OGA AIDS Symposium 2022

This is a notice of intent to award a contract as a sole source acquisition. Pursuant to FAR subpart 5.2, "Synopsis of Proposed Contract Actions", this is a pre-solicitation notice of a proposed contract Action. Contracting Office: Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Acquisition Management Services (OAMS), 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20857 Acquisition Authority: This acquisition is being conducted under Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition is conducted on a sole source basis pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Only one award will be made from this notice. North American Classification System (NAICS) Code: The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 561920 - Convention and Trade Show Organizers with a Size Standard of $12.0M. Competition Status: This notice of proposed acquisition is posted as an intent to award a contract on a non-competitive basis to the INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY (IAS), Avenue De France 23 Gen've, Ge, 1202, Switzerland. Description of Requirement: The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) Presidential Emergency Plan for AIDs Relief (PEPFAR) Unit staff will attend the International AIDS Society's Conference in Montreal, Canada in July. This conference brings together public and private AIDS stakeholders both internationally and domestically. The gathering of public and private stakeholders, allows a prime opportunity for information sharing. To allow for greater information exchange, the conference provides breakout rooms for ancillary meetings. The Office of Global Affairs requires a premium (fully live) 90 minute satellite session which allows for both in-person and virtual attendance at the OGA/PEPFAR breakout session. AIS provided the attached invoice for the cost of the requested services. Delivery Date or Period of Performance: The POP is anticipated to extend from Award through August 1, 2022. Non-Competitive Single-sole Source Determination: The Government requires a non-competitive bridge contract be awarded to this contractor as the purveyor of this commercial conference, AIS's annual meeting. This conference brings together public and private AIDS stakeholders both internationally and domestically. The gathering of public and private stakeholders allows a prime opportunity for information sharing. To allow for greater information exchange, the conference provides breakout rooms for ancillary meetings. Closing Statement: This synopsis is NOT a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice. Responses to this synopsis must include clear and convincing evidence of the respondent's capability to fulfill the requirement. All responsible sources may submit a response, which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon this notice is within the discretion of the Government. All responses must be received by May 3, 2022 at 12:00PM, Eastern Time. Responses must be submitted electronically to Robert Burdette at Robert.Burdette@psc.hhs.gov, and must reference the announcement number OGA2022AIS. FAX requests are not accepted. In addition, the Unique Entity ID, the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.