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NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE On behalf of the Defense Language National Security Education Office (DLNSEO), Alexandria, VA, the Defense Human Resource Activity (DHRA) Contracting Office intends to ... NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE On behalf of the Defense Language National Security Education Office (DLNSEO), Alexandria, VA, the Defense Human Resource Activity (DHRA) Contracting Office intends to negotiate and award a single contract, on a sole source basis, under the authority of 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(5), FAR 6.302-5, Authorized or Required by Statute. The Government intends to procure services in support of the DLNSEO English for Heritage Language Speakers (EHLS) requirement from Center for Applied Linguistics, 4646 40TH ST NW 2nd Fl, Washington, DC 20016-1872. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 611630. The award is anticipated to be a firm fixed price contract with a five year performance period. The EHLS program requirement establishes and improves opportunities for U.S. citizens who are highly skilled native speakers of languages critical to national security to develop professional level English skills (Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) Level 3). These individuals are required to seek and find employment in positions throughout the U.S. federal national security community as described in the Boren Act. This Notice of Intent to Sole Source is not a request for proposals. This is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. Interested parties that believe they could satisfy the full requirements shall provide clear and convincing evidence of their ability to do so, in writing, by or before the deadline date for this Notice. Submittals will not be returned to the interested party and questions will not be accepted. This is an all or none requirement. Interested parties responding to parts of the requirement will not be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete the required services based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Costs connected with providing the capability statement will not be reimbursed. Each response should include the following Business Information: a. Contractor Name, Address, b. Point of Contact Name, Phone Number, and Email address c. Contractor DUNS d. Contractor Business Classification (i.e., small business, 8(a), woman owned, Hubzone, veteran owned, etc.) as validated in System for Award Management (SAM). All offerors must register in the SAM located at http://sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1. e. Capability Statement shall include information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience on similar requirements (including size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc. that will facilitate making a capability determination. Capability statements shall not exceed 5 pages in length, excluding standard brochures. Submissions shall be emailed to the points of contact listed below.