Intent to Sole Source: ACE College Credit Evaluations

This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole-source contract and is not a request for competitive proposals.  The statutory authority for this sole source procurement is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c) (1) as prescribed by FAR 13.106-1(b).

Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Leavenworth, KS intends to issue a sole source, firm fixed price award to American Council on Education, Washington DC 20036-1193, to provide college credit recommendation services concerning advanced language courses, Defense Language Proficiency Tests (DLPTs) and Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPIs) at the Defense Language Institute, the Presidio of Monterey, CA.  The NAICS code for this requirement 611310 Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools (size standard $30.0M). 

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all quotations/responses received within fifteen (15) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government.  Interested parties may identify their capability to respond to this requirement.  Interested parties must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government to garner further consideration by the government.  A determination by the government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Written responses to this Notice of Intent to Sole Source shall contain sufficient documentation to establish a bonafide capability to fulfill the requirement.  MICC Fort Leavenworth will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice.

Any quotation/response should be emailed to Larissa A. Brown at larissa.a.brown2.civ@,ail.mil by 5:00 PM, CST, 07 July 2021.