Pilot Study of the Safety Case Approach

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE A CONTRACT. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to BVNA/Maxxam, 22345 Roethel Drive, Novi, MI 48375, for services to develop safety cases for selected chemistry lab rooms in the NIOSH Hamilton Building, provide training on the safety case approach to laboratorians, manager, and safety personnel and to collect and provide feedback .

BVNA/Maxxam is only source because of the following:

Bureau Veritas is a multi-national company that provides laboratory and consultative services relative to occupational safety and health. The Safety Case approach has been used in the United Kingdom by Bureau Veritas to improve occupational health and safety programs. Bureau Veritas has extensive experience with its use for major hazard industries. A sources sought announcement yielded Bureau Veritas as the only company that could be found that provides both consultative assistance with the Safety Case approach and has hygiene laboratory operations similar to those in the chemistry labs in NIOSH Hamilton Building in Cincinnati OH.

This contract action is for one year, the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) or 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, all proposals/responses received from the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. 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 normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Any proposal/response should be emailed to Dwight Favors, Contract Specialist at dyf3@cdc.gov by June 11, 2018. If no affirmative responses are received on or before the date stated, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), negotiations will be conducted with BVNA/Maxxam, 22345 Roethel Drive, Novi, MI 48375, as the only source and a contract will be issued without any additional notices being posted.