A -- Intent to Award a Sole Source Procurement

The contract involves a Notice of Intent to Award a sole source procurement to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for participation in a research project titled "MIT’s Community of Learning: A Research Project on the Emerging Workplace Industry." The procurement will be conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and exempt from full and open competition pursuant to FAR 6.302-3. This notice serves strictly for informational purposes and does not constitute a request for competitive quotes. Interested vendors may express their interest and capabilities in writing within a 15-day window and must submit their responses via facsimile or email to the designated Contracting Officer. Responding vendors are required to identify their business status, such as HUBZone, 8(a), women-owned, small disadvantaged, small, or large business. The Government reserves the right to discontinue the acquisition process based on the responses received. Any information gathered will generally be used solely to determine if a competitive acquisition should proceed. The contracting agency overseeing this procurement is the General Services Administration’s PBS R00 Acquisition Support Division, located in Washington, D.C.