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Forward Mission of the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Small Business Administration Publicizing Procurement Opportunities Unsolicited Proposals Simplified Acquisition Threshold Products and Services Purchased by HHS' Procurement Offices Unsolicited Proposals
You don't have to wait for us to advertise our needs. If you have a new idea, product, or process that you think would be useful to us, let us know. Since new solutions to problems are being constantly developed, the Department encourages businesses to submit unsolicited proposals offering new ideas that might benefit the Government. An unsolicited proposal is a written offer to perform a task or effort, which is initiated by an offeror, without formal solicitation by the Department of Health and Human Services, with the objective of obtaining a contract. The Department of Health and Human Services recognizes the value of unsolicited proposals and encourages their submission because they represent an excellent means for obtaining innovative and unique methods or approaches for accomplishing the varied missions of the Department. However, potential offerors should make preliminary contact with appropriate departmental personnel before expending extensive efforts in preparing unsolicited proposals or submitting proprietary data to ensure there is a general need for the type of task or effort contemplated. Details covering policy, procedures, and content of unsolicited proposals are contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 15.5. However, it is important to remember that a positive evaluation by the Department of your unsolicited proposal does not necessarily mean that DHHS will negotiate a noncompetitive procurement with you. If the services or products you offer are available elsewhere, we are still obligated to obtain competition. You may not restrict disclosure of data in your proposal if that information is obtainable from another source without restriction. The Department will not use information in your unsolicited proposal as the basis for a solicitation or negotiation with another firm without your consent.
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