It is the intent of The National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to procure a facility for three (3) days and two (2) nights for the Intramural Retreat. The facility must accommodate a meeting room for 170 people – classroom style (with tables) – approximately 3,000 square feet. We also need two (2) “break out” rooms: One (1) for posters – approximately 60 of them 6 x 6, another 3,000 square feet and one (1) for administration – approximately 300 square feet. Sleeping rooms for approximately 170 people – but a facility which has no more than 220 sleeping rooms, because we want to be exclusively or virtually the only one at the facility. The meeting will start around 3:00 p.m. on the first day of our arrival and end after lunch on the third day. This shall also cover meals, refreshments, charts and markers. The Retreat will be held somewhere between March 29, 2004 to May 14, 2004 with the exception of April 5-12, 2004. The facility must be 75-120 miles from NIH. Interested vendors that are capable of providing the Government with the facility described above may request a copy of the Request for Quote (RFQ) in writing or by FAX to 301-480-4226 to the Contracting Office prior to the closing date of this notice. It is anticipated that RFQ NIH-NIDDK-04-136 will be available fifteen (15) days after the publication date of this synopsis. Receipt of quotations will be due ten (10) days after the release of the RFQ. The anticipated award date is December 1, 2003. Quotations must be submitted in writing to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases 6707 Democracy Blvd., Room 774C, Bethesda, Maryland 20817 Attention: Patricia Haun. FAX quotations must contain offerors names, address, telephone number and fax number. FAX quotations will only be accepted if dated and signed by an authorized company representative.

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