The National Park Service intends to issue a Solicitation (#P11PS51744) for a Firm-Fixed Price contract to provide AMS dating of approximately 60 samples to include AMS analysis of shell samples, including calculation of 13C/12C, conventional radiocarbon age and calendar calibration. This will be a total small business set-aside using NAICS code 54130. All work will be performed under a single contract. All work shall be accomplished in accordance with the specifications provided in the solicitation documents posted on this site. This Solicitation will be issued electronically, on the Department of Interiors National Business Center (NBC) web site, at http://ideasec.nbc.gov or at www.fbo.gov on or about August 29, 2011, with a response date of September 13, 2011. No paper copies will be issued. Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with DOI should register at the National Business Center. Proposal documents will be made available in the Microsoft Word, HTML and Adobe PDF. Offerors wishing to receive electronic notification of changes will need to register to receive notification of this specific solicitation at http://ideas.nbc.gov. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee notification. Subscribers to this service are ultimately responsible for reviewing http://ideasec.nbc.gov site for all information relevant to this solicitation. Plan holders will be required to visit this website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the contract documents. Any questions MUST be submitted via email to [email protected] by noon (EST) on September 9, 2011. An amendment may be posted to make changes, clear up any ambiguities, or answer all questions received at one time. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract award with the National Park Service must be registered at www.ccr.gov and http://orca.bpn.gov. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541380, and the small business size standard is $12M; this will be small business set-aside. All responsible small business sources may submit a quote ONLINE, which if submitted in a timely manner, will be considered. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Please address any questions via email to [email protected]. Telephone or faxed inquiries will NOT be accepted. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. This Announcement does not constitute the solicitation. Any award resulting from the pending solicitation will be made on a "best-value" basis.

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