The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Contracts Management Branch - Blue (CMB) on behalf of the NIDA, Intramural Research Program (NIDA-IRP) intends to negotiate and award a contract for a sole source parking space rental services for the NIDA-IRP ‘s Biomedical Research Center (BRC) without providing for full or open competition.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 253(c) under provisions of the statutory authority of FAR Subpart 6.302-1 - only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

Project Description
The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain parking space rental services on the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Campus (JHBMC) for use by National Institutes on Drug Abuse Intramural Program (NIDA-IRP) employees. Parking spaces must all be within one tenth of a mile of the NIH Biomedical Research Center (BRC). This JHBMC is situated on 100 dedicated acres in East Baltimore owned by the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute (JHMI).

Purpose and Objectives
NIDA-IRP procures leased research and administrative space in two buildings located on Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Campus (JHBMC). This medical campus is situated on 100 dedicated acres in East Baltimore owned by the JHMI. The Government currently has a 40-year lease for the BRC on the grounds of JHBMC. The purpose of this acquisition is to obtain parking space rental services on JHBMC for use by NIDA-IRP employees and interns. Parking spaces must all be within one tenth of a mile of the BRC campus to ensure efficient access for the government employees. JHMI currently has an exclusive contract with a vendor to manage and maintain the parking areas located on the JHBMC, as a result, there is only one capable vendor available to service the BRC with on-site parking to ensure efficient access for the government employees.

Period of Performance:
The estimated period of performance shall be 08/01/2019 through 07/31/2020 and shall include both the regular and summer intern parking requirements detailed above. Additionally, one option period shall also be quoted by the contractor. The option period shall be 08/01/2020 through 07/31/2021 and shall include both the regular and summer intern parking requirements.

CLOSING STATEMENT
This synopsis is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this notice.

An interested Offeror must be able to demonstrate its capability to independently, and not as an agent of the Government, furnish the 316 parking spaces for regular employees, 45 spaces for summer interns, services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government. Parking spaces must all be within one tenth of a mile of the BRC campus.

Responses to this notice must include sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities of providing the product or service. The price quote shall include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, delivery days after contract award, delivery terms, prompt payment discount terms, F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), product or catalog number(s); product description; and any other information or factors that may be considered in the award decision. Such factors may include: past performance; special features required for effective program performance; trade-in considerations; probable life of the item selected as compared with that of a comparable item; warranty considerations; maintenance availability; and environmental and energy efficiency considerations.

In addition the Duns & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov.  

A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement.

All responses must be received by July 5, 2019, 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time and must reference number 75N95019Q00177.