Industry Day - Structural Engineering Research for Reducing Risks Due to Earthquakes and other Extreme Hazards

This notice is issued for information and planning purposes only. This announcement is not a Request for Proposals (RFP) and does not commit the Government to solicit or award a contract now or in the future. No solicitation is available at this time. The purpose of this notice is to invite interested parties to attend an Industry Day concerning the requirement described in this synopsis announcement. As stated in the Sources Sought Notice posted on www.FBO.gov on November 9, 2012, NIST anticipates using FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation procedures to award an Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The anticipated, estimated ceiling amount of the IDIQ contract is $10 million, over the course of a base period of one year and four option periods of one year. Background: Since the late 1970's, the federal responsibility for supporting U.S. earthquake hazard assessment and risk reduction has rested with the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP). NEHRP is a statutory cooperative partnership of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the US Geological Survey (USGS), and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Scope: NIST seeks to identify sources with the capabilities to work with the Engineering Laboratory (EL) in support of NEHRP as described in the attached draft Statement of Work. Industry Day Information and Instructions: An Industry Day will be held at the NIST campus in Gaithersburg, MD on December 20, 2012 from 10:00am - 12:00pm Eastern time. Industry Day will be held at: 100 Bureau Drive Building 101, Portrait Room Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Any parties interested in learning more about the above requirement are invited to attend/participate in the Industry Day. NOTE: NIST is a secured facility. You will need to furnish the information below prior to your visit (additional information will be required for Foreign Nationals, and there is a 3 day processing time after receipt of all necessary information). Additionally, on the day of the visit you will need to show proper identification and the vehicle registration for any/all vehicles that you drive onto the NIST facility. Any person planning to attend the Industry Day must email the following information to contact@example.gov, contact@example.gov, and contact@example.gov no later than December 17, 2012 at 5pm EST: 1) Names, positions, and contact information (phone number and email address) of each person attending Industry Day*, and 2) Citizenship status of each person attending Industry Day. *Please note that no more than three (3) persons from each firm shall be allowed to register for the Industry Day. If you are unable to attend the Industry Day in person, but wish to participate via teleconference, please email contact@example.gov, contact@example.gov, and contact@example.gov no later than December 17, 2012 at 5pm EST and teleconference information will be provided to you. NOTE: Please review the attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) prior to Industry Day. If you have questions/comments regarding the requirement or the SOW, please email your questions to contact@example.gov, contact@example.gov, and contact@example.gov no later than December 14, 2012 at 5pm EST, so that NIST is prepared to respond to your questions during Industry Day.