Department of the Treasury, Comptroller of the Currency, Administrator of National Banks, 250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC 20219

R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES POC Lisa S. Nelson, Contracting Officer, 202/874-5040 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a Bureau in the Treasury Department, intends to issue a purchase order under the Simplified Acquisitions (SA) process to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) for recruiting and providing students for summer internships at OCC. This purchase order will serve as a component to the OCC's commitment to expand and strengthen the role of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) in support of the OCC's mission, and enhancing possible employment opportunities in the OCC or with other components of the Federal government. This commitment and the proposed internships are in response to President Clinton's Executive Order 12900 on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans dated February 22, 1994, and OPM's program "Pursuing Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans," which promotes recruitment of Hispanic students for part-time, summer and permanent positions in the Federal government. One of the strategies for pursuing excellence inthe OPM program is participation in the HACU national intern program. HACU is a national association of higher education representing Hispanic serving institutions, specifically nonprofit, accredited colleges and universities where Hispanics constitute a minimum of 25 percent of the total enrollment at either graduate or undergraduate level. HACU has a national intern program that places students in Federal agencies for summer internships. Because of the unique nature of HACU's intern program and HACU's ability to outreach to HSIs, the OCC will award a sole source purchase order to HACU for recruitment of summer interns. HACU's National Internship Program offers an expanded recruitment resource to the OCC because of its access to HSIs. As a result, the OCC will obtain summer interns while at the same time serving the goals of Executive Order 12900 and OPM's Strategic Plan. Therefore, this procurement is sole source and no solicitation is available. Letters and telephone requests for a copy of a solicitation will not be accepted and are considered nonresponsive to this CBD announcement. However, vendors with this capability may submit a proposal with pricing to be considered by the Government no later than 15 days from the published date of this announcement. (0086)

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