The Department of Health and Human Services intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the following contractor: Stryder Corp (Handshake). Background The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is standing up and establishing a main Corporate Recruitment Program to lead, coordinate, and support enterprise-wide recruitment and hiring efforts, particularly for early career talent. The Office will partner with all Office of Human Resources (OHR) offices and Operating Divisions (OpDivs) and Staffing Divisions (StaffDivs) to establish annual priorities and objectives. Scope of Work The scope of the HHS Special Programs Division, Corporate Recruitment Program entails supporting enterprise-wide recruitment and hiring efforts, activities, and administrative requirements to fulfill the Department’s strategic priorities and overall goals. To do this, the Office of Human Resources, Special Programs Division will contract and partner with Handshake to obtain “Premium” licenses for immediate digital platform access Contract period: 12 months Responses The proposed acquisition action is for items and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.501. If you believe you can provide the items or services requested, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency, to the Contracting Officer, Anne Mineweaser, at
[email protected] referencing notice number HHS-OAMS-NOI-23-OS318051 by 12:00 P.M. on September 12, 2023. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract acquisition based upon responses to the notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed. Information provided will be used to assess tradeoffs and alternatives available for the potential requirement and may lead to the development of a solicitation. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public in Federal Business Opportunities in accordance with the FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).