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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT This is a notice issued on behalf of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD) by the Office of Logistics and Acquisition Op... NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT This is a notice issued on behalf of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD) by the Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations (OLAO), Office of Acquisitions, NIH, DHHS, UNITED STATES. OLAO intends to solicit on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The NAICS for this requirement is 813920 - Professional Organizations with a size standard of $16.5M. Attached is the Draft Statement of Work (SOW), for services to be acquired from a company named the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 1200 New York Avenue, Washington, DC 20005. Based on market research (including sources sought HHS-NIH-OD-OLAO-SS-21-003), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is the only service provider that meets OD’s need for managing and administering the Science & Technology Policy Fellowships Program. No other responsible source has been found that has the reach that OD requires. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Responses must reference 75N98021Q00026 and include the following: (1) Name and Address of the vendor, (2) Size and type of business (3) Point of contact with name, title, phone, fax and email, (4) DUNS number, (5) Written Capability Statement (no more than 15 pages) addressing the Statement of Work. (6) List of organizations to whom the same or similar types of services have been previously provided to include contract number, dollar value, name, and the phone number of the Contracting Officer, ALL INFORMATION SUBMITTED IN RESPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT MUST BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE THE CLOSING DATE OF April 16, 2021, 3:00 PM (EST). Please submit responses through e-mail to Mr. Tim Johnson at johnsontim@od.nih.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This is NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETIVE PROPOSALS. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. No RFQ will be issued based upon the Notice of Intent. This notice does not commit the Government to any contractual agreement. The Government DOES NOT intend to award a contract based on responses under this announcement. Interested parties shall not be reimbursed for costs associated with preparation of their responses. Any proprietary information should be so marked. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed, to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the services. Responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses.