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69--Sole Source for Oxygen for Your Relationship participant and facilitator kits.

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The contract involves a sole-source acquisition for participant and facilitator kits related to the "Oxygen For Your Relationship" program, which is specifically designed for couples. The requirement stems from the proprietary nature of the curriculum materials developed by Stronger Families, which are unique and available exclusively from this single supplier. Due to these proprietary elements and the fact that Stronger Families has not authorized any resellers or distributors, no alternative sources are capable of meeting the agency's needs. Consequently, full and open competition is not feasible, and the agency has cited FAR authority 13.106-1(b)(1) to justify this sole-source procurement. A market search conducted via the internet confirmed the lack of alternative providers offering similar curriculum materials. No further market research was done, as no adequate purchase description or comparable supplies exist. The government has indicated that it currently has no plans to take steps to reduce barriers to competition before future acquisitions and considers this a unique case. Interested parties who believe they can fulfill the requirement were invited to express interest by a specified deadline, though no other sources were identified. This acquisition supports the Department of Defense at Joint Base Lewis-McChord under NAICS code 624190, which involves social assistance services.

General Info

Sole-source procurement of proprietary relationship kits from Stronger Families for DoD social assistance.

Agency

Department Of Defense → W6QM Micc-Jb Lewis-Mc Chord

NAICS

624190 - Other Individual and Family Services

Place of Performance

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PostedApr 11

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QM Micc-Jb Lewis-Mc Chord

ContactsNo contacts available

OfficeJOINT BASE LEWIS MCCH, WA, 98433-9500, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QM Micc-Jb Lewis-Mc Chord

Office AddressJOINT BASE LEWIS MCCH, WA, 98433-9500, USA

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Full Description

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. No solicitation document is available. 1) FAR Statutory Authority cited: 13.106-1(b)(1) only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. 2) Brief description of supplies or services required and the intended use: Oxygen For Your Relationship participant bundles for couples. 3) Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used: Curriculum material developed to support Oxygen For Your Relationship seminars contains proprietary elements. 4) Reason that suggested source is the only source which can provide the supplies or services: Stronger Families has not established any authorized resellers or distributors for their products or services. 5) A description of the market research that was conducted and the results, or a statement of the reason a market research was not conducted: Internet search yielded no other potential sources offering the required curriculum materials. 6) Explain why an adequate purchase description or other information suitable to solicit by full and open competition has not been developed or are not available: No other source is available. 7) Provide a statement of the actions, if any, the government may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before future acquisitions are required. If this is a follow-on action to a previously competed action, so state: None. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement to the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Mission & Installation Contracting Command - Joint Base Lewis-McChord via email to: contact@example.gov no later than 12:00 pm (EDT) on 21 April 2014.