Intent to award a sole source contract for a Behavioral Science Researcher in support of the Institute for Future Warfare Studies.

Under the authority of 6.302-1, the Naval War College, Strategic Studies Group intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price level of effort contract to Dr Richard Rende. The anticipated level of effort will be 454 hours and the period of performance will be 1 May 2017 to 30 April 2018. Under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c) (1) pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a) (2), the product or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source or only from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency. A determination not to compete this proposed contract is based on market research and is solely within the discretion of the government.

As evidenced in the sole source justification provided by the requiring activity and attached there is only one contractor that has the specific qualifications that meet the peculiar requirements of this contract. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation will be posted on or about 18 April 2017 with a closing date of 25 April 2017.The NAICS code is 541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, and has a small business size standard of $20.5M.

Under the authority of 6.302-1, the Naval War College, Strategic Studies Group intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price level of effort contract to Dr Richard Rende. The anticipated level of effort will be 454 hours and the period of performance will be 1 May 2017 to 30 April 2018. Under the authority of 10 USC 2304(c) (1) pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a) (2), the product or services needed by the agency are available from only one responsible source or only from a limited number of responsible sources and no other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of the agency. A determination not to compete this proposed contract is based on market research and is solely within the discretion of the government.

As evidenced in the sole source justification provided by the requiring activity and attached there is only one contractor that has the specific qualifications that meet the peculiar requirements of this contract. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation will be posted on or about 18 April 2017 with a closing date of 25 April 2017.The NAICS code is 541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, and has a small business size standard of $20.5M.