SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- The purpose of this acquisition is to provide funding to support a Forum being pulled together by the National Academy of Science, Institute on Medicine
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2018
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Acquisition Management Services, 7700 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, Maryland, 20857, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20857
- Solicitation Number
- ACL223995
- Point of Contact
- Azeb Mengistu, Phone: 3014924888
- E-Mail Address
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azeb.mengistu@psc.hhs.gov
(azeb.mengistu@psc.hhs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Intent to Sole Source: Pursuant to the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), the Contracting Officer may solicit from one source if the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source is reasonably available. The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Program Support Center (PSC), Acquisition Management Services (AMS) on behalf of Administration for Community Living (ACL), intends to sole source to: National Academy of Sciences (NAS) 2101 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC, 20418-0007 (202) 334-2254 The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was established by an Act of Congress and signed by President Lincoln in March 1863 to "investigate, examine, experiment, and report upon any subject of science or art....whenever called upon by any department of the Government." The National Research Council was established by executive order under President Wilson in 1916, expanding the operational capacity of the National Academy of Sciences. The Institute of Medicine was chartered in1970 by the National Academy of Sciences, under the terms of the 1863 Congressional charter. One central purpose of the NAS, NRC, and IOM is to advise the government on issues of science, medicine, and technology. The Academy and its affiliated organizations are private, independent, nonprofit institutions that jointly possess a singularly unique status as congressionally chartered advisers to the government. Every year many studies are requested of the Academy and its sister organizations. In addition to federal sources, requests for studies are also received from foundations and other private sector organizations. A small number of studies receive internal support. The NRC and IOM have a long tradition of providing policy advice from a national perspective. This tradition rests on the ability of the NAS/IOM to convene committees of experts who are charged to deliberate important issues of health and health care policy in an objective and independent environment that assures rigorous analysis. IOM can serve an important function by bringing representatives from diverse groups together to achieve consensus on complex issues. The purpose of this acquisition is to provide funding to support a Forum being pulled together by the National Academy of Science, Institute on Medicine. This Forum on "Aging, Disability, and Independence" will foster dialogue among a wide spectrum of stakeholders and interested parties. Forum members will include federal agencies, health professional associations, private sector businesses, foundations, academics, and consumers. This is not a solicitation for competitive proposal. No solicitation document is available. All responsible sources that have determined that they can provide the same services may submit product information and a capabilities statement addressing their specific abilities regarding this requirement. The email subject line must reference ACL223995. All responses are due by August 16, 2018, at NOON EST and can be sent to Azeb Mengistu at azeb.mengistu@psc.hhs.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract base upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.
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