G -- 2007 HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR GIRLS AT RISK FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY

Solicitation 07T070028 titled 2007 HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR GIRLS AT RISK FOR JUVENILE DELINQUENCY was posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website June 12, 2007 with a response date of July 12, 2007. The solicitation was deleted from the website June 14, 2007. The solicitation stated that the Government anticipated making ten awards not to exceed the Simplified Acquisition threshold in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), Subpart 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation was solicited as a total small business set aside in accordance with FAR 13.003(b)(1). The Department of Health and Human Services was challenged on its decision to not set aside a similar requirement for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns and that solicitation was canceled. Based on that decision, a pro-active decision was made to also cancel solicitation 07T070028 and post a Sources Sought synopsis for market research purposes to see if there are service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns or HUBZone small business concerns that have the core competencies necessary to provide the services being solicited and to determine if there is sufficient competition to make further set asides beyond a total small business set aside. Prior to issuing an amendment to cancel the solicitation, it was deleted from the FedBizOpps website. A Sources Sought synopsis was posted June 15, 2007 under number 07T070028, the same number that was assigned to the solicitation that was deleted. The synopsis will close June 25, 2007. Following evaluation of any capability statements submitted, the Government will re-announce the requirement and post the solicitation. It is anticipated that the re-posting will occur in early July.