"NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE This notice is being published in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.101 requiring dissemination of information for proposed contract actions. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source contract and is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals."

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of the Solicitor intends to award a non-competitive, sole source contract to proposed contractor, DeEtta Jones and Associates for DEIA training services in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1: Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The proposed contractor shall provide one (1) base period with an anticipated period of performance of 04/22/2024 through 09/30/2024.

The proposed contractor is the only organization uniquely qualified to provide the required services.

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. There will be no solicitation available for competitive quotes. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. If no affirmative written response is received by April 19, 2024, 10:00am EST, the contract will be issued without further notice.

A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Any solicitation resulting from the analysis of information obtained will be announced to the public on SAM.gov in accordance with FAR Part 5. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).