AUDIO COLLECTION SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSTAC PROGRAM

The Intelligent Systems Div. at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has a requirement for audio collection support for the Spoken Language Communication and Translation System for Tactical Use (TRANSTAC) program. The specific tasks pursuant to this initiative 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 Feb. 12, 2009 as 100% small business set-aside, using FAR Part 12, Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government anticipates the award of a fixed price Purchase Order on or about Feb. 27, 2009 with a 7-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 randy.schroyer@nist.gov. 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 The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 512240, and the size standard is $7.0M.