NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLE SOURCE TASK ORDER

"NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals."

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Office of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE), on behalf of Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) intends to award a non-competitive, sole source contract to the proposed contractor, Safal Partner, Inc., for consulting and analytical services in accordance with FAR Part 8.405-6(a)(1)(B): Only one is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized.

The proposed contractor shall provide one (1) base period and two (2) one-month option periods. The period of performance shall be 05/01/2024 through 07/31/2024.

The proposed contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services.

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. 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. If no affirmative written response is received by April 24, 2024, 10:00 am EST, the contract will be issued without further notice.

The point of contact for this action is Contract Specialist Delano Talley, who can be reached at Talley.Delano.S@dol.gov. Please reference “Response to Intent to Sole Source Notice” in the subject line of any e-mails. Emails not using this subject line may go unnoticed and be deleted.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public on SAM.gov in accordance with 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).