African Diaspora Network Membership

INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

African Diaspora Network

SS-ADF-24-075

Upon final approval, the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, on behalf of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), intends to make an award on a sole source basis to African Diaspora Network (ADN) located at 4701 Patrick Henry Drive, Building 25, Santa Clara, CA 95054. This is a sole source basis for a one (1) year membership to African Diaspora Network Membership under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1).

Benefits of membership include private access to Startups and Founders: Builders of Africa’s Future, Access to Annual Startup Pitch Session, Unlimited priority access to partners and events, Access to ADN Members and Talent, Job Postings on ADN website, Share USADF news with ADN community, and USADF logo on ADN website, newsletter, and social media platforms.

NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will NOT be accepted.

Fiscal Service will consider written responses received no later than 10:00 AM EST Monday, 4/15/2024. Any responses must be submitted electronically to purchasing@fiscal.treasury.gov Attn: RVB/GLJ SS-ADF-24-075. Contractor responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows the capability of meeting all the services listed above. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all services and is received by the aforementioned deadline, Fiscal Service shall make award on a sole source basis to African Diaspora Network. Qualified Contractors must provide the following:

1. The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size and socioeconomic category (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HubZone, etc.).  Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses.

2. Whether your product is available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market.

3. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers your company currently provides these products/services for.

4. UEI Number.

The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered:

.bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files.

Microsoft Office compatible documents are acceptable.

No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time.

This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this notice, should one be issued.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Please note that the General Services Administration provides the notification service as a convenience and does not guarantee that notifications will be received by all persons on the mailing list. Therefore, we recommend that you monitor SAM.gov site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions.