NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT FOR THE HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION TRAINING CONFERENCE

1.  Synopsis:

This synopsis is in accordance with FAR Part 5, Notice of Intent to award a sole source requirement. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available, and email requests will not be honored. Only one (1) responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

2.  Background;

This Individual Justification is submitted to award a sole source contract to the Westin Alexandria Old Town to host Assistant Director, Health Care Administration Training.

 This contract will be Firm-Fixed Price. Additionally, this contemplated contract would be     awarded to the large business, Westin Alexandria Old Town.

3. Description:

DHA seeks to award a sole source contract to the Westin Alexandria Old Town to provide conference rooms and audiovisual support for the AD HCA Optimizing Key MTF Training.

4. NAICS Code:

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) for this requirement is 721110 with the size standard of $40M. The Federal Supply Code (FSC)/Product Service Code (PSC) procurement is X1AB.

This procurement will be made utilizing Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), in conjunction with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services procedures.

5.  Submission Instructions:

Interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement within 15 calendar days of the publication of this notice. 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 the purpose of determining whether 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. No reimbursement for any cost connected with providing capability information will be provided.

The point of contact is: David Niazi at David.niazi.ctr@health.mil or Linda M. Walker at Linda.m.walker38.civ@health.mil.

Please reference this Notice of Intent number, HT001125PHCA1 on your correspondence and in the “Subject” line of your email.

Note: No Solicitation or Marketing Materials shall be submitted. Any response submitted for this synopsis constitutes consent for that submission to be reviewed by military personnel, Government civilians, and associated support contractors who are regulated. No information will be disclosed outside DHA. DHA will not provide feedback to any information submitted. Submissions to this Synopsis is deemed to be DHA property which shall not be returned to sender. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.