Meeting Space and Services

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE: Pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(i) and in accordance with FAR 5.201(b)(1)(i), this announcement serves as the notice of the Government's intent to award a sole-source purchase order to Brown Palace Hotel for meeting space, audiovisual services, and staff lodging to support several upcoming Program Proposers’ Day in support of Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) in Denver, CO from 15-18 November 2023. The purpose of this service is to allow ARPA-H to hold several Proposer’s Days for several new programs. Based on the market research, the Brown Palace Hotel is the only venue which can provide the services described in the Statement of Need. The services described in this document are commercial. Multiple other sources were considered for this requirement, but none were able to meet the requirements on the specific dates for the event. This notice is neither a request for competitive proposals nor a solicitation of offerors. A solicitation will not be posted. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely with the discretion of the Government. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirements by submitting their request in writing including technical literature showing its capability of meeting the Government's requirement with complete company name, address, email, and telephone, and a point of contact. The Government will consider all responses received by 12:00 PM Eastern, October 10, 2023. Responses received after the due date will not be considered or responded to. All inquiries shall be clearly marked with subject “Proposer’s Day SAM.gov Notice” and emailed to the below Government point of contact(s). Information received as a result of this notice will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Such information received must be clear and convincing evidence that a sole source procurement is not justifiable. This notice does not represent a commitment by the Government to pay for costs incurred in the preparation and submission of information or any other costs incurred as a response to this announcement. Inquiries will only be accepted in writing by email to the primary and secondary points of contact listed above. Phone calls will not be accepted.