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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE AN ORDER/CONTRACT. This is not a request for competitive proposals/quotes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Occupational Safety and H... NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE AN ORDER/CONTRACT. This is not a request for competitive proposals/quotes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), hereby announces its intent to issue a sole source order/contract to Adso Enterprises Inc, 526 Avellino Isles Cir Apt 6302, Naples, FL 34119. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, with a size standard of $16.5 million. The purpose of this contract is to provide strategic planning support services to the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL), including its Personal Protective Technologies and Public Safety Programs, and other activities in furtherance of its mission. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) undertakes initiatives to strategically position its programs and activities to better protect the health and safety of American workers. NPPTL is a division of NIOSH, within CDC that has as its mission: to prevent work-related injury, illness, and death by advancing the state of knowledge and application of personal protective technologies (PPT). The Laboratory is responsible for (1) conducting work site surveillance of hazards for which protective technologies and equipment are used to protect workers, and studies patterns of personal protective technology (PPT) use; (2) conducting a variety of laboratory and field research relating to the development and evaluation of innovative personal protective technologies and equipment; (3) researching and developing criteria, standards and guidelines relating to PPT performance, quality, reliability and efficacy; (4) directing and performing the NIOSH respirator approval program and related laboratory, field, quality, and records activities; (5) producing and disseminating research findings, technical information, training materials, performance criteria, and recommendations for using personal protective equipment to improve protection of workers; and (6) developing, studying and assessing the effectiveness of communications and training approaches and technologies relating to PPT. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action will be based on responses to this notice and is solely in the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov , prior to an award of a federal contract. This action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit quotations. This is not a request for competitive quotations; however, the Government will review any/all product, capabilities, and pricing information submitted prior to the closure of this notice. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responsible sources that believe they possess the expertise and capabilities identified above are hereby afforded the opportunity to submit to the Contracting Officer within 5 days from the posting date of this notice, their written capabilities statement and pricing information in the format they choose, not to exceed 10 pages. Please forward product and pricing information to Diane Meeder, Contracting Officer, CDC, OAS, through email at Dmeeder@cdc.gov. Any responses should be emailed to Diane Meeder at DMeeder@cdc.gov by May 20, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. ET.