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This requirement is for membership in The Acoustical Society of America (ASA). NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SINGLE SOURCE: The NAICS Code is 813920 – Professional Organizations. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Strategies and Initiatives Contracting Division (RMZ), located at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, intends to award a sole source purchase order as authorized by RFO 12.102(a) to The Acoustical Society of America (ASA). In order to comply with RFO 5.101(c)(4)(vii), the reason for lack of competition is as follows: The Acoustical Society of America (ASA), a subsidiary of the America Institute of Physics, is the only group that offers membership to this organization and enables 711 HPW/RHWS to play an active, voting role in critical standards committees that ultimately determine procedures that must be employed in critical USAF functions. In addition, they are the only group that can provide the appropriate publications to support ongoing scientific efforts in 711 HPW/RHWS. Please see attachment to this notice for additional details. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive quotes or proposals. A determination by the Government for the competition of this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

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