NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c) (1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Reference Number is N6889815RCBG814. The 628th Contracting Squadron, 101 E. Hill Blvd., Joint Base Charleston, intents to award a sole source contract to the contractor to provide the required service for learning organization training. The 628th Contracting Squadron intends to make an award to Commonwealth Center for High Performance Organization Inc. 2240 Brandywine Dr Charlottesville, VA, 22901-2907. Market research was performed and information gathered in determining this company to be the only source for this requirement. In accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 5.207(c) (15) (ii), the proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(b) (ii). This notice of intent to award is not a request for competitive proposals; however responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement 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. The justification for the sole source requirements as follows: In accordance with FAR 6.303-2: (1) Agency and Activity: 628 Contracting Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, SC (2) Nature of action being approved: Sole source acquisition. (3) The purpose of this acquisition is to provide learning organization workshop training. (4) Justification Rationale: IAW FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) One source is capable of providing because no other company provides this training. (5) Demonstration of Unique Qualifications: Commonwealth Center for High Performance Organization Inc. provided training workshops are custom designed after their assessment of the customer(s) requirement. (6) Description of Solicitation Efforts: IAW FAR 5.102(a) (2), this notice will be posted on the Government-wide Point of Entry (FedBizOpps.gov), but retained in the contract file to document the rationale for a sole source award. (7) The contracting officer has determined that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable based upon previous awards made for same service and comparison to other installations and the commercial sector for the same services. (8) Description of market research: Due to the amount of workshops completed by NPTU, it is more cost efficient to complete the remaining workshops with Commonwealth Center for High Performance Organization Inc. (9) Other supporting facts: NPTU Charleston has completed eleven learning organization workshops. Additional workshops are required to train personnel who have not received training. (10) Actions to prevent barriers that may lead to restricted consideration in the future: Continue to monitor learning workshop changes that will open opportunities for other vendors. (11) This justification is accurate and complete to the best of the contracting officer's knowledge and belief. Address questions to Matenoa Taufa, Contract Specialist, at (843) 963-5166, fax (843) 963-5183, email
[email protected] or Jacqueline Brown, Contracting Officer, Phone (843) 963-5857, email
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