SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 9/15/2021 6:36:24 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Response Due
- 9/22/2021 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 10/07/2021
- Point of Contact
- Patricia M. Smart
- E-Mail Address
-
Patricia.Smart@opm.gov
(Patricia.Smart@opm.gov)
- Description
- This is a�Notice of Intent to Sole Source. The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) plans�to award a Non-competitive Purchase Order for Online Subscription for Medical Technology to Winifred S. Hayes, Inc., 2711 North Haskell Avenue, Suite 1450, Dallas, Texas 75204-2911. This acquisition will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b)(1)(i), which authorizes soliciting from a single source for purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold when the Contracting Officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. Winifred S. Hayes, Inc.�s online medical technology subscription will provide access to the following: (1) Data driven, objective information on new and emerging medical technologies; (2) Data driven information and research about medical technology�s impact on providers, patients, socio-economic groups, and the health and insurance marketplace; (3) Historical and current published literature on medical technologies; (4) News about medical technologies with, for example, potentially high clinical and financial impact as soon as they are publicly announced; (5) Online search capability to find needed information, for example, on medical technology regulation barriers, use in a post-pandemic era, expansion of telemedicine, drug development, etc.; (6) Live, real-time chat support to help find information on medical technology; and (7) Educational programs on medical technology delivered in diverse communication formats (i.e., live and/or recorded webinars, podcasts, seminars, social media, etc.). A request for quotation (RFQ) is intended to be issued to Winifred S. Hayes, Inc. and award a resultant firm-fixed-price purchase order no later than September 27, 2021. The period of performance is expected to be three years: a one-year base period and two one-year option periods. The purpose of this Notice of Intent to satisfy the requirements of FAR Subpart 5.2. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals.�However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement demonstrating its ability to provide the requested services, which shall be considered. All responsible sources must submit their capability statements in writing via e-mail to Patricia M. Smart, Contracting Officer, at Patricia.Smart@opm.gov no later than seven calendar days, 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time, of the published date of this notice. Responses received after this date and time will not be considered. Verification of receipt of electronic transmissions is the sole responsibility of the respondent. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred in response to this notice. Any requests for a RFQ will be considered non-responsive. A determination not to compete this action based upon responses received is the sole discretion of the Government. All contractors must be registered in System for Award Management prior to execution of a contract award. If no viable responses are received, award of a purchase order to Winifred S. Hayes, Inc. will be made without further notice. The NAICS Code is 519130 � Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals. The Product Service Code is D317 � IT and Telecom � Web-Based Subscription.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN06133745-F 20210917/210915230117 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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