FDA Notice of Award 1219420.doc

FDA-Sole Source Award-1219420 Geriatric Oncology Workshop

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration hereby issues a Cost Reimbursement - No Fee Contract to the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for services in support of a Workshop and Consensus report entitled, " Improving the Evidence Base for Treating Older Adults with Cancer: Exploring Root Causes and Bridging the Knowledge Gap Workshop". The award will be made to:

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

500 Fifth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20001 This Contract was awarded as a sole-source contract under the authority of FAR 6.302-5(c)(1)(iii)(B). The National Academy of Science is a sole-source provider authorized by statute, 36 U.S.C. § 150301 - 150304. Accordingly, FAR 6.302-5(c)(1)(iii)(B) applies, which states that full and open competition is not required:

"(B) To any contract requiring the National Academy of Sciences to investigate, examine, or experiment upon any subject of science or art of significance to an executive agency and to report on those matters to the Congress or any agency of the Federal Government."

This contract will result in a workshop and summary document examining the subject of scientific and regulatory topics with clear application to the FDA.

Notice of intent to sole-source this contract was posted to beta.SAM on under the sources sought notice/solicitation# FDA-Sole Source-1219420. No qualified capability statements were provided by interested vendors nor did any interested party contest the FDA's intent to sole-source the award.

Christine Russman

Contract Specialist

Christine.Russman@fda.hhs.gov

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