INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 2020 Global Patron Membership Concordia Summit Inc. SS-ADF-20-123 The Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) Division of Procurement Services, on behalf of the U.S. African Development Foundation (ADF), intends to make award to Concordia Summit Inc, 404 Fifth Ave, 7th Fl, New York, NY 10018 on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) for 2020 Global Patron Membership. Concordia is a nonpartisan, membership, registered 501 organization that facilitates cross-sector collaboration for social impact. Concordia accomplish this by leveraging both and ongoing series of global events and Concordia’s network to advance the goals of its Membership Community. Concordia’s impact on the world is the collective impact of its diverse and inclusive community. Concordia supports its members by providing a dynamic platform for highlighting partnering initiatives, by facilitating the creation of new relationships with complementary organizations, and by facilitating access to the world’s top thought leaders. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. A request for more information, or a copy of the solicitation, will not be considered an affirmative response to this Special Notice. Telephone responses or inquiries to this Special Notice will NOT be accepted. Fiscal Service will consider written responses received no later than 10:00 AM EST September 8, 2020. Responses must be submitted electronically to
[email protected], Attn: Camacho/Cooper REF SS-ADF-20-123. Vendor responses must include sufficient evidence that clearly shows the proposed product is capable of meeting all of the characteristics of the services needed and described above. If no written response is received that clearly demonstrates an ability to meet all requirements and is received by the aforementioned deadline, Fiscal Service shall make award on a sole source basis to Concordia Summit Inc. Qualified contractors must provide the following: The name and location of your company, contact information, and identify your business size and socioeconomic category (Large Business, Small Business, Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, HUBZone, etc.). Please ensure contact information includes the name of the point of contact, email address, and telephone number should the Government have questions regarding individual responses. Whether your product is available through a Government contract vehicle or Open Market. A narrative description of how your proposal meets all of the characteristics needed for the subscription. A brief capabilities statement (not to exceed 5 pages) that includes a description of your company's standard line of business, as well as a list of customers your company currently provides these products/services for. DUNS Number. The following file extensions are not allowable and application materials/data submitted with these extensions cannot be considered: .bat, .cmd, .com, .exe, .pif, .rar, .scr, .vbs, .hta, .cpl, and .zip files. Microsoft Office compatible documents are acceptable. No other information regarding this Special Notice will be provided at this time. This notice does not restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. All firms responding to this notice are advised that their response is not a request that will be considered for contract award. All interested parties will be required to respond to any resultant solicitation separately from their response to this notice, should one be issued.