USDA Civil Rights Training & Strategic Meeting

PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT OF INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS TO " HOST MARRIOTT NEW ORLEANS" ( Host Marriott) . Host Marriott will provide conference meeting space and setup to support USDA-Rural Development Civil Rights National Training Seminar, September 26, 2022 through September 30, 2022. Contractor: Host Marriott, 555 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA. The value of the purchase order is expected to be under the simplified acquisition threshold (less than $25K). The Government negotiated directly with Host Marriott, after extensive market research indicated no other hotels indicated availability during the timeframe needed for this conference. No solicitation will be issued. This Notice of Intent is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs), proposals, or quotations. No solicitation document exists and no telephone inquiries will be accepted. No contract award will be made on the basis of EOIs, proposals, or quotations received in response to this notice. However, if any interested party believes they can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities must be submitted in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can perform the requirement. If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government. A request for documentation will not be considered as an affirmative response. The Government will be the sole determiner regarding a hotel or entity ability to meet all requirements. If no responses are received within 3 business days after publication of this notice before 12:00PM EST, to the effect that obtaining services from an alternate source is more advantageous to the Government than obtaining these services through a sole-source purchase order, then a sole source acquisition award will be made. No questions will be addressed. All responses must be submitted to the Government point of contact to both email address [email protected] and [email protected] . A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This purchase will be under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and Other Than Full and Open Competition as authorized under FAR 13.106-1(b). The rationale that only one responsible source, Host Marriott, exists is based on: Host Marriott is the only hotel out of eight hotels contacted in New Orleans downtown area that had the ability to accommodate the conference meeting space needs and setup during the designated time period. The anticipated award date is 20 September 2022. Point of contact for this purchase is Carlene Jackson at email: [email protected].