The Federal Emergency Management Agency intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 13) with The National Academy of the Sciences, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC, 20418-0006, as the only responsible source that can provide a forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events. The NAS is the only agency with the ability to offer the forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events. This acquisition is being conducted under simplified acquisition procedures (IAW FAR 13). There are no set-aside restrictions for this requirement. The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541690. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice will need to submit technical data, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same product. All capability statements received within 15 days after publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this 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. Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Erin Cotter at [email protected]. Statements are due by 1200 EST, 31 July 2013. No phone calls accepted.

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