Notice of Intent to Award Sole Source

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A SOLICITATION FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) intends to award a sole source contract to the International Career Advancement Program (ICAP) Fellowship, a professional development and leadership program for highly promising mid-career professionals in international affairs in the United States, sponsored by the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and the Aspen Institute, 2201 South Gaylord, Denver, Colorado 80208. The purpose of the International Career Advancement Program (ICAP) is to improve the quality of the leadership of the United States in international affairs by helping to ensure that it reflects the full diversity of the US population. It is a program that started in 1997, funded by outside grants, donations and sponsorships. ICAP seeks to accomplish its aim by assisting highly promising mid-career professionals in the U.S. in international business and public affairs to have a more effective voice and to achieve senior administrative and policy-making positions in government agencies, non-profit groups and the private sector. This assistance takes the form of providing leadership training, career advising, assistance in policy analysis and implementation, wider social networks, career contacts and a strong support group for these mid-career professionals, thus helping them to achieve their full potential. ICAP provides a support network, career advising, mentors, policy and research background and other assistance in order to help professionals from underrepresented groups and those who are strong advocates of diversity and inclusion have a more effective voice, achieve their potential and assume leadership positions in international affairs in the United States, in both the public and the private sectors. It is based on the realization that US leadership which draws on the full range of talent and diversity of the US population will be more legitimate and will enhance the quality, effectiveness and creativity of US participation in global affairs. The program was identified in 2015 by The Economist’s Global Diversity List as one of the top 50 “Ethnic Diversity Networks” globally and has been named in both US House of Representatives and US Senate bills as an important and successful diversity leadership program, policy and government related educational opportunities relating to biomedical research and public health. This proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(1) as set forth in FAR 6.302-1. ICAP Fellowship is the only responsible source to provide services to MCC employees enrolled in the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and the Aspen Institute and no other supplies or services will satisfy the Agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a solicitation for competitive proposals. However, if any other interested party believes that it can meet the requirements, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The capability statement and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material with sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can meet the requirements as described above. Capability statements and related materials received by the Contract Specialist no later than Sep 3, 2021, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time will be considered by the government. Written responses received after Sep 3, 2021, at 5:00 PM Eastern Time WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Address responses to the attention of Michelle Nwoha and Maxwell Sarpong at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Contracts and Grants Management Office via email at [email protected] and [email protected].