Notice of Intent to Award a Sole Source Contract to the Minnesota Medical Association
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- W912LM-26-R-A005
- Agency
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Minnesota National Guard
Army National Guard, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541810 Advertising Agencies
- Place of performance
- Little Falls, Minnesota, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Property & Fiscal Office for Minnesota (USPFO-MN), operating under the Department of the Army Minnesota Army National Guard, is seeking print and electronic media advertising services to support medical officer recruitment efforts. The primary objective is to reach medical students and licensed healthcare professionals, including nurses, doctors, physician assistants, and behavioral health specialists throughout Minnesota. The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) has been identified as the sole source for this requirement due to its established reach and connections with the target demographic. The Government intends to award this contract under simplified procedures for sole source acquisitions, with the justification that market research has demonstrated that only the MMA possesses the necessary long-established platforms and connections to effectively reach the specified professional audience. Interested parties may submit a statement of capabilities by the January 2, 2026 deadline, which must include clear and convincing evidence that competitive procurement would be advantageous to the Government; such information will be evaluated solely to determine whether a competitive process should be pursued instead.
This procurement does not employ any set-aside designations, and the Minnesota Medical Association is the identified incumbent source for this requirement. No specific award value or budget range has been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. The contract is structured as a 12-month base year agreement with four optional 12-month renewal periods, allowing for potential expansion if exercised by the Government. The acquisition is being conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 and FAR 13.501(a) for simplified procedures, with the legal justification provided under FAR 6.302-1 citing sole source authority. The notice is classified under NAICS 541810 (Advertising Agencies) and PSC R426 (Support-Professional: Communications), and it serves as notification only rather than a formal solicitation for bids, quotes, or proposals.
Notice text
The U.S. Property & Fiscal Office for Minnesota (USPFO-MN), Little Falls, MN intends to award a sole source, firm-fixed-price contract to the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) located at 3433 Broadway St NE, STE 187, Minneapolis, MN 55413 for the provision of print and electronic media advertising through their existing medical professional media print and electronic platforms for medical officer recruitment. The primary objective is to reach the target demographic of medical students and currently licensed and practicing medical professionals, such as practicing nurses, doctors, physician assistants and behavioral health specialists, in Minnesota. This requirement is proposed to be a 12-month base year contract, plus four (4) 12-month option years, if exercised.
This acquisition is being conducted under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 1901 as implemented in FAR 13.501(a) Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Services – Sole Source acquisitions, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
Market research has indicated that the MMA is the only source able to provide this requirement with their existing long-established reach and connections with this large specific Minnesota target demographic.
This notice does not constitute a solicitation; however, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government.
Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids, quotes, or proposals. The Government does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
Interested parties must submit their capability statements and all relevant information via email by the deadline above to the following email address: daniel.g.bart.civ@army.mil
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