The United States Coast Guard, in accordance Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1: Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements intends to award a firm fixed priced Purchase Order, in accordance with FAR Part 13, to Harvard University for a National Preparedness Leadership Initiative. Market research and information gathered determined this company to be the only source for this requirement. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this requirement is 611430 with a size standard of $10.0 million.

This synopsis is for notification purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS and a solicitation will not be issued. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition of this requirement would be advantageous to the Government. Any vendor that believes it can provide the stated supplies can provide supporting documents demonstrating their capability and past performance. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within discretion of the Government. Interested parties may e-mail Deborah Culver at [email protected] no later than November 19, 2013, 4:00 P.M. ET.