Dept. of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 10000 Brecksville Road, Brecksville, OH 44141

U -- BUILDING A LEARNING ORGANIZATION VIA COLLABORATIVE ACTION LEARNING SOL RFQ 541-42-98 DUE 091197 POC Danny O. Freeman, Contracting Officer, (216) 838-6091 Under the Authority of 38 U.S.C. 8153, the VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio proposes to enter into a non-competitive commercial items contract with the Center for Applied Research, 3600 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 to provide training for the VA Office of Employee Education (OEE) on Building a Learning Organization via Collaborative Action Learning. Due to the unique, complex and proprietary nature of this procurement, there is a reasonable basis to conclude that the supplies/services required are only available from this source with unique capabilities, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within the due date for receipt of proposals will be considered by the Government. A Determination by the Government not to compete with 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 the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. (0246)

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