U--Membership for Building Industry Associations

SPECIAL NOTICE This is a Special Notice of Contract Award, it does not constitute a formal solicitation or request for offers and none will be issued. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Construction & Facilities Management (CFM), Washington DC 20001 awarded a Sole Source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for a Membership and Sponsorship with the National Building Institute of Science (NIBS) in accordance with FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i) and 12 U.S. Code § 1701j 2 (g)(3), which states: Every department, agency, and establishment of the Federal Government having responsibility for building or construction, or for building- or construction-related programs, is authorized and encouraged to request authorization and appropriations for grants to the Institute for its general support, and is authorized to contract with and accept contracts from the Institute for specific services where deemed appropriate by the responsible Federal official involved. The contract was awarded to National Institute of Building Science (s),1090 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005, in the amount of $938,066.00, for a base and four (4) option years under the statutory authority permitting Other Than Full and Open Competition 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c)(3), as implemented by FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i) Authorized or Required by Statute. The POC for this action is Deborah Faulkner, Email: [email protected] and [email protected].