3-Notice of Intent to Sole Source.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE-SOURCE

REFERENCE NO: 75N96023Q00062

INTENDED SOURCE: OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 08/01/2023 - 07/31/2025

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Corvallis, Oregon

POSTING DATE: June 20, 2023

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

This contract action is for the acquisition of services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.106-1(b) – Soliciting from a Single Source.

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a Firm Fixed Price, sole source purchase order to OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY located at 1500 SW Jefferson ST, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-8655 for analysis of Environmental Wrist bands for Women’s Health Awareness Community Resiliency, Environmental Action and Collaborations for Health (REACH) Equity.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541715 [Research and Development in The Physical, Engineering, And Life Sciences (Except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)] with an associated size standard of 1000 employees.

NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with the OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY for a two-year period of performance from August 1, 2023 – July 31, 2025. No solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, if an interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, all responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Quotations must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can perform the requirement. Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All interested parties must express their interest or quotation in writing via email to odessa.mcglown@nih.gov within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this notice. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements or quotations are received within fifteen (15) days, an award will be made to OREGON STATE

UNIVERSITY

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