The National Cancer Institute awarded a $7,158.70 Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) call to Bartell Hotels' Sheraton La Jolla Hotel Division for lodging and conference services in La Jolla, California. This firm fixed-price contract, executed on September 9, 2019, with an ultimate completion date of March 21, 2024, supported a peer review meeting held September 9-11, 2019, under the leadership of Dr. Shari Campbell at the Sheraton La Jolla Hotel. The award did not utilize any set-aside designation and complied with Health and Human Services policy on efficient spending for hotel accommodations.
Bartell Hotels is a California-limited partnership operating multiple hotel properties in the San Diego area and serves as the parent entity of the Sheraton La Jolla Hotel Division. The Sheraton La Jolla Hotel, also doing business as Acific Terrace Hotel, has established itself as a preferred vendor for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute, providing comprehensive hospitality services including lodging, meeting space, and audiovisual support for government conferences and peer review meetings. The contract funds were subsequently de-obligated in December 2023 following NIH Office of Administration and Management Communication 24-16 in accordance with federal fiscal year 2019 expiring line procedures.