Exhibit Space at 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation
ID: NIST-NOI-25-730111Type: Special Notice
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Buyer

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OFNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGYDEPT OF COMMERCE NISTGAITHERSBURG, MD, 20899, USA

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Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

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SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL: OTHER (R499)

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    The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate a sole source contract for exhibit space at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Robotics & Automation, scheduled to take place in Atlanta, Georgia from May 19 to 23, 2025. NIST requires a 400 square foot island exhibit booth, which will include access to a post-conference delegate list, exhibitor personnel passes, WiFi in the exhibit hall, and listing in the conference materials. This procurement is essential for NIST to promote its mission of advancing measurement science and technology, as the conference only permits exhibit rentals through its organizer, IEEE, making them the sole source for this requirement. Interested parties may submit their capabilities in writing to Lauren P. Roller at lauren.roller@nist.gov by October 15, 2024, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.

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    Lauren P. Roller
    (301) 975-3062
    lauren.roller@nist.gov
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