U -- Sole Source -Washington Internship for Native Speakers (WINS)

The Social Security Administration (SSA) intends negotiate solely with American University, located Washington, D.C. As a result of the implementation of Executive Order 13270, Tribal Colleges and Universities, SSA is supporting the Washington Semester American Indian and Alaska Native Program Washington Internships for Native Students (WINS) initiative during Summer 2007. Under the authority provided in Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b), the Contracting Officer has determined that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available. This is not a request for quotations or an announcement of a forthcoming solicitation. Requests for copies of this solicitation will not be honored or acknowledged. The Government does not intend to pay for information received. All interested parties must respond before the closing date of this notice May 30. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of the information received. No contract award will be made on the basis of responses received; however, this information will be used in SSA's assessment of capable sources. Responses can be sent via email to Maria Hill at [email protected] referencing WINS.