Notice of Intent to Sole Source - National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source



Washington Headquarters Service, Acquisition and Procurement Office intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract on a sole source basis to the National Academy of Sciences, 500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 under the authority of FAR 6.302-5(c)(1)(iii)(B). WHS intends to acquire research, analysis, and study support services on science, technology and health policy issues in support of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (OUSD, AT&L), Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E). FAR 6.302-5(c)(1)(iii)(B) provides sole source authority for any contract requiring the National Academy of Sciences to investigate, examine, or experiment upon any subject of science or art of significance to an executive agency and to report on these matters to the Congress or any agency of the Federal Government. The National Academy of Sciences has been identified as the only source that can provide the measure of expertise, independence, objectivity, and audience acceptance necessary to meet the program requirements of DDR&E on a continuous basis.



This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations, however interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by 2:00 PM, EST, October 22, 2009 by e-mail to kortnee.stewart@whs.mil. A determination by the Government not to compete the IDIQ 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. For specific questions, please contact Kortnee Stewart, Contract Specialist at kortnee.stewart@whs.mil or Kim Fernandez, Contracting Officer at kim.fernandez@whs.mil.



Point of Contact - Email your questions to WHS Acquisition & Procurement Office, at kortnee.stewart@whs.mil