2023 MEP National Network Forum-Premier Co-Sponsorship

BACKGROUNDNIST is seeking information from sources that may be capable of providing services that meets or exceeds the following draft minimum specifications:The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Acquisition Management Division, on behalf of the Hollings Manufacture Extension Partnership Program (MEP)), intends to participate in the 2023 MEP National Network Forum hosted by the Foundation for Manufacturing Excellence (FORME), a subsidiary of the American Small Manufacturers Coalition, and the trade association working with NIST MEP. NIST MEP will be a premier co-sponsor of the event.HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICEIn responding to this notice, please DO NOT PROVIDE PROPRIETARY INFORRMATION.Provide the complete name of your company, address, name of contact for follow-up questions, their email, their phone number and, if your company has an active registration in https://sam.gov, your company’s Unique

Entity ID (UEI).Identify any aspects of the description of the requirements in the BACKGROUND section above that could be viewed as unduly restrictive or create unnecessary barriers that adversely affect your firm’s ability to fully participate in a procurement for such services and explain why. Please offer suggestions for how the requirements could be organized or structured to encourage the participation of small businesses.Indicate whether your company is (a) a small business or (b) other than small business. See the Table of Small Business Size Standards and the associated .pdf download file for small business size standards and additional information.If you believe the NAICS code listed in this notice is not the best NAICS code for the type of product addressed in this notice, identify an alternative NAICS code that you believe would be more appropriate for the planned procurement. If your firm has existing Federal Supply Schedule contract(s) or other contracts for services against which the Department may be able to place orders, identify the contract number(s) and other relevant information.Describe your firm’s experience (as a prime, subcontractor, or consultant) providing the services described in Background section.Provide any other information that you believe would be valuable for the Government to know as part of its market research for this requirement.IMPORTANT NOTESThe information received in response to this notice will be reviewed and considered so that the NIST may appropriately solicit for its requirements in the near future. This notice should not be construed as a commitment by the NIST to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotations.No award will be made as a result of this notice. The NIST is not responsible for any costs incurred by the respondents to this notice.The NIST reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and appropriate.