Sole Source Award - Tribal Judge Training

The US Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Office Tribal Justice Support intends to award a sole source acquisition under FAR part 15 to the National Judicial College, National Tribal Judicial Center (NJC) for a training and education program to the Tribal court judges, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(i). The NJC shall provide a course topics of: Family Issues in Tribal Court, Handling Domestice Violence Cases in Tribal Court and Managing Drug and Alchohol Cases in Tribal Court also Tribal Court Management and Tribal Court Practice and Procedures. This is a result of a requirement under the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) and has strong focus on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) as well. This acquisition will be a firm-fixed price with a base year and may be extended for an additional year and not to exceed a total of two years. The suggested NAICS code is 611430. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, however, all proposals received by May 22, 2012, 1:00 P.M. EST shall be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed 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 in the future. Evidence must be provided of ability to perform the requirement. Responses to this notice, if any, must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the government. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for an award of a federal contract. All questions shall be submitted via email to: [email protected], phone calls will not be accepted.