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U -- Exhibit Development at the Hearst Castle''s Visitor Center, California

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AB133C-03-RP-0081Federal

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The contract involves a sole-source, firm fixed-price agreement between the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Friends of Hearst Castle for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Under this contract, Friends of Hearst Castle will provide services to prepare the interior of a building and to develop, fabricate, and install a natural history interpretive exhibit at the Hearst Castle Visitor Center, located in the San Simeon District of northern San Luis Obispo County within California State Parks. The contract is solicited under Federal Acquisition Regulation Parts 12 and 13, focusing on the acquisition of commercial items and simplified procedures, and falls under the NAICS code 541850. The period of performance begins upon contract award and extends through March 1, 2004. This notice serves as an official intent to negotiate and solicit the contract without seeking competitive proposals, emphasizing its sole-source nature. The work will support NOAA's efforts to enhance interpretive exhibitry at a significant cultural and natural heritage site. The solicitation was posted on July 11, 2003, and is managed through the Department of Commerce office located in Seattle, Washington.

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NOAA contracts Friends of Hearst Castle for fixed-price exhibit installation at Hearst Castle Visitor Center.

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541850 - Indoor and Outdoor Display Advertising

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WA

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AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa
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OfficeSEATTLE, WA, 98115, USA
Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce Noaa
Office AddressSEATTLE, WA, 98115, USA
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This publication serves as a notice of intent to solicit and negotiate a sole-source, firm fixed-price contract under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with Friends of Hearst Castle for NOAA's Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS). MBNMS has a requirement to establish interpretive exhibitry located near the Hearst's Castle's visitor Center, northern San Luis Obispo County, San Simeon District within the California State Parks' properties. The proposed contract is to obtain services to prepare the building interior, develop, fabricate and install a natural history interpretive exhibitry. The period of performance is from date of contract award through March 1, 2004. The NAICS code is 541850. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This notice represents the only official notice of such solicitation. See Numbered Note 22.

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