The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division intends to negotiate with Burdette Koehler Murphy Associates Inc. (BKM) located in Baltimore, Maryland on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR Subpart FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) for Post Construction Award Services (PCAS) and Construction Management Services (CMS). Statutory authority for sole source is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1), Only one responsible source. The statute is being implemented using simplified acquisition procedures under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901.

Sole source determination is based on the Government’s market research which determined only BKM., can provide the maintenance and warranty for the PCS and CMS services as they are the designer of record.

The NAICS Code is 541330 – Engineering Services, with a Size Standard of $25.5.0 million. NIST anticipates negotiating and awarding a firm-fixed-price purchase order to Burdette Koehler Murphy Associates Inc. for this requirement.

Interested parties that can demonstrate they could satisfy the requirement listed above for NIST must clearly and unambiguously identify their capability to do so in writing on or before the response date for this notice. This notice of intent is not a solicitation. Information submitted in response to this notice will be used solely to determine whether competitive procedures could be used for this acquisition. If competitive procedures are not used it is estimated that an award will be issued by 8/30/2023.

Any questions regarding this notice must be submitted in writing via email to tamela.lewis@nist.gov or virgil.rogers@nist.gov. All responses to this notice of intent must be submitted to tamela.lewis@nist.gov or virgil.rogers@nist.gov no later than 6/17/2023 at 1:00 p.m. EST.