Diversity High School Urban Alliance

INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to negotiate and award a sole source purchase order to the contractor Urban Alliance Foundation, Inc., 2030 Q Street NW, Washington DC 20009  for a project entitled “ Diversity High School Urban Alliance”. This project will allow CMS to recruit high school students for the CMS internship program.  Urban Alliance  will provide geographically and occupationally targeted, culturally relevant recruitment for active and passive candidates, and promote CMS’ corporate culture of diversity and inclusion. The contractor will also allow CMS to connect and network with recruiters and diverse talent among diverse communities to support recruitment activities.  

 Under the authority of FAR 6.301-1 10 U.S.C. 2304, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies and Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.  A justification and approval is currently being processed for this requirement. This requirement is intended as a sole source procurement because the Urban Alliance is the only non-profit that services the Baltimore or Woodlawn area that provide the scope of services for this type of procurement.     

CMS REQUIREMENTS: The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Office of Human Capital (OHC) is focused on succession planning and grade balance within the agency. The intent is to achieve the goal of a more balanced organization is to target students at the earliest stages in order to expose them to CMS and train them through internship opportunities.   

NAICS CODES: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 561311 (Administrative Support Services).  

INTERESTED PARTIES: All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. In order to qualify as a potential contractor for this procurement, the organization must provide technical literature describing their capability to effectively satisfy this requirement, as well as terms and conditions and a complete price quote within 15 days of this notice, to the following electronic mail address: phillip.harrell@cms.hhs.gov.

DISCLAIMER: This notice is not a Request for Proposals or a Solicitation, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach.  This notice is not a commitment from the Government. The Government will not reimburse any bid or proposal costs as a result of this notice.  No solicitation exists and requests for a copy of the solicitation will be disregarded.  However, any future solicitation that will be open to competition will be subsequently issued on Beta.Sam.Gov in order to permit firms to respond.