EHTB Expansion of Collaboration withTribal Epidemiology Centers

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, (DEHHE), Environmental Health Tracking Branch (EHTB) intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price services contract to Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Incorporated; 2932 Highway 47N; Lac Du Flambeau, WI 54538-9208. This contract will be for a period of performance of 12-months.

The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. The NAICS Code for this procurement is 813319 (Other Social Advocacy Organizations). The Size Standard is $7.5 million dollars.

The purpose of this procurement is to obtain contractor services to assist in the assessment of environmental health priorities and resources among the 34 tribes in the Bemidji Area of Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin and provide technical assistance to the Southwest and Northwest Tribal Epidemiology Centers. The Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Epidemiology Center (GLITEC) has unique tribal public health expertise and established infrastructure to work with tribes in the Great Lake as well as other tribal epidemiology centers. GLITEC staff works to support Tribal communities in their efforts to improve health by building capacity to collect and use data while advocating on the local, state and national levels to improve data quality. No other vendor can provide this service. GLITEC is the only contractor that specializes in public health and tribal relations within the Great Lakes area and could also provide technical assistance to tribal epidemiology centers in the Southwest and Northwest.

No solicitation will be posted to FedBizOpps. We will only issue a solicitation to Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Incorporated. Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council, Incorporated is the only source available to provide this service that meets mission critical requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for proposal. A determination to compete this procurement based on response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

Interested parties who believe they possess the capability to satisfy this requirement should submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to meet this requirement. All responses must be sent in writing to Mr. Tim Williams via email to TLWilliams3@cdc.gov using solicitation number 2016-Q-65824 in the subject line, no later than 10:00pm Eastern Time, August 23, 2016.