SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- 5 A Day Educational Materials
- Notice Date
- 9/11/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Research Contracts Br., 6120 Executive Blvd. EPS Suite 600, Rockville, MD, 20852
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-NCI-20158-NV
- Point of Contact
- Deborah Moore, Purchasing Agent, Phone (301) 402-4509, Fax (301) 402-4513, - David Keefer, Contracting Officer, Phone (301) 435-3801, Fax (301) 480-0309,
- E-Mail Address
-
dm170b@nih.gov, dk63h@nih.gov
- Description
- The National Cancer Institute (NCI), Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS), 5 A Day for Better Health Program plans to procure 5 A Day materials from Produce For Better Health (PBH) Foundation, Inc., 5301 Limestone Rd., Suite 101, Wilimington, DE 19809. The National Cancer Institute?s 5 A Day for Better Health Program is working with the United States Department of Agriculture, American School Foodservice Association and other organizations to support a four state fruit and vegetable pilot program. In supporting this program and to ensure its success, the 5 A Day for Better Health Program is working directly with the 5 A Day State Coordinators and others in each of the four states. NCI?s 5 A Day for Better Health Program will provide 5 A Day educational materials to schoolchildren in each of the participating schools. NCI must purchase 5 A Day educational materials from PBH since PBH owns the copyright to the materials. These items are commercial as defined in FAR Part 2, and this acquisition is being made in accordance with the test program using simplified procedures for certain commercial items as authorized in FAR 13.5.This is not a request for competitive quotations, however, if any interested party believes it can meet the above requirement, it may submit a statement of capabilities. The statement of capabilities and any other information furnished must be in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the NCI research to determine if the party can perform this requirement. An original and one copy of the capability statements must be received in the contracting office by 1:00 p.m. EDT, on September 17, 2002. All questions must be in writing and can be faxed to (301) 402-4513 or emailed to dm170b@nih.gov . It is the vendor's responsibility to call (301) 402-4509 to insure questions have been received. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement 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. No collect call will be accepted.
- Record
- SN00163320-W 20020913/020911213400 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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