Special Notice of Sole Source Action- 2024 World Congress Conference

In accordance with FAR 5.2, this is a notification of a proposed sole-source contract action to National Contract Management Association (NCMA). The United States Coast Guard, C5I Service Center, intends to solicit and award on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b) to National Contract Management Association (NCMA) located at 1818 Library ST, STE 500, Reston, Virginia, 20190-6274, United States.

This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. NCMA is the sole source capable of providing the required conference registrations to U.S. Coast Guard. There are no authorized resellers. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency.

Interested vendors may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 1:00 p.m. ET on 12 June 2024. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is NOT a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for competitive quotes.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Interested parties may submit any information for consideration by the Government to the Contract Specialist, Ann Leuters at ann.m.leuters@uscg.mil and the Contracting Officer, Brian Eichelberger, at brian.j.eichelberger@uscg.mil with the special notice number referenced in the subject line.