2013 National Tissue Recovery & Utilization Survey for Office of the Asstistant Secretary for Health

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, through the Program Support Center’s Division of Acquisition Management, intends to issue a sole source purchase order for a 12-month period to Avar Consulting, Inc. This procurement will be conducted under simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13 and is exempt from competitive requirements under FAR 19.804-2(a), based on a partnership agreement between the SBA and HHS. The expected contract falls under NAICS code 541910 with a size standard of $15 million, and due to the estimated contract value, no official SBA letter is required. The acquisition pertains to the 2013 National Tissue Recovery & Utilization Survey for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. This notice clarifies that it is not a solicitation for competitive proposals, and the government reserves the discretion not to compete the purchase order based on responses received. Interested parties may submit comments referencing solicitation number 14-233-SOL-00594 to Contract Specialist Jessica Treanor via the provided email address. Additional details about this pre-solicitation are available through the provided SAM.gov link. The point of contact can also be reached by phone for further queries.