Added: Aug 19, 2008 5:57 pm
This is a Notice of Intent to award a sole source purchase order to the University of Bergen, Christiesgt 18, N-5020 Bergen, Norway by the National Institutes of Health Department of Bioethics at the Clinical Center and the National Institutes of Allergies and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda Maryland to provide the following services in the area of Ethics in Regulatory Aspects of Clinical Research in Developing Countries and in countries with emerging clinical research development for 12 months September 30, 2008 to October 1, 2009 to plan conferences and arrange organizational and administrative ground support for the various workshops in Western Europe. To coordinate transportation and accommodations of workshop participants and guest speakers, manage logistics and administrative paperwork (copying) provide translators, finalize distribution of materials and distribution of honorarium to the invited case presenters and lecturers, and close out the on site activities. Many of the guest speakers as well as workshop participants are from European countries; the University of Bergen is well situated to provide these conference/workshop services and is the appropriate international facilitator for these projects.
This sole source award is in accordance with FAR Part 13.5. FAR Part 6 does not apply to this acquisition.
The Government believes that The University of Bergen is uniquely qualified to provide these services.
Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by no later than 2:00 p.m. August 28, 2008. Your response should be submitted to Jearnean Jackson jjackson@cc.nih.gov. All responses received within 10 days of the publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed order based upon response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
