Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Notice of Intent to Sole Source: Medical Simulation and Information Sciences The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USMRAA) on behalf of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP), Fort Detrick, Maryland, intends to award a sole source contract to CSRA International, Inc to continue services under FAR 52.217-8. Pre-planning and ongoing scientific peer reviews for this effort are currently being performed under task order W81XWH-16-D-0010-0024. The Government intends to extend the current task order for a period of 6 months, in accordance with FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, to allow for completion of current efforts. No follow-on effort will occur upon expiration of the aforementioned task order. The final portion of this effort may include continued performance related, but not limited to the following: - Participate in milestone planning meetings - Conduct Peer Review of Applications - Recruit person peer review panels (PRP's) members. - Recruit a chairperson for each PRP. - Conduct recruitment initiatives of scientist/technical reviewers - Recruit consumer reviewers - Coordinate telephonic/online/virtual/video/teleconference/electronic peer review - Evaluate Scientific Research Applications - Complete/ Deliver Summary Statements - Application Re-Review - Peer Review Data Deliverables - Execute and furnish a coordinated training and orientation plan for all reviewer participants The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), FAR citation is 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii) and the FAR citation title is only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements for these services. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541690 and the size standard of $15M. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data and other information sufficient to determine capability to perform the proposed contract effort. This information shall be presented in no less than 10 pages and no more than 15 pages. All capability statements received by 10:00AM (EST), November 9, 2017 will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capability statements shall be submitted by email ONLY as a Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Mr. Abraham Pottenger at abraham.g.pottenger.civ@mail.mil.