AAHC Membership

Added: Aug 23, 2017 11:02 am The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), located in Bethesda, MD, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC), located in Washington DC for membership dues.

This membership will be procured in accordance with the procedures of FAR Part 12-Commercial Items
and FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures.
Sole source determination is made in accordance with:
FAR Part 13.106-1 Soliciting Competition
(b) Soliciting from a single source
(1) For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, contracting officers may solicit
from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action
deem only one source reasonably available.
The mission of USU is to provide the highest quality education programs in the health sciences to those
selected individuals who demonstrate dedication to a health profession career in the Uniformed
Services. As such, it is essential USU provide the necessary training, equipment and resources for our
students to become successful doctors and nurses and to be able to provide the best care possible for
our soldiers and to support our research efforts.
The Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) is a non-profit organization that seeks to advance
the nation's health and well-being through vigorous leadership of the nation's academic health centers.
Their mission is to improve the nation's health care system by mobilizing and enhancing the strengths
and resources of the academic health center enterprise in health professions education, patient care,
and research.
AAHC is the only organization of its kind and membership in this organization enhances the mission of
USUHS. For these reasons AAHC is the only source reasonably available to meet this requirement.
This is not a request for quotes and a solicitation package will not be issued. Sources interested in
responding to this requirement must be able to provide compelling evidence that they can provide the
abovementioned requirement as specified. A determination by the government not to compete this
proposed contractual action based upon responses received is solely within the discretion of the
government. Responses must be received via email to polina.klimenkova@usuhs.edu by 10:00 a.m.
EST on 3 September 2017.