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Synopsis for Request for Proposal 36C10B19Q0305 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics, Technology Acquisition Center (TAC), located at 23 Christopher Way, Eatontown, New Jersey, intends to enter into a contract on a basis of other than full and open competition for the Veterans Health Administration. The TAC intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price contract to Intelerad, 895 De La Gauchetiere Street West, Suite 400, Montreal, QC H3B4G1 Canada, for maintenance and technical support for the existing VA National Teleradiology Program (NTP) Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS) platform to upgrade NTP’s existing system along with subsequent system maintenance and support after completion of the upgrade. The Statutory Authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. 3304(a)(1) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302-1 entitled, “Only Once Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will satisfy Agency Requirements.” The estimated date of award for this action is June 7, 2019. Maintenance would include the repair and replacement of hardware as needed for the system to remain operable after the upgrade is completed. Technical support would involve upgrading the NTP PACS from IntelePACS version 4.9 and migrating all NTP PACS specific applications from IntelePACS version 4.9 to 4.16 or newer. IntelePACS version 4.9, upon which VA NTP’s relies on for its PACS will reach end of life at the end of 2021. The upgraded IntelePACS version 4.16 will be installed on the existing NTP infrastructure and, as a component of the upgrade process, the Contractor will be required to upgrade the PACS server operating system (OS) to a version that is compatible with the PACS application. VA currently utilizes the Linux OS on all NTP PACS servers from RedHat Enterprise License (REHL) 6.x. Upon upgrading to IntelePACS version 4.16 or newer, all NTP PACS servers will need to upgrade in tandem in order to ensure a seamless transition. . No new software is being procured under this proposed action, and no new hardware will be procured other than hardware components that may be needed for routine maintenance of the system as part of normal use and wear. The period of performance is 30 months from date of contract award with two (2) 12-month option periods for post-upgrade system support.

The primary North American Industry Classification System code is 511210, size standard of $38.5M.

This notification shall close on May 13, 2019. Questions shall be submitted via e-mail to Contract Specialist, Rachel Fromm, Rachel.Fromm@va.gov with the subject line as the synopsis/solicitation number, 36C10B19Q0305. The points of contact for the action are Rachel Fromm, Rachel.Fromm@va.gov and Asif Damji, Contracting Officer, Asif.Damji@va.gov.