SPECIAL NOTICE
Q -- Strengthening DHS Collaboration with Local Health Partners
- Notice Date
- 9/5/2024 8:12:08 AM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 813920
— Professional Organizations
- Contracting Office
- CWMD ACQ DIV Washington DC 20528 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20528
- Response Due
- 9/19/2024 7:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 10/04/2024
- Point of Contact
- Marcus Datcher, Leatrice Bulls
- E-Mail Address
-
marcus.datcher@hq.dhs.gov, Leatrice.Bulls@hq.dhs.gov
(marcus.datcher@hq.dhs.gov, Leatrice.Bulls@hq.dhs.gov)
- Description
- In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 5.201, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Health Security Acquisition Division (CWMDHSAD), hereby issues this notice of intent to award a sole source procurement. DHS-OPO intends to solicit and award a sole source Contract to National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) located at 1201 Eye ST NW, FL4, Washington, D.C.� NACCHO is the only company that provides the type of services required to support the agency needs. DHS-OPO intends to procure this requirement in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 13 � Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Sole source determination is made in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1901, FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This requirement will result in a firm-fixed price Contract. This procurement is for services from an organization with existing strong and trusted partnerships with over 3,000 local health departments across the country to implement effective health security policies and programs. Their partnership with DHS requires: (1) engagement and collaboration with multidisciplinary partners, (2) information sharing and coordination to understand local public health challenges in addressing health security threats, (3) communication of local challenges for implementing refugee, immigrant, and migrant public health activities along the border, (4) establishing a local public health official focus group for biosurveillance, and (5) developing and analyzing nationwide surveys to local public health officials to understand local biosurveillance needs. This is a notice of the intent to award a sole source Contract. It is published for informational purposes only and not a request for competitive quotations. No responses to the notice of intent to sole source are anticipated. However, all responsible sources may identify their interest and capability to meet this requirement. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Information received will be considered solely for determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any information provided to the Government is strictly voluntary and will be provided at no cost to the Government. Any quotation/response must be in writing and can be sent via email to Contract Specialist Leatrice A. Bulls at Leatrice.Bulls@hq.dhs.gov and copy Contracting Officer Marcus Datcher at Marcus.Datcher@hq.dhs.gov no later than September 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time (ET). Questions by phone or fax will not be accepted.
- Web Link
-
SAM.gov Permalink
(https://sam.gov/opp/b6067fa801c04674a515951630898e47/view)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC 20005, USA
- Zip Code: 20005
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20005
- Record
- SN07199072-F 20240907/240905230117 (samdaily.us)
- Source
-
SAM.gov Link to This Notice
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