B01 - NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE.pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE:

NAICS: 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

PSC: B599 Special Studies/Analysis- Other

Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Contracts Management Division (CMD), intends to award a cost reimbursement contract to the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-2736 for services to complete an 18-month study to conduct a series of systematic reviews related to alcoholic beverages and health. This contract will be awarded on a sole-source basis to conduct an 18-month study on alcoholic beverages and health.

This new procurement is a Congressional mandate by statute in Section 772 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 and is being procured in accordance with FAR 6.302-5(c)(iii)(B) – Authorized or required by statute.

Interested parties may submit inquiries by May 31, 2023, 12:00 P.M., Eastern Time (ET) to Katy Hansberger at katy.hansberger@usda.gov. If no affirmative written response is received, award will be made without further notice. The written response must include a general statement for services mentioned in this announcement for similar work; however, this contract cannot be competed based upon a requirement by statute. All received inquiries will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive requirement in the future. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES AND A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.