Arctic Symposium Support Services

The 673d Contracting Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska, intends to award a firm fixed price, single-source Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract to University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508, under the authority of FAR 13.501(a) the proposed contract action is for the acquisition of symposium support services for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER). The symposium support services include researchers/facilitators as well as administrative functions required to host an Arctic-focused symposium. The contractor must be able to develop topics, provide briefings and facilitate/moderate small group discussions by using subject matter experts with the aim of increasing knowledge and enhancing inter-agency, international, and academic partnerships in order to best synchronize terminology, objectives, and operations to most effectively leverage our combined Arctic capabilities to meet anticipated contingencies.

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition for this simplified acquisition is FAR 13.501(a).

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES AND NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. The circumstances of this contract action deem only a single source is reasonably available to fulfill the stated requirement. Interested organizations, who believe they can meet the requirement, may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the requirement in writing to susan.reinhart.1@us.af.mil and ross.duval@us.af.mil no later than 2:00pm, AKSD, Friday, 15 November 2019. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications will not be accepted in response to this notice. No request for proposals or quotes will be issued based upon this Notice of Intent.

POINT OF CONTACT
Susan R. Reinhart | Contracting Officer

673d Contracting Squadron / PKB
907-552-8116| susan.reinhart.1@us.af.mil