Smithsonian American Arts Museum

The Department Of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price contract award on a noncompetitive basis in accordance with FAR 13.501(a), a sole source acquisition under the authority of the test program for commercial items (section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996) to The Smithsonian American Arts Museum (SAAM), 2011 Crystal City Dr. STE 352 MRC 1205 Arlington, VA, 22202-3709. The service is to provide the delivery of live, interactive virtual museum video conferences, and the facilitation of student centered projects on the topic of American art for K-12 classrooms around the world as well as live, virtual interactive professional development, and individualized teacher support in regard to integrating museum resources with content specific teacher requests for classroom instruction and materials that accommodate the needs of students with disabilities and are aligned to the specific DoDEA K-12 grade level curriculum and national standards. PSC is U099, NAICS Code is 611710, and Size standard is $14 Million. The sole source determination is based upon Smithsonian American Arts Museum being the only source able to compete to provide the delivery of live, interactive virtual museum video conferences, and the facilitation of student centered projects on the topic of American art for K-12 classrooms around the world as well as live, virtual interactive professional development, and individualized teacher support in regard to integrating museum resources with content specific teacher requests for classroom instruction and materials that accommodate the needs of students with disabilities and are aligned to the specific DoDEA K-12 grade level curriculum and national standards. This Notice of Intent is not a request for proposals. Information received from interested parties will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Responses to this electronic notice must be received by 3:00 p.m. EST on 23 June 2014. Responses may be submitted by E-mail to Matt Schulz: [email protected]