SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI),
- Notice Date
- 1/20/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 813319
— Other Social Advocacy Organizations
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Washington Headquarters Services, WHS, Acquisition Directorate, 2521 S. Clark St, Ste 2000 Arlington, VA, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, District of Columbia, 20301-1155, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20301-1155
- Solicitation Number
- HQ006112310001000
- Archive Date
- 2/18/2012
- Point of Contact
- Eric U Darby, Phone: (703) 545-3045
- E-Mail Address
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eric.darby@whs.mil
(eric.darby@whs.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is not a request for quote; this is a notice of the government's intent to award a firm fixed price contract on a sole source basis to United States Hispanic Leadership Institute (USHLI). 431 S. Dearborn St, STE 1203, Chicago, IL 60605. pursuant to FAR 6.302-1 (a) (2) (iii) (b) (ii), unique supplies or services available from only one or limited number of sources or from only one or limited number of suppliers with unique capabilities. The Department of Defense (DoD) is energetically pursuing diversity through a magnitude of avenues to address barriers and issues impacting DoD. The Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity, (ODMEO) requests the support of USHI to contribute to increasing diversity in the Department of Defense (DoD) workplace through outreach and programs. USHLI will provide the ODEMO an opportunity to participate in 11 Career/College Recruitment Fairs throughout the United States. The recruitment fairs will be attended by 300-500 high school and college students. For additional details concerning the requirement, refer to service description below. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by 12:00 PM 3 February 2012, EST by email to eric.darby@whs.mil. A determination by the Government not to compete the contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 813319 with a size standard of $7.0 million. Service Description: The Department of Defense (DoD) is energetically pursuing diversity through a magnitude of avenues to address barriers and issues impacting DoD. The Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity, (ODMEO) requests the support of USHI to contribute to increasing diversity in the Department of Defense (DoD) workplace through outreach and programs. USHLI will provide the ODEMO an opportunity to participate in 11 Career/College Recruitment Fairs throughout the United States. The recruitment fairs will be attended by 300-500 high school and college students. USHI will provide the following deliverable(s): • Recognition of DoD as a Co-Sponsor of Events. • Access to 300-500 high school/college students. • Access to influencers in education (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). • Attendance at Selected VIP Functions to build influencer base. • Exhibit/booth space. • Passes to the Sponsored Function to promote contact and communication. • Advertisements in Convention/Conference Programs. • DoD Logo prominently displayed at Sponsored Function. Background: The Office of Diversity Management and Equal Opportunity (ODMEO) mission is to have numerous career fairs, recruiting events, and trainings. The goal is to foster awareness about DoD career opportunities to minorities. The ODMEO will participate in the recruitment fair by manning a booth, provides keynote, and panel members to speak on behalf of DoD at these events. USHLI is a Chicago-based national nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization that promotes education, civic participation, and leadership development for Latinos and other similarly disenfranchised groups. USHLI is a member of the Board of Directors of the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR), and National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA). USHLI annually attracts leaders from over 40 states and 1,000 affiliated groups and organizations to celebrate Hispanic heritage and further empowers their communities. The USHLI conference is the largest cross-generational Hispanic conference in the nation, attracting students, young professionals, career professionals and senior citizens. Conference participants come together to develop and/or strengthen their leadership skills and to grow as servant leaders. It is an exceptional venue where vendors can meet consumers, unions can meet prospective members, universities can recruit students, constituents can meet national policy-makers, and employers can meet future employees. This conference provides sponsors an extraordinary opportunity to contribute to the development of this nation's present and future leaders and connect with a broad cross section of America. Training is a crucial element in preparing the next generation of Latino leaders and USHLI leads the nation in the field of leadership development. USHLI offers programs for community leaders and local public officials, and candidate training and campaign management. USHLI is committed to providing an inclusive and well-rounded training system; USHLI focuses its training curricula on the following three (3) programs:  Grassroots Leadership Development Program  Candidate Training & Campaign Management School  Latino Vote
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington Headquarters Services, Acquisition Directorate, 2521 South Clark St., Suite 3000, Arlington, VA 22202, United States
- Zip Code: 22202
- Zip Code: 22202
- Record
- SN02658065-W 20120122/120120234255-6b67b16e575e790eb6ee47b0777fa84e (fbodaily.com)
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