SOLICITATION NOTICE
70 -- AV Upgrade - Sole Source Justification
- Notice Date
- 9/16/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES (USUHS), 4301 JONES BRIDGE ROAD, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814-4799, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20814-4799
- Solicitation Number
- HU000115QE087
- Archive Date
- 10/18/2015
- Point of Contact
- Pierre Smith, Phone: 301-295-3868
- E-Mail Address
-
pierre.smith@usuhs.mil
(pierre.smith@usuhs.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sole Source Justification The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is the Nation's federal health sciences university and is committed to excellence in military medicine and public health during peace and war. We provide the Nation with health professionals dedicated to career service in the Department of Defense and the United States Public Health Service and with scientists who serve the common good. We serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center with a worldwide perspective for education, research, service, and consultation; we are unique in relating these activities to military medicine, disaster medicine, and military medical readiness. USU is located in Bethesda, MD on the grounds of the Naval Support Activity Bethesda. USU intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Human Circuit, located in Gaithersburg, MD for an upgrade of certain AV systems. This service and products will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 16.5 – Indefinite-Delivery Contracts. Sole source determination is made in accordance with: FAR Subpart 16.505 Ordering (b) Orders under multiple-award contracts- (2) Exceptions to fair opportunity process. (i) The contracting officer shall give every awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for a delivery-order or task-order exceeding $3,000 unless one of the following statutory exceptions applies: (B) Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized. The mission of USU is to provide the highest quality education programs in the health sciences to those selected individuals who demonstrate dedication to a health profession career in the Uniformed Services. As such, it is essential USU provide the necessary training and equipment required for our students to become successful doctors and nurses and to be able to provide the best care possible for our soldiers and to support our research efforts. Human Circuit has already upgraded other AV equipment in these rooms, to include the coding and schematics used to tie all the systems together. No other known vendor would be able to modify this system without an understanding of how the coding was done or how all the existing systems are tied together, which would result in problems getting system components to work well together. As such, Human Circuit is the only known vendor who can meet USU’s needs. This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the government. Responses must be received via email ( pierre.smith@usuhs.edu ) by 12:00 p.m. (noon) EST on October 17, 2015.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 4301 Jones Bridge Road, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
- Zip Code: 20814
- Zip Code: 20814
- Record
- SN03888495-W 20150918/150916234846-727f0083c7d03e50b0ea99ea3feef77a (fbodaily.com)
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