X -- LEASE OF CONFERENCE FACILITY

The National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) is organizing the 2003 North American Conference on Molecular Beam Epitaxy, scheduled to take place from September 28 to October 2, 2003, at the Keystone Resort and Conference Center in Keystone, Colorado. This event requires accommodations and related services for over 200 participants, including working breaks, lunches, banquet facilities, and audiovisual equipment rental. The procurement for these services will be awarded on a sole source basis to Keystone Conference Services, Keystone, CO, under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) and utilizing FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, with a not-to-exceed amount of $100,000. No competitive solicitation will be conducted, and this notice serves informational purposes only. The contract involves leasing the conference facility and related support to meet the logistical needs of the event. Interested parties are informed that responses to this notice will be used solely to determine the necessity of competitive procedures but will not result in an award. All technical inquiries should be directed to Wendy McBride of NIST. The solicitation, identified as NB346000302065BJ, is managed by the Department of Commerce, with administrative details maintained on the SAM.gov website. The offer expires on September 9, 2003, and no request for quotations is available as the specifications provided here are complete.