D&B Services

Subject: Purchase Request Number: NB164000-A-06403 Notice Type: Special Notice Closing Date: 07/27/2010 Synopsis: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Duns and Bradstreet, Inc Arlington, VA on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1 (b), soliciting from a single source, to procure D&B services in support of the Acquisition Office. Required Service: D&B FRAPAS Subscription Justification: The D-U-N-S Number was incorporated into the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) in April 1998 as the Federal Government's contractor identification code for all procurement-related activities. NIST AMD uses D&B services to validate DUNS number for many of the requirements. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price type purchase order. Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the requirements listed above for NIST may clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to Ricardo Cordero at [email protected]. Contracting Office Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 1640 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899-1640 Place of Performance: 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899 United States Primary Point of Contact: Ricardo Cordero Contract Specialist [email protected] Phone: 301-975-3976 Fax: 301-975-8904 Secondary Point of Contact: William Li Contracting Officer [email protected] Phone: 301-975-3955