SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- CONSULTANT FOR IHS BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE SUSTAINMENT - Attachments
- Notice Date
- 9/11/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541618
— Other Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Division of Acquisition Policy, 801 Thompson, TMP 605, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- 15-236-SOL-00041
- Archive Date
- 10/10/2015
- Point of Contact
- Paul B. Premoe, Phone: 3014434470, Stephen J. Yuter, Phone: 3014434470
- E-Mail Address
-
paul.premoe@ihs.gov, stephen.yuter@ihs.gov
(paul.premoe@ihs.gov, stephen.yuter@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Sole Source Justification -- Simplified (Under SAT) Statement of Work This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. All responses may be used for market analysis in determining the availability of potential qualified businesses for the purposes of determining an appropriate acquisition strategy. The Indian Health Service (IHS) intends to award a non-competitive contract to Dr. Anne Merewood (DUNS: 078618335) for the Indian Health Service Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) support services. This sole source contract is for support services related to the coordination of the BFHI, including provision of direction, coordination, and promotion in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating IHS hospitals' maintenance of BFHI designation. All IHS hospitals that provide obstetric services are now designated as Baby-Friendly and offer new mothers the information, confidence and skills they need to initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies. Dr. Merewood will serve as a subject matter expert to assist the goal of the agency's BFHI sustainment. This contract action is for services that the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority under the authority of 41 United States Code (U.S.C.) 253(c)(1) as set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responses received within fifteen (15) days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. Responses must be submitted not later than Friday, September 25, 2015 4:00 P.M. (EST). Capability Statements will not be returned and will not be accepted after the due date. The maximum number of pages for submission is three (3) pages (excluding cover page). Capability statements should be e-mailed directly to the Primary and Secondary Points of Contact (POC) listed below. SUBMISSIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. Any information provided by industry to the Government as a result of notice is strictly voluntary. Responses will not be returned. No entitlements to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges to the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses or the Government's use of such information or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work; also, Respondents must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published on a government GPE. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/IHS/AMB/15-236-SOL-00041/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: At the contractor's site, United States
- Record
- SN03882039-W 20150913/150911235421-ff6e424a2f2f25843c0d39fbf99f0db2 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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