendar days after the issuance date of this solicitation. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

(End of Provision)

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541519 – Other Computer Related Services, with a small business size standard of $30.0 million.

This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business.

All offerors shall provide a proposal for the following line items:

CLIN 0001

mailto:robert.singman@nist.gov

Description: The Contractor shall provide all support for project oversight, administration and technical execution of Tasks/Deliverables 1 - 4 as detailed in the incorporated Performance Work Statement

(PWS).

Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Lot Period of Performance: October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 Pricing Option: Firm-Fixed-Price

CLIN 0002

Description: Travel Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Lot Period of Performance: October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 Pricing Option: NTE $4000.00

CLIN 0003: Option Period I Description: The Contractor shall provide all support for project oversight, administration and technical execution of Tasks/Deliverables 1 - 4 as detailed in the incorporated PWS.

Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Lot Period of Performance: October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024 Pricing Option: Firm-Fixed-Price

CLIN 0004

Description: Travel Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Lot Period of Performance: October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024 Pricing Option: NTE $4000.00

CLIN 0005: Option Period II Description: The Contractor shall provide all support for project oversight, administration and technical execution of Tasks/Deliverables 1 - 4 as detailed in the incorporated PWS.

Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Lot Period of Performance: October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025 Pricing Option: Firm-Fixed-Price

CLIN 0006

Description: Travel Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Lot Period of Performance: October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025 Pricing Option: NTE $4000.00

CLIN 0007: Option Period III Description: The Contractor shall provide all support for project oversight, administration and technical execution of Tasks/Deliverables 1 - 4 as detailed in the incorporated PWS.

Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Lot Period of Performance: October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026

Pricing Option: Firm-Fixed-Price

CLIN 0008

Description: Travel Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Lot Period of Performance: October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2026 Pricing Option: NTE $4000.00

CLIN 0009: Option Period IV Description: The Contractor shall provide all support for project oversight, administration and technical execution of Tasks/Deliverables 1 - 4 as detailed in the incorporated PWS.

Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Lot Period of Performance: October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 Pricing Option: Firm-Fixed-Price

CLIN 0010

Description: Travel Quantity: 1 Unit of Issue: Lot Period of Performance: October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 Pricing Option: NTE $4000.00

Performance Work Statement is an attachment to the RFP

Attachments Performance Work Statement 1.) Sample List of Questions - Survey 2.) Portal Screen Shot 3.) File sample of MEIS export 4.) File format to be imported into MEIS upon survey completion 5.) Survey Demo screen shots 6.) Sample survey email letter 7.) Sample survey email letter (Spanish version)

Provisions and Clauses:

The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference.

All FAR clauses may be viewed at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/.

Provisions

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items

Clauses

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders— Commercial Items (APR 2010)-- including subparagraphs:

52.203-6 - Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government Alternate I 52.204-10 - Reporting Executive Compensation and First Tier Subcontract Awards 52.209-6 - Protecting the Government’s Interest when subcontracting with Contractor’s Debarred, Suspended or proposed for Debarment 52.209-9-Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-10 - Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.219-6 - Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.219-8 - Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-13 - Notice of Set-Aside of Orders 52.219-14 - Limitations on Subcontracting 52.219-28 - Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3 - Convict Labor 52.222-19 - Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies;

52.222-21 - Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52-222-26 - Equal Opportunity;

52.222-35 - Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36 - Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37 - Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-50 - Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18 - Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 - Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases;

52.232-30 - Installment Payments for Commercial Items 52.232-33 - Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer- System for Award Management.

52.202-1 – Definitions 52.203-3 – Gratuities 52.203-12 - Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-18 - Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements—Representation 52.203-19 - Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements 52.204-4 - Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications And Video Surveillance Services Or Equipment 52.204-25 Prohibition On Contracting For Certain Telecommunications And Video Surveillance Services Or Equipment.

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment Or Services-Representation 52.209-5 - Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.209-7 - Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.217-8 - Option to Extend Services 52.217-9 - Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within anytime during period of performance; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 2 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.

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52.219-1 - Small Business Program Representations 52.222-54 - Employment Eligibility Verification 52.223-6 - Drug-Free Workplace 52.227-14 - Rights in Data—General 52.227-17 Rights In Data – Special Works Clause 52.222-25 - Affirmative Action Compliance 52.229-3 - Federal, State, and Local Taxes 52.232-1 - Payments 52.232-8 - Discounts for Prompt Payment 52.232-11 - Extras 52.232-17 - Interest 52.232-23 - Assignment of Claims 52.233-1 - Disputes 52.233-4 - Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.239-1 - Privacy or Security Safeguards 52.242-13 - Bankruptcy 52.246-25 - Limitation of Liability – Services 52.252-2 - Clauses Incorporated by Reference

Department of Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) clauses. Please view the full text of these clauses at http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=8b5f22b07c12a52e8b29841ad60f1fd9&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48chapter13.tpl.

Commerce Acquisition Regulations (CAR) Provisions and Clauses:

1352.201-70 Contracting Officer’s Authority 1352.201-72 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) 1352.209-72 Restrictions against disclosure 1352.209-73 Compliance With The Laws 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest 1352.237-71 Security Processing Requirements - Low Risk Contracts 1352.237-75 Key personnel

1352.239-71 Electronic and information technology

(a) To be considered eligible for award, offerors must propose electronic and information technology (EIT) that meet the applicable Access Board accessibility standards at 36 CFR 1194 designated below:

___ 1194.21 Software applications and operating systems

_X__ 1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications

___ 1194.23 Telecommunications products http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=8b5f22b07c12a52e8b29841ad60f1fd9&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48chapter13.tpl http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=8b5f22b07c12a52e8b29841ad60f1fd9&mc=true&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title48/48chapter13.tpl

___ 1194.24 Video and multimedia products

___ 1194.25 Self-contained, closed products

___ 1194.26 Desktop and portable computers

_X__ 1194.31 Functional performance criteria

_X__ 1194.41 Information, documentation and support

(b) The standards do not require the installation of specific accessibility-related software or the attachment of an assistive technology device, but merely require that the EIT be compatible with such software and devices so that it can be made accessible if so required by the agency in the future.

(c) Alternatively, offerors may propose products and services that provide equivalent facilitation. Such offers will be considered to have met the provisions of the Access Board standards for the feature or components providing equivalent facilitation. If none of the offers that meet all applicable provisions of the standards could be accepted without imposing an undue burden on the agency or component, or if none of the offerors propose products or services that fully meet all of the applicable Access Board's provisions, those offerors whose products or services meet some of the applicable provisions will be considered eligible for award. Awards will not be made to an offeror meeting all or some of the applicable Access Board provisions if award would impose an undue burden upon the agency.

(d) Offerors must submit representation information concerning their products by completing the VPAT template at http://www.Section508.gov .

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1352.239-72 Security requirements for information technology resources 1352.246-70 Place of acceptance

1352.270-70 Period of performance

As prescribed in 48 CFR 1370.101, insert the following clause:

Period of Performance (APR 2010)

(a) The base period of performance of this contract is from ____ through ____. If an option is exercised, the period of performance shall be extended through the end of that option period.

(b) The option periods that may be exercised are as follows:

Base Period: October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023 Option Period I: October 1, 2023 – September 30, 2024 Option Period II: October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025 Option Period III: October 1, 2025 – September 30, 2026 Option Period IV: October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

(c) The notice requirements for unilateral exercise of option periods are set out in FAR 52.217–9.

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/other/car/1370.htm#P9_362

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CAR 1352.237-75 KEY PERSONNEL (APR 2010)

(a) The contractor shall assign to this contract the following key personnel:

(Name) (Position Title)

(b) The contractor shall obtain the consent of the Contracting Officer prior to making key personnel substitutions. Replacements for key personnel must possess qualifications equal to or exceeding the qualifications of the personnel being replaced, unless an exception is approved by the Contracting Officer.

(c) Requests for changes in key personnel shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer at least 15 working days prior to making any permanent substitutions. The request should contain a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions, complete resumes for the proposed substitutes, and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer will notify the contractor within 10 working days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitutions. The contract will be modified to reflect any approved.

NIST Local Clauses

NIST LOCAL 07

All contractor personnel shall read and be familiar with the Computer Security Policy at NIST which can be downloaded from the NIST internal web site at http//www i.nist.gov/cio/itsd/pp_nist/policy/policy_accnuse.html. This policy is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth. The Contractor and its employee(s) and agents shall abide by the terms and conditions of the policy throughout the period of performance (including any exercised option periods) of this contract.

NIST LOCAL-41 SOFTWARE LICENSE ADDENDUM

(a) This Addendum incorporates certain terms and conditions relating to federal procurement actions.

The terms and conditions of this Addendum take precedence over the terms and conditions contained in any license agreement or other contract documents entered into between the parties.

Governing Law: Federal procurement law and regulations, including the Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. Section 601 et.seq., and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), govern the agreement between the parties. Litigation arising out of this contract may be filed only in those having jurisdiction over federal procurement matters.

Attorney's Fees: Attorney's fees are payable by the federal government in any action arising under this contract only pursuant to the Equal Access in Justice Act, 5 U.S.C. Section 504.

No Indemnification: The federal government will not be liable for any claim for indemnification; such payments may violate the Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. Section 1341(a).

Assignment: Payments may only be assigned in accordance with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. Section 3727, and FAR Subpart 32.8, "Assignment of Claims."

Invoices: Invoices will be handled in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. Section 3903) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-125, Prompt Payment.

Patent and Copyright Infringement: Patent or copyright infringement suits brought against the United States as a party may only be defended by the U.S. Department of Justice (28 U.S.C. Section 516).

Renewal of Support after Expiration of this Award: Service will not automatically renew after expiration of the initial term of this agreement. Renewal may only occur in accord with (1) the mutual agreement of the parties; or (2) an option renewal clause allowing the government to unilaterally exercise one or more options to extend the term of the agreement.

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NIST LOCAL 53 – CONTRACT PERFORMANCE DURING CHANGES IN NIST

OPERATING STATUS

Unless otherwise stated in the contract terms and conditions, normal days of business operation are Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. However, throughout the contract period of performance, there may be circumstances beyond the control of the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), that will impact normal days of business operation, such as inclement weather, power outages, etc. In circumstances such as these, the Contractor must call the appropriate NIST campus status line to verify the operating status:

Gaithersburg Campus Operating Status Line:

(301) 975-8000

(800) 437-4385 x8000 (toll free) Boulder Campus Operating Status Line:

(303) 497-4000

During a lapse in appropriation, access to Government facilities and resources, including equipment and systems, will be limited to excepted personnel for both Federal employees and Contractor personnel. If performance of the contract is onsite and/or requires Government interaction, unless you have been, or are notified that you are to work under an excepted status, you will automatically enter a temporary work stoppage. The work stoppage shall remain in effect until the lapse is resolved and notification is provided via the NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/ and/or the NIST operating status lines. Additionally, Contractors are encouraged to monitor public broadcasts or the Office of Personnel Management’s website at www.opm.gov for the Federal Government operating status.

NIST will provide notification to all contractors that are determined to have excepted status. All excepted contractors are required to continue performance and communicate with the appointed Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for further guidance, or NIST Contracting Officer if a COR is not appointed.

Contractors with supply or service contracts that are fully funded at the time of contract award and do not require access to Government facilities, resources, or active administration by Government personnel in a manner that would cause the government to incur additional obligations during the lapse in appropriation may continue performance.

NIST LOCAL-54 ELECTRONIC BILLING INSTRUCTIONS

NIST requires that Invoices/Voucher submissions are sent electronically via email to invoice@nist.gov.

Each Invoice or Voucher submitted shall include the following:

(1) Contract number;

(2) Contractor name and address;

(3) Unique entity identifier (see www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers);

(4) Date of invoice;

(5) Invoice number;

(6) Amount of invoice and cumulative amount invoiced to-date;

(7) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN);

(8) Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies/services delivered;

(9) Prompt payment discount terms, if offered; and

(10) Any other information or documentation required by the contract.

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INSTRUCTIONS:

System for Award Management (SAM)

In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, the awardee must be registered in SAM (www.sam.gov) prior to award. Refusal to register shall forfeit award.

Required Information

The government will not consider any proposal without the information required by this solicitation.

Due Date for Proposals

Offerors shall submit their proposals so that NIST receives them not later than 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 7, 2022. FAX and hard-copy proposals shall not be accepted. E-mail proposals shall be accepted at robert.singman@nist.gov. Offerors’ proposals shall not be deemed received by the Government until the proposal is entered the e-mail address inbox set forth above.

Late quotes will not be accepted.

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Proposal Preparation Instructions

1) Price Proposal: The pricing proposal shall be separate from the technical proposal. The offeror shall propose a total firm fixed price for each CLIN identified in this request. To show the derivation of the proposed price for each CLIN, the offeror must provide a fully burdened hourly labor rate for each proposed labor category, a total number of estimated hours to be worked for each labor category, and a total firm fixed price for each labor category. The firm-fixed price for each labor category shall be calculated by multiplying the appropriate labor category fully burdened hourly rate(s) by the proposed number of hours to be worked under that labor category. The offeror shall propose a firm fixed price Payment Schedule for the resultant purchase order. It is anticipated that the proposed Payment Schedule if mailto:invoice@nist.gov http://www.sam.gov/ mailto:robert.singman@nist.gov accepted by the Government will be incorporated into the resultant purchase order awarded. For each travel CLIN, the offeror shall propose the pre-assigned ceiling price shown in the solicitation.

2) Technical Proposal: The technical proposal shall address the following:

Technical Capability: The technical proposal shall address the vendor’s detailed technical approach for satisfying the Performance Work Statement (PWS) requirements. The technical approach shall address how the vendor will (a) perform and manage individual tasks required by the PWS; (b) ensure that Contractor services and deliverables comply with the requirements of the PWS (c) provide a resume for each person proposed as key personnel, to include name, education, experience, and country of citizenship. If a candidate is not a US citizen, then the proper documentation, as required by CAR clause 1352.237-73, must be provided with the proposal.

Past Performance: The offeror shall provide past performance information regarding relevant contracts over the past three (3) years with Federal, state, or local governments, or commercial customers. If the offeror intends to subcontract with another firm(s) for part of this requirement, that firm’s past performance information shall also be provided. If the offeror has no relevant past performance, it may include a statement to that effect in its proposal. The government reserves the right to consider data obtained from sources other than those described by the offeror in its proposal. It is recommended that approximately 3-5 contracts be referenced.

The description of each contract/order described in this section shall not exceed one half page in length.

For each contract/order, the offeror shall provide the following information:

a. Contract number;

b. Description and relevance to solicitation requirements including dollar value;

c. Period of Performance – indicate by month and year the state and completion (or “ongoing”) dates for the contract;

d. Reference Contact – If a non-Government contract, identify the name and address of the client with current telephone number and email address of a point of contact of the client responsible for the contract;

e. Contracting Office – If a Government contract (Federal or state), identify the Procuring Contracting Officer (PCO), Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO), and Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and their names, current telephone numbers and email addresses.

f. Problems Encountered – include information regarding information regarding any problems encountered on the contracts described above and corrective actions taken to resolve those problems.

Acceptance of Terms and Conditions: This is an open-market solicitation for equipment as defined herein. The Government intends to award a Purchase Order as a result of this solicitation that will include the clauses set forth herein. The proposal should include one of the following statements:

“The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition.”

OR

“The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:

Offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s)

Note: This procurement is not being conducted under the GSA Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) program or another Government-Wide Area Contract (GWAC). If an offeror submits a proposal based upon an FSS or GWAC contract, the Government will accept the quoted price. However, the terms and conditions stated herein will be included in any resultant Purchase Order, not the terms and conditions of the offeror’s FSS or GWAC contract, and the statement required above shall be included in the proposal.

PROPOSAL EVALUATION:

Evaluation Factors

Award shall be made to the offeror whose proposal offers the best value to the Government price and other factors considered. The Government will evaluate proposals based on the following evaluation criteria listed in descending order of importance: 1) Technical Capability 2) Technical Key Personnel, 3) Past Performance, and 4) Price. All non-price factors, individually and when combined, are significantly more important than price.

Technical Capability: The government will evaluate the extent to which the offeror has demonstrated the technical capability to successfully perform these services as stated in the performance work statement, and demonstrated a feasible technical approach to successfully perform and manage the required tasks while ensuring that all deliverable schedule requirements are met.

Technical Key Personnel: The Government will evaluate the proposed Technical Key Personnel to determine how qualified they are to perform the tasks detailed in the PWS. The Government will evaluate the level of capability and experience that the candidate has in the computer related services required.

This experience would include Pre-Survey Data Preparation, Data Collection, and Post-Survey Reporting.

Past Performance: The Government will evaluate the Offeror's past performance information and, if appropriate, its proposed subcontractors' past performance to determine its relevance to the current requirement and the extent to which it demonstrates that the offeror has successfully completed relevant contracts in the past three years. In assessing the offeror's past performance information, NIST will evaluate, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and services, cost management, communications between contracting parties, proactive management and customer satisfaction. Evaluation of this factor will be based on information contained in the technical portion of the proposal and information provided by references. The Government will evaluate past performance information by contacting appropriate references, including NIST references, if applicable. The Government may also consider other available information in evaluating the Offeror’s past performance. The Government will assign a neutral rating if the offeror has no relevant past performance information.

NOTE -- If an offeror does not have a history of relevant contract experience, or if past performance information is not available, the offeror will receive a neutral past performance rating; however, an offeror without a history of relevant experience may receive a lowered rating for the Experience Factor.

Price: The Government will evaluate price for reasonableness.

1352.233-70 AGENCY PROTESTS (APR 2010)

(a) An agency protest may be filed with either: (1) the contracting officer, or (2) at a level above the contracting officer, with the appropriate agency Protest Decision Authority. See 64 Fed. Reg. 16,651 (April 6, 1999)

(b) Agency protests filed with the Contracting Officer shall be sent to the following address:

NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: ROBERT SINGMAN, CONTRACTING OFFICER

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(c) Agency protests filed with the agency Protest Decision Authority shall be sent to the following address: NIST/ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ATTN: HEAD OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICE (HCO)

100 Bureau Drive, MS 1640

Gaithersburg, MD 20899

(d) A complete copy of all agency protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel within one day of filing a protest with either the Contracting Officer or the Protest Decision Authority.

(e) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR 2010)

(a) A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been filed.

(b) A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims.

(c) Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows:

U.S. Department of Commerce Office of the General Counsel Chief, Contract Law Division Room 5893 Herbert C. Hoover Building 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FAX: (202) 482-5858

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All offerors shall provide a proposal for the following line items: