Notice of intent to sole source

The Mission & Installation Contracting Command - Fort Knox (MICC-Knox) intends to award on a sole-source basis a contract to Health Forum, Inc. 155 N. Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606, for American Hospital Association (AHA) Data Viewer Annual Subscriptions. Under FAR Part 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. AHA Data Viewer is proprietary data collected through reporting from the members of the organization and provides a complete list of data of the graduates from medical education institutions. This information aids in recruiting positions in medical health care and military occupational specialty (MOS). Market research has demonstrated that only Health Forum, Inc is the only responsible source that can support this requirement.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) and a solicitation will not be issued. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition for this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received by 30 August 2018, 11:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST), the award will be made without further notice. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. RESPONSES ARE DUE NOT LATER THAN 30 AUGUST 2018, 11:00 AM EST to MICC - Fort Knox, to Unice E. Murphy at unice.e.murphy.civ@mail.mil.

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