Notice of intent to award a sole source contract

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT to American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO), 444 N Capitol Street NW Ste 249, Washington DC 20001-1551.

This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(ii), “Soliciting from a Single Source.” The NAICS code utilized for this procurement is 541380, Testing Laboratories and Services, with an industry size standard of $16.5 million.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for Proposals or Quotations. No solicitation document exists, and no telephone or email inquiries will be accepted.  No contract award will be made based on proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice.  Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement and should furnish detailed data concerning their capabilities to provide services sought including pricing data and technical data sufficient to determine that a comparable source to the government is available.

The government may consider all Expressions of Interest received prior to August 1, 2023.  A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.  Responses to this notice must be emailed to WFL.Purchasing@dot.gov and received by 10:00 hours PST on August 1, 2023. Submitters are responsible for ensuring their email reaches the designated contracting officer on-time.