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Mental Health First Aid Instructor Certification Training
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The Indian Health Service intends to award a sole source contract to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing for Mental Health First Aid Instructor Certification Training. This initiative aims to provide consistent and current training and certification services to support the delivery of comprehensive health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives. The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has been identified as the only certifying body capable of providing these services on a nationwide scale to meet the agency's requirements. The contract structure consists of a 12-month base period with two additional 12-month option periods. This procurement is being conducted under the authority of FAR 6.103-1, as no other source can satisfy the agency's needs. While this notice is primarily informational, interested parties may respond if they can provide clear evidence that competition would be advantageous and not cost or time prohibitive to the government's mission.
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
Project Title: Mental Health First Aid Instructor Certification Training
Announcement No.: 75H70426Q00043A1
The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to National Council for Mental Wellbeing for a Mental Health First Aid Instructor Certification Training services requirement. The purpose and function of the Indian Health Service (IHS) is to provide comprehensive health care services to American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) through the IHS hospital and clinic system. The IHS seeks professional support to maintain and improve these services through consistent and current training/instructor certification services, etc. The National Council for Mental Wellbeing is the first and only certifying body in the nation to offer these services nation-wide, as this is an Agency-wide requirement.
The period of performance for this effort will be a 12-month BASE period with two (2) 12-month option periods. This sole source contracting action is being pursued under the authority of FAR 6.103-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.
*See attached Sole Source Justification document.
This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for proposal/quotation. Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of the Indian Health Service.
Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to the Contract Officer, Brendon Moran, at brendon.moran@ihs.gov via e-mail only (phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Question Submission – 75H70426Q00043A1.
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