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INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to negotiate and award a sole source delivery order to the Academy Health, 1666 K. Street, NW, suite 1100, Was... INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) intends to negotiate and award a sole source delivery order to the Academy Health, 1666 K. Street, NW, suite 1100, Washington, DC 20006 for co-sponsorship of the Academy Health Annual Research meeting in Washington, DC from June 29 – July 02, 2024. Detail information has been provided in the attached Statement of Work. The sole source award will be made under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 235 ( C ) ( 1 ) as implemented by FAR6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies and Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. A justification and approval is currently being processed for this requirement. CMS REQUIREMENTS: The scientific meeting provided CMS participants with the tools and skills to identify and address racial and ethnic disparities in health care within the organization with the goal of empowering them to implement these strategies and transform the organization to focus on quality and equity. The conference directly aligns with HHS Strategic Goal 4: Foster Sound, Sustained Advances in the Sciences. NAICS CODES: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 813920 ( Professional Organizations). INTERESTED PARTIES: All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. In order to qualify as a potential contractor for this procurement, the organization must provide valid, reliable and standardized health care performance measures to support and advance public accountability, quality improvement efforts, increased patient safety, and value based purchasing. The organization must be able to serve as a national dissemination and implementation conference for health disparities researchers. To be considered, interested vendors must submit technical literature describing their capability to effectively satisfy this requirement, as well as terms and conditions and a complete price quote within 5 days of this notice, to the following electronic mail address: phillip.harrell@cms.hhs.gov. DISCLAIMER: This notice is not a Request for Proposals or a Solicitation, nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. This notice is not a commitment from the Government. The Government will not reimburse any bid or proposal costs as a result of this notice. No solicitation exists and requests for a copy of the solicitation will be disregarded. However, any future solicitation that will be open to competition will be subsequently issued on beta.sam.gov in order to permit firms to respond.