American National Standards Institute Secretariat Support

he Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of the Procurement Operations (OPO), intends to enter into negotiations on a sole source basis with the American National Standards Institute, Inc., 25 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036. This requirement will result in a FIRM FIXED PRICE Purchase Order.

With this support, ANSI will provide reliable and competent leadership, management and administration as the Secretariat to SC 37 and its working groups to effectively complete their standards development and maintenance in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives. ANSI will accomplish this by overseeing the timely development of meeting agendas and ensure the successful execution of these agendas by attending the international ISO meetings; establish target dates for contributions from technical experts and member countries, and establish target dates for and track and execute all action items of the SC37 work program.

The proposed Purchase Order is for services which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1.

Interested sources may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses must be received no later than 12:00pm, EST, July 17, 2018.