R -- Meeting Planner Services

The USDA, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) intends to make a sole source award as authorized by 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) to the USDA Grad School (Grad School) for Meeting Planning/Conference Services for the upcoming Dietary Guidelines Committee. The contract will be awarded with for the four (4) required meetings with an option for the optional meeting, if it is deemed necessary. Due to budgetary constraints, and location, the meetings will be held in USDA Government Facilities, and there are restrictions as to who can reserve the Government meeting rooms/auditoriums. The Grad School is allowed to reserve these spaces in USDA buildings. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All questions and/or comments to this notice need to be received no later than 11:00am, Friday, March 28, 2008.