Notice of Intent to Sole Source to National Academy of Sciences for the Transpo

Notice of Intent to Sole Source to National Academy of Sciences for the Transportation Research Board 2023 Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility Forum


In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, the Department of Energy (DOE), National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) intends to negotiate and award a purchase order on a sole source basis to National Academy of Sciences for the Transportation Research Board 2023 Automated Vehicles and Shared Mobility Forum to participate in order to share latest research findings and insights, review information and research from other participating organizations, and effectively plan its own research agenda.

This is considered a sole source to National Academy of Sciences because, to the best of the NETL’s knowledge and based on market research conducted National Academy of Sciences is the only known source that can provide this type of service. No known potential alternate sources exist which could satisfy NETL's requirement.

This notice of intent is not a request for quote/proposal. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the NETL requirement described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement being requested by 16:00 PM ED on 09/09/2023. Responses must be submitted in writing to Shannon.Lynch@netl.doe.gov no later than the time and date noted above. Telephone responses and requests will not be received.

A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on 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.