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Potential quoters shall be responsible for downloading the solicitation and amendments, if any, from www.sam.gov after the solicitation has been posted. It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of each potential quoter to monitor www.sam.gov for any amendments or other information related to the solicitation. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to carol.wood@nist.gov, and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. Quoters must await the release of the solicitation before submitting questions. Please review the solicitation thoroughly before submitting questions. NIST anticipates posting the solicitation approximately seven days after the date of publication of this notice. This is a new requirement. There is no incumbent Contractor. All Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology approvals relevant to Executive Order 14222 entitled “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Cost Efficiency Initiative” have not yet been secured for the intended work. Award cannot be made until all required approvals are obtained. The Government reserves the right to cancel the solicitation if all required approvals cannot be obtained. 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Potential quoters shall be responsible for downloading the solicitation and amendments, if any, from www.sam.gov after the solicitation has been posted. It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of each potential quoter to monitor www.sam.gov for any amendments or other information related to the solicitation. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to carol.wood@nist.gov, and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. Quoters must await the release of the solicitation before submitting questions. Please review the solicitation thoroughly before submitting questions. NIST anticipates posting the solicitation approximately seven days after the date of publication of this notice. This is a new requirement. There is no incumbent Contractor. 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Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to carol.wood@nist.gov, and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. Quoters must await the release of the solicitation before submitting questions. Please review the solicitation thoroughly before submitting questions. NIST anticipates posting the solicitation approximately seven days after the date of publication of this notice. This is a new requirement. There is no incumbent Contractor. All Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology approvals relevant to Executive Order 14222 entitled “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Cost Efficiency Initiative” have not yet been secured for the intended work. Award cannot be made until all required approvals are obtained. 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Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to carol.wood@nist.gov, and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. Quoters must await the release of the solicitation before submitting questions. Please review the solicitation thoroughly before submitting questions. NIST anticipates posting the solicitation approximately seven days after the date of publication of this notice. This is a new requirement. There is no incumbent Contractor. All Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology approvals relevant to Executive Order 14222 entitled “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Cost Efficiency Initiative” have not yet been secured for the intended work. Award cannot be made until all required approvals are obtained. 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Please see the award notice posting under Notice ID 1333ND25GNB100001: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/978fe1e0d010451fbf9eb2092e4faff8/view Amendment A004 The solicitation is hereby amended to change the primary point of contact, incorporate changes to the statement of work, and incorporate changes to the Addendum to 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items, and extend the due date for quotations. Reference the attached document for amendment details. END Amendment A003 The solicitation has been amended to respond to questions submitted. END Amendment A002 The solicitation has been amended to respond to questions submitted and incorpoate a change to Amendment A001, question 19. END Amendment A001 The solicitation has been amended to respond to questions submitted. Reference the attached document. END Solicitation Number 1333ND25QNB100143 The solicitation has been uploaded. Reference the attached document. 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The Government has a requirement to provide or develop resources for various aspects of assessing frontier Al model chemical and biological capabilities and risks on an as needed basis. Multiple Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) will be awarded for a base period of one year with four 1-year option periods. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541690 with a small business size standard of $19.0 million. The required services are commercial in nature and are being procured using simplified acquisition procedures under the authority of FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Full and open competition will be utilized. The competitive Request for Quotation (RFQ), amendments, and all questions and answers related to this procurement shall be made available via the Internet at the System for Award Management website (www.SAM.Gov) under RFQ number 1333ND25QNB100143. Potential quoters shall be responsible for downloading the solicitation and amendments, if any, from www.sam.gov after the solicitation has been posted. It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of each potential quoter to monitor www.sam.gov for any amendments or other information related to the solicitation. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to carol.wood@nist.gov, and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. Quoters must await the release of the solicitation before submitting questions. Please review the solicitation thoroughly before submitting questions. NIST anticipates posting the solicitation approximately seven days after the date of publication of this notice. This is a new requirement. There is no incumbent Contractor. All Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology approvals relevant to Executive Order 14222 entitled “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Cost Efficiency Initiative” have not yet been secured for the intended work. Award cannot be made until all required approvals are obtained. The Government reserves the right to cancel the solicitation if all required approvals cannot be obtained. 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Please see the award notice posting under Notice ID 1333ND25GNB100001: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/978fe1e0d010451fbf9eb2092e4faff8/view Amendment A004 The solicitation is hereby amended to change the primary point of contact, incorporate changes to the statement of work, and incorporate changes to the Addendum to 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items, and extend the due date for quotations. Reference the attached document for amendment details. END Amendment A003 The solicitation has been amended to respond to questions submitted. END Amendment A002 The solicitation has been amended to respond to questions submitted and incorpoate a change to Amendment A001, question 19. END Amendment A001 The solicitation has been amended to respond to questions submitted. Reference the attached document. END Solicitation Number 1333ND25QNB100143 The solicitation has been uploaded. Reference the attached document. END Artificial Intelligence (Al) is one of the defining technologies of our era. Its emergence, together with its multiplying contexts of use and increasing capabilities, presents enormous opportunities as well as significant present and future harms. The U.S. AI Safety Institute (AISI), housed within the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is advancing the science, practice, and adoption of AI safety across the spectrum of risks. AISI is conducting pre-deployment testing, evaluation, validation, and verification (TEVV) on frontier models of chemical and biological capabilities and risks. In doing so, AISI seeks to ensure that its projects, evaluations, and tools reflect the best available science, and to coordinate closely with a diverse set of Al stakeholders who are developing and conducting evaluations to assess chemical or biological capabilities and risks. The Government has a requirement to provide or develop resources for various aspects of assessing frontier Al model chemical and biological capabilities and risks on an as needed basis. Multiple Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) will be awarded for a base period of one year with four 1-year option periods. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541690 with a small business size standard of $19.0 million. The required services are commercial in nature and are being procured using simplified acquisition procedures under the authority of FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Full and open competition will be utilized. The competitive Request for Quotation (RFQ), amendments, and all questions and answers related to this procurement shall be made available via the Internet at the System for Award Management website (www.SAM.Gov) under RFQ number 1333ND25QNB100143. Potential quoters shall be responsible for downloading the solicitation and amendments, if any, from www.sam.gov after the solicitation has been posted. It is, and will continue to be, the responsibility of each potential quoter to monitor www.sam.gov for any amendments or other information related to the solicitation. Any communications regarding this acquisition must be made in writing and forwarded via email to carol.wood@nist.gov, and shall identify the solicitation number, company name, company address, as well as point of contact email address and phone number. Quoters must await the release of the solicitation before submitting questions. Please review the solicitation thoroughly before submitting questions. NIST anticipates posting the solicitation approximately seven days after the date of publication of this notice. This is a new requirement. There is no incumbent Contractor. All Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology approvals relevant to Executive Order 14222 entitled “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Cost Efficiency Initiative” have not yet been secured for the intended work. Award cannot be made until all required approvals are obtained. The Government reserves the right to cancel the solicitation if all required approvals cannot be obtained. 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