R499--2024 Federal Laboratory Consortium Registration

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration has issued a Special Notice for Solicitation Number 36C24E24Q0047 regarding the 2024 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) National Meeting. The VA intends to sole source a firm-fixed price purchase order contract to the Association of University Technology Managers Inc. (UEI: K6VFM5EK87A6) to acquire attendance of VHA employees at the FLC National Meeting from April 9-11, 2024 in Dallas, Texas.

The purpose of this Special Notice is to provide professional development opportunities for 28 employees from the VA's Technology Transfer Program (VA TTP) to attend the 2024 FLC Annual Event. The scope includes full tuition coverage at a not-to-exceed rate of $900 per attendee for the conference, which includes training, sessions, receptions, meals, and an awards ceremony. Interested parties may submit a one-page capability statement by March 22, 2024 at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, but this is not a request for competitive quotes. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 611430 - Professional and Management Development Training, with a $15,000,000 size standard. The estimated period of performance is March 28, 2024 to September 27, 2024.