Notice of Intent for Sole Source Award

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Office of Acquisitions (OA) intends to award a single source purchase order to the City of Durham d/b/a Durham Convention Center for off-site meeting space. The NIEHS needs offsite meeting space while their conference room is under renovation.

It has been determined that the City of Durham d/b/a Durham Convention Center is the only source that can perform the required services, as they the only source that can accommodate required meeting dates, attendance capacity, and specific audiovisual equipment and requirements. Meeting space is limited to venues within a 10-mile radius of NIEHS due to participation and transportation limitations.

The anticipated period of performance will be 09/08/2019 through 02/13/2020.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 531120 "Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)". Its associated Small Business Size Standard is $27,500,000.00.

Line Item 0001 - Meeting Space and AV Support for September 9 - 11, 2019
Line Item 0002 - Meeting Space and AV Support for February 10 - 11, 2020
Line Item 0003 - Meeting Space and AV Support for February 12 - 13, 2020

NIEHS will solicit and negotiate directly with the City of Durham d/b/a Durham Convention Center, and no solicitation will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals or quotations; however, if an interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, all responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The quotation must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can perform the requirement. Offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All interested parties must express their interest or quotation in writing via email to beth.kuhaneck@nih.gov within three(3) business days after the date of publication of this notice. No faxed documents will be accepted. If no responsive statements or quotations are received within three (3) business days, an award will be made to the City of Durham d/b/a Durham Convention Center.

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