D307--Intent to Sole Source Data Innovations Instrument Management System Support Services
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE:
Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 9, intends to award a sole source contract to Data Innovations, 120 Kimball Avenue, Suite 100, South Burlington, VT 05403 to provide ongoing support and service of onboard Instrument Management Interfacing system for the existing Data Innovations Instrument Management system located at the Lexington VA Medical Center, 1101 Veterans Drive, Lexington, KY 40502. Data Innovations is the manufacturer and sole provider of technical support and maintenance for Data Innovations Products to the Veterans Health Administration. Data Innovations owns all intellectual property rights in the Data Innovations Products and does not support third-party technical services.
FAR 6.302-1 Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements", applies to this procurement.
The contractor shall provide all labor, personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items necessary to provide preventive maintenance and software support remotely and on site for the Data Innovations Instrument Management System located at the Lexington VA Medical Center.
Support Includes:
Availability of patches, updates, enhancements, and new versions of the software covered.
Access to the Driver Download web page for updated and new drivers.
Access to the Language Locale web page for updated and new language locale.
Individual username and password access to Customer Web Portal (CWP).
Allows creation and tracking of support requests.
Includes a Knowledge Base.
Opportunity to join any of the email notification services.
Period of Performance:
Base Year: October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021
Option One: October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022
Option Two: October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023
Option Three: October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024
Option Four: October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025
NAICS: 541519 Other Computer Related Services
Size Standard: $30 Million
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.
However, all responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Submissions shall be emailed to arrive on or before August 25, 2020, 11:00pm Eastern Standard Time to Scott Dickey at scott.dickey@va.gov.
A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award.
Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email with RESPONSE TO INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE 36C24920Q0376 Data Innovations Instrument Manager/your company name in the email subject line. All documents submitted will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to the Contracting Officer by email at scott.dickey@va.gov. The capability documentation should include general information and specific technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities and experience that will demonstrate the ability to support these requirements, including proof of training and certification for performing service support for the Data Innovations Instrument Management system.
Point of Contact: Scott Dickey, scott.dickey@va.gov.
36C24920Q0376 Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 9
8/10/20, 2:37 PM D307--FMBT Interface and Data Conversion
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Financial Management Support Services
Office of Finance (OF), Office of Management (OM)
Request for Information (RFI)
Introduction
This Request for Information (RFI) is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation nor does it restrict the government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract.
The purpose of this RFI is to identify qualified vendors, who are able to meet Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requirements for Financial Management Support Services. Any contract/order that might be awarded based on information received or derived from this market research will be the outcome of the competitive process. The purpose of this RFI is to obtain market information on capable sources of supply, industry best practices, and input specific to the information provided. The Government is not responsible for any cost incurred by industry in furnishing this information. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested vendor's expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future Request for Proposal (RFP), if any is issued. Any information submitted by respondents to this RFI is strictly voluntary. All submissions will become Government property and will not be returned. Interested vendors are responsible for adequately marking proprietary, restricted or competition sensitive information contained in their response.
RFI Response Instructions
NOTE: The capability package must be clear, concise, and complete. VA is under no obligation to provide feedback to the company, or to contact the company for clarification of any information submitted in response to this RFI.
Provide the following information:
Provide Company Information:
Company Name
CAGE/DUNS Number under which the company is registered in SAM/VetBiz.gov
Company Address
Point of contact name
Telephone number
Email address
For small business concerns, indicate whether at least 50 percent of the total amount paid by the Government will be paid to firms that are similarly situated.
Brief summary describing your company s technical approach to meeting the requirements, to include;
List any existing contracting vehicles you have with the VA that you would recommend for this requirement.
Does the draft outline provide sufficient detail to describe the technical and functional requirements that encompass the requirement? If NO , please provide your technical and functional comments/recommendations/questions on elements of the draft outline that may contribute to a more accurate proposal submission and efficient, cost effective effort.
Is a Time and Material contract suitable for these requirements, or would you recommend another contract type?
Describe in detail any experience with transitioning, staffing and supporting an enterprise effort of this size and scope with the variety of management, administrative, and information technology skill sets required to fully support the complex requirements of this PWS. Include a description of your ability to:
Provide staff with experience in VA domains to support multiple, concurrent deployments in dispersed geographic locations at any of the numerous VA sites across the United States on a timely basis.
Rotate support as required to meet the requirements of a dynamic implementation schedule including ability to adapt to sudden changes in team sizes with ranges up to 50% increase and decrease with minimum notice.
Support multiple face-to-face meetings on short notice across multiple FMBT Program Management Offices (PMOs) and governance boards primarily located in Washington DC and Austin, TX but also in various VA facilities around the country.
Fully staff the requirements of this high visibility, fast moving project upon contract award.
Describe your company s capability in providing knowledgeable technical experts in the areas of Program Management, SaFe practice, business analysts, as well as Momentum Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in the areas of; conversion, interface, web services, and Formimport.
Describe your company s technical approach, using Agile development approach, on the following areas:
Develop and implement synchronous, asynchronous and batch integrations within a Momentum technical environment
Convert data from financial legacy systems, such as VA s FMS into Momentum, including detailed conversion process and steps taken to ensure data is maintained in both systems
If your company is a Small Business, also include the following:
The intent and ability to meet set-aside requirements for performance of this effort.
Information as to available personnel and financial resources to support a requirement of this magnitude.
Information as to proposed team members, the percentage of work each is to perform and which PWS requirements would be subcontracted.
Responses to this RFI shall be submitted electronically by 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, January 21, 2020 via email the Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) point of contact Contract Specialist, Amy Schmalzigan, Amy.Schmalzigan@va.gov.
WARNING: Please do not wait until the last minute to submit your responses! To avoid submission of late responses, we recommend the transmission of your response file 24 hours prior to the required response due date and time. Please be advised that timeliness is determined by the date and time an Offeror s response is received by the Government not when an Offeror attempted transmission. Offerors are encouraged to review and ensure that sufficient bandwidth is available on their end of the transmission.
All responsible sources may submit a response in accordance with the following:
All proprietary/company confidential material shall be clearly marked on every page that contains such.
Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Businesses (VOSB) must indicate whether at least 50% of the cost incurred would be expended for prime employees or employees of other eligible SDVOSB/VOSB firms. This should also include the prime planned percentage and if under 50%, the names of the potential team members that may be used to fulfill the 50% SDVOSB/VOSB requirement.
No more than 15 pages (excluding transmittal page)
VA will not be able to grant any extensions to this RFI.
36C10B20Q0093 Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin
12/17/19, 3:47 PM Integrated Personnel and Pay System-Army Increment II
The Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACC-NJ) negotiated on a non-competitive basis with CACI, Inc.-FEDERAL, Chantilly, VA for the continued design, development and deployment of the Integrated Personnel and Pay System – Army (IPPS-A) Increment II. Increment II is to develop and deliver a single, integrated, multi-component personnel and pay system which streamlines Army HR, enhances the efficiency and accuracy of Army personnel and pay procedures, and supports Soldiers and their families. At full deployment, the total system will provide the following capability to the Total U.S. Army Force including the Active Army, the Army Reserves, and the Army National Guard:
(1) Single Comprehensive Personnel and Pay Record
(2) Self Service Access
(3) Data Standardization
(4) Integrated Personnel and Pay
(5) Strength Management and Accountability
(6) Personnel Asset Visibility
(7) Efficiencies Gained by Workflow
(8) Cross Component Support
(9) Business Process Standardization
(10) NIPRNet and SIPRNet Integration with Cross-Domain Support
The Government previously issued RFI PANNWJ-19-P-0000-009515 on 12 June 2019 under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 541512. The PSC code is D307. This special notice is not a request for competitive proposals. This notice provides the attached redacted J&A IAW FAR 6.305 for Public disclosure of justifications and approval documents for noncompetitive contracts. Awarded contract W15QKN15C0049 to unknown vendor for unknown amount on 2019-11-22.
cao-19-0584 Department of the Army Materiel Command Contracting Command Picatinny Arsenal
3/4/20, 4:49 PM