R -- National Donor Recognition Cermony and Workshop (NDRCW)

The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA intends to negotiate- on a sole source basis'with National Kidney Foundation(NKF) of New York, National Donor Family Council(NDFC), New York. The purpose of this requirement is to assist the Division of Transplantation (DoT), Health Systems Bureau with the planning and implementation of meeting services and activities related to the tenth National Donor Recognition Ceremony and Workshops. Because the National Organ Transplant Act protects the confidentiality of donors, the Government has no access to the identities of the Nation's donors and no contact information for them. It is critical therefore for NKF to assist the Division of Transplantation (DoT) with the implementation of the 2007 NDRCW to have access to the identity of and contact information for organ and tissue donor families across the country in order to provide them information about, and registration information for, the event. Especially because many of the attending families tend to be fairly early in their grief process, the contractor also must have considerable experience in working with donor families, living donors, and recipients, and understanding their special needs. Any other source would have to duplicate a substantial array of current and previous efforts to accomplish the same objectives if the law allowed access to donor information. This would cause substantial duplication of cost, which would not be expected to be recovered through competition. Therefore, NK/NDFC is determined to be the only responsible source under the authority found in 41 USC 253(i), as set forth in FAR 6.302-1(a) (2). This is not a solicitation, but a notification of our intent to contract. A justification for other than full and open competition (JOFOC) is on file. See Note 22