Notice_of_intent_15-01590.pdf

FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ANNOUNCEMENT: Pre-Solicitation Notice

CLASSIFICATION CODE: 66- Laboratory Equipment and Supplies

SUBJECT: Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) Network Services

SOLICITATION NUMBER: SB1341-15-RQ-0421

CONTACT POINTS: Robert Cowins, Contract Specialist (301) 975-8335;

Keith Bubar, Contracting Officer (301) 975-8329

DESCRIPTION: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, with University of Maryland for the acquisition of a Mid-Atlantic Crossroads (MAX) Network Services, for a base period of one year followed by three consecutive option years to be used by the NIST Information Technology Laboratory.

***** Sole source determination is based on the need to acquire 100-Gigabit Network to provide Ultra-High Performance and Throughput required by research and higher education communities. All high-speed connections to research networks in the Washington, D.C.

Metropolitan Area must be connected through the metropolitan optical network run by the MAX.

MAX is a non-profit consortium founded by universities in this region to provide pioneering efforts in advanced networking, and to provide researchers access to the best networking infrastructure for conducting research. MAX is the only Washington D.C. access point to the Internet2 research network. The MAX uses the University of Maryland office of Research Administration and Advancement for the day to day administration of contract actions and billing. Therefore, the University of Maryland is the only vendor capable of meeting this requirement.

*****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 518210.

****** A determination by the Government whether to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

*****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for quotations.

Interested parties that believe they can satisfy the requirements listed above must identify their capability in writing before the response date of this notice. Only responses received by May 27, 2015, 12:00 p.m., EST will be considered by the government. Responses shall be submitted via email to robert.cowins@nist.gov or keith.bubar@nist.gov.

mailto:robert.cowins@nist.gov mailto:keith.bubar@nist.gov

Contracting Office Address:

100 Bureau Drive Bldg. 301, Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-0001

Primary Point of Contact:

Robert Cowins Contract Specialist robert.cowins@nist.gov Phone: 301-975-8335 mailto:robert.cowins@nist.gov