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Synopsis – Notice of Intent to Sole Source. This synopsis is hereby issued in accordance with FAR Part 5.203 in response to the mandatory requirement for a 15-day notification. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm fixed price contract to American Nonsmokers Rights Foundation, 2530 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley, CA 94702-2000 for existing services providing the Office on Smoking and Health with quarterly and semi-annual reports for ongoing data and several local tobacco control policies throughout the United States. While the CDC tracks state smoking restrictions through the, CDC State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation (STATE) System, CDC lacks the capacity to track local tobacco control policies. This is a significant gap, since traditionally the strongest tobacco control policies have been implemented at the local level. The purpose of this acquisition is to close this gap by allowing CDC to track trends in local tobacco control policies nationwide. No other organization has demonstrated the capacity to track local tobacco control policy throughout the United States. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 813319, with a size standard of $18.0M. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 and 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations; however, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. All quotations/responses received by the deadline specified in this notice, in accordance with FAR 5.203, will be considered by the government. 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any quotation/response should be emailed to the contract specialist at uhs0@cdc.gov by 3:00 PM EST 24 May 2023.