INTRODUCTION
This is a pre-solicitation non-competitive (notice of intent) synopsis to award a contract without providing for full or open competition (including brand-name). THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT, NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Consolidated Station Support and Simplified Acquisitions (CSS/SA) Branch intends to negotiate and award a purchase order to Unviersity College London for maintenance support for tuition reimbursement without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name).

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE
The intended procurement is classified under NAICS code 923110.

REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The resultant contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-86 dated December 31, 2015.

This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the procedures as prescribed in FAR subpart 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This acquisition is NOT expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY
This acquisition is conducted under the authority of the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1.

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT

Purpose and Objectives
The purpose of this procurement is to provide the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Office of Fellowship Training, Division of Intramural Research (DIRP) requires doctoral training for six (6) students.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for this requirement is from 10/1/2015 to 9/30/2016. A firm fixed price purchase order is contemplated.

Project Description
The contractor shall provide the following:

1. Provide a contribution to the educational and professional development of rising neuroscientists.
2. Provide tuition for six (6) students for the academic year 10/1/2015 to 9/30/2016.

CONTRACTING WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME) DETERMINATION
The determination by the Government to award a contract without providing for full and open competition is based upon the market research conducted. Specifically, only Unviersity College London (UCL) is capable of meeting the needs of this requirement due to the partnership offered through the Graduate Partnership Program (GPP) between UCL and NIMH.

The intended source is:

Unviersity College London
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT,
United Kingdom

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. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties' bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: unit price, list price, shipping and handling costs, the delivery period after contract award, the prompt payment discount terms, the F.O.B. Point (Destination or Origin), the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. 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 the closing date and time of this announcement and must reference the solicitation number. Responses may be submitted electronically to Megan Ault, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]. US Mail and Fax responses will not be accepted.

Bid Protests Not Available