Q--Keynote Speaker for VISN Mental Health Recovery Conferences

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 11, in accordance with FAR 6.302.1 (only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Dr. Richard Baron, the current Director of Knowledge Translation Activities borth for the NIDRR-funded University of Pennsylvania Collaborative on Community Intragration of Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities, and also the current Director of the NIMH-funded Center for Behavioral Health Services and Criminal Justice Research. NAICS 541720 applies; the small business size standard is $7.0 Million. The Contractor shall be the keynote speaker in a day long program on Mental Health Recovery held by the VISN 11 Recovery Advisory Committee held at various VA Medical Centers loctated throughout the VISN 11 area. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. It is not a solicitation or request for offers. No solicitation package is available. A determination not to compete is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Responses must be received no later than 3:30 pm on September 24, 2010. No telephone or email inquiries will be accepted. All responses must be mailed to VAAAHS, Attn; Ken Silvers (Purchasing and Contracting 54C), 2515 Fuller Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105.