Audiovisual Development of Design and Integration Documents

The announcement number for this acquisition is NIH-OLAO-OD5-3030562 and is being issued under the authority of FAR Subpart 5.101 under the conditions as described in 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The National Institute of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations intends to procure designing audiovisual system and integration documents on a sole source basis from K2 Audio, LLC. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, any quotation received within ten (10) calendar days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the government. A determination by the government not to compete 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. Interested parties may submit their company's detailed capabilities statement, and references. Interested parties shall include, in writing, the company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, and business size; a statement regarding their capabilities and qualifications; and any additional supporting literature. If no affirmative responses are received within ten (10) calendar days of this notice to determine whether a qualified source is more advantageous to the Government, the order will be issued to K2 Audio, LLC. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541618 and the size standard is $14M. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 3:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, August 15, 2013. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, quotes or a solicitation of offers. The point of contact for this action is Ms. Van Holley, Contract Specialist, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 537-B, Rockville, MD 20852, email: [email protected] . The National Institutes of Health, Office of Logistics and Acquisition Operations, OLAO requires that all contractors doing business with OLAO must be registered with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR). No award can be made unless the vendor is registered in CCR. For additional information and to register in CCR please access the following website: http://www.sam.gov/ . In order to register with the CCR and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet Number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at https://www.dnb.com/product/eupdate/requestOptions.html . The government now encourages all contractors to submit their Certification and Representation (ORCA) thru the on-line System for Award Management (SAM). The SAM is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. Contractors should go on-line at www.sam.gov. Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in CCR and SAM. Responses should be sent to Ms. Van Holley, Contract Specialist, 6011 Executive Blvd., Room 537-B, Rockville, MD 20852. This procurement is to be processed using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in conjunction with FAR Part 12 Commercial Item Acquisition of Commercial Items. There is no solicitation package available.