This is a firm fixed-price purchase order awarded by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to Host Hotels & Resorts LP, a prominent hospitality company, to provide room rental and audio/visual support for NIST's annual Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule Conference. The contract was awarded on September 20, 2019 with a ceiling value of $33,025.00 and a performance period through October 18, 2019. The contract was awarded without a small business set-aside. The contract was awarded in response to a special notice solicitation that was posted on September 12, 2019 and due on September 17, 2019. The solicitation indicated that NIST intended to negotiate on a sole source basis with Host Hotels & Resorts LP to acquire the required conference room and A/V support services at the Washington Marriott at Metro Center, as this vendor was previously selected and contracted by the Federal Business Council to host the event.