In accordance with FAR subpart 13.106-1(b)and 6.302-1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) intends to issue a sole source purchase order to the Partners in Health (PIH), in Boston Massachusetts. The Division of Tuberculosis Elimination (DTBE) has been PIH's partner in work on Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis in Peru since 2000 and in implementing this specific project since 2003. At present, all project records and project data-in both paper and electronic form - are maintained by and stored securely at Socios en Salud, PIH's subsidiary office in Lima, Peru. The purpose of this award is to support the completion and evaluation of certain projects initiated under this partnership, and for PIH to provide data to the DTBE that was obtained from the implementation and evaluation of these projects. Interested parties who feel that they possess the capabilities to provide the services described above should submit a capability statement demonstrating their abilities to provide the services. The information received in response to this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive requirement. Please send your documentation to Sharon Cunningham at the office identified above, by fax (770) 488-2688, or email to
[email protected]. documentation should be received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis to be considered by CDC. A determination by the CDC not to compete this proposed contract, based upon responses to this notification, is solely within discretion of the government.