Description: The Department of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Acquisition & Grants Office, Mountain Region Acquisition Division Acquisition & Grants Office has a requirement for the National Institute of Standards and Technology?s (NIST), Materials Reliability Division to purchase AISI-SAE 4340 Steel Bars to be used to produce precisely machined and heat treated Charpy V-notch specimens. These specimens shall be sold by NIST as standard reference materials to certify the performance of Charpy V-notch impact machines. The steel must be of the highest quality possible to ensure uniform impact properties and long term stability (resistance to aging) of the reference material. The American Society for Testing Materials specification E23 describes this test and these specimens. This is a best value procurement. Offers will be evaluated upon the ability to meet steel specifications, delivery time, and price. This solicitation is being issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS code is 331111, small business size standard is 1,000 employees. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price order resulting from this solicitation. The total combined cost for the steel and shipping is ?Not to Exceed? $100,000.00. Place of delivery is FOB Destination to Shipping and Receiving, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The desired delivery shall be between 26 and 30 weeks after receipt of award, but may be extended or shortened in the final evaluation. Vendors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) at www.ccr.gov and include Dun and Bradstreet Number for verification of business size and registration in CCR. Requests for a complete package must be requested through Suzanne A. Romberg-Garrett via email at [email protected]. All quotes to be evaluated must be received by Monday, December 24, 2007, 12:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time. Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Suzanne A. Romberg-Garrett at 303-497-5110 or via email at [email protected]. Please submit all technical questions in writing to the Contracting Officer by email.

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