Regulatory Animal Research Instruction for VA Learners

The Veterans Administration (VA) Service Area Office East (SAOE) R & D Contracting Office intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with the National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR) (a non-profit organization), 1100 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005 for the procurement of webinar training for VA research personnel in regulatory topics that govern animal research in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a) and 6.302-1(a)(2) (only 1 responsible source) because the Government believes that NABR is the only organization capable of providing the quantity and quality of nationwide webinar training to the thousands of VA employees needed to fulfill this procurement.
This notice of intent is not for competitive quotes. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 423430, small business size standard of 250 employees. This notice is NOT a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document is available. However, parties may express their interest accompanied by supporting literature by email to Jeff Greis, Contracting Officer, no later than August 20, 12:01 ET. Responses should be sent to jeffrey.greis@va.gov. No telephone responses will be accepted. Information received will be for the sole purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement or proceed with a sole-source procurement. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.
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