Sole Source Intent - Leidos

This is a Notice of Intent (NOI), not a request for proposal. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) , intends to make a Sole Source award with Leidos, located in Reston Virginia. This solicitation will support the Modeling and Simulation (M&S) Branch, for technical and analytical public health and medical consequence modeling and visualization subject matter expertise, as well as systems engineering and integration support for ASPR. This sole source Time and Materials Contract, Modeling & Analysis Services and Systems Integration (MASSI), will have a 12-month Period of Performance (PoP) to begin upon award. The place of performance is O’Neill House Office Building located at 200 C Street S.W., Washington, DC 20201. The statutory authority for this sole source requirement is 41 U.S.C.1901 (e) (2) as implemented by FAR 13.106-1 only one responsible source and no other supply of service will satisfy agency requirements. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. All responsible sources that can provide comparable services may submit a capability statement that will be considered by email (subject line to HHS-Modeling and Analysis) to Cathy Troutman at [email protected] by 10:00 am eastern standard time, November 26, 2020. All responses received by the closing time and date of this NOI will be considered by the Government. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.