SPECIAL NOTICE – SYNOPSIS THIS IS NOTE A REQUEST FOR QUOTE The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science (SC) Consolidated Service Center (CSC) located in Oak Ridge Tennessee intendeds award a sole source contract under the provisions of Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 13 and Part 6.302-1. The SC’s Accelerator Research and Development and Production (ARDAP) intends to participate in and attend the TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo (TechConnect) being held June 19-21, 2023 in Washington, D.C. The TechConnect World Innovation Conference & Expo is one of the most widely attended technology events in the world and affords DOE-funded Principal Investigators (PIs) the opportunity to network with research colleagues, industry colleagues, and program managers from other agencies. ARDAP has attended TechConnect for this purpose over the last several years. The resultant networking and increased awareness of synergistic activities in DoD and industrial contexts has increased the efficiency and productivity of DOE’s funded R&D programs. No other known event offers the ARDAP program the ability of synergy and networking opportunities achieved by attending TechConnect. This announcement constitutes the only synopsis for this requirement and is issued for notification purposes only. No known potential alternate source exists which could satisfy ARDAP’s needs. Any interested party that believes it is capable of meeting the requirement described herein may identify themselves, and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill this requirement. Responses must be received by 9:00 am, EST, February 27, 2023. Responses must be submitted in writing to
[email protected]. Telephone responses will not be accepted. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based on responses to this notice is solely within discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 561920 and the business size standard is $20 Million.