SAM #1176276

Sole Source Award: Integrated Hotel and Training Facility for USDA DAFLP Event in Omaha, NE

This notice details the USDA Farm Loan Programs' intent to award a sole-source contract to Doubletree by Hilton Omaha Downtown for an integrated hotel and training facility for a DAFLP event. - Agency: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Loan Programs (DAFLP) - Sole-source contract to: Doubletree by Hilton Omaha Downtown - Purpose: Support an in-person training event for 191 attendees - Requirements: - Hotel lodging for all attendees - General session room and five breakout rooms - Acoustic isolation and audiovisual support - All facilities must be in a single venue with minimal transit between lodging and training spaces - Event dates: September 13-18, 2026 (6 days) - Justification: Market research found only one venue capable of meeting all requirements - Procurement method: Firm-fixed-price contract under FAR Part 12 (commercial products and services) - No competing vendors identified in the notice

Description

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Loan Programs (DAFLP) hereby issues this Notice of Intent to award a sole-source, Firm-Fixed-Price contract/purchase order. The Government intends to negotiate exclusively with the vendor identified to secure integrated hotel lodging rooms and compliant training facility spaces. This acquisition is being conducted as a sole-source action under the simplified procedures for commercial products and services in accordance with FAR Part 12<!--TgQPHd|||[]-->. Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, commercial publicizing and simplified streamlined procedures are fully managed under FAR 12.201-1<!--TgQPHd|||[]-->. The contracting officer has determined that the unique circumstances of this acquisition justify a single-source award beneath the simplified threshold.  

DAFLP requires a single, fully integrated venue capable of simultaneously housing attendees and providing dedicated classroom training facilities for an essential in-person training event in September 2026. This event must accomodate 191 attendees, provide ample conference space to include a general sessions room and 5 breakout rooms and audio visual equiment for the specified dates. <!--TgQPHd|||[]-->

Comprehensive market research encompassing multiple Federal and commercial properties in Omaha NE, demonstrated that the proposed vendor is the only source capable of meeting the Government's technical constraints<!--TgQPHd|||[]--> without severe mission disruption.

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