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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Special Notice Notice of Intent to Solicit from a Single Source | Virtual Reality Software and Hardware 21703 36C10X20Q0022 N 541511 Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick Department of Veterans Affairs 5202 Presidents Court, Suite 103 Frederick MD 21703 Hermann Degbegni Hermann.Degbegni@va.gov Nathan W Bradley Nathan.Bradley2@va.gov https://www.va.gov/opal/sac/index.asp Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick Synopsis:

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Office of Procurement, Acquisition and Logistics Strategic Acquisition Center-Frederick in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b), intends to solicit and award a single source contract to Wellovate, LLC, 207 New Market Ctr #210 Boone, NC 28607, a small business, for Virtual Reality (VR) Hardware and Software.

Background:

The VA, Veterans Health Administration (VHA), has a requirement for a contractor to provide VR Hardware and Software, that utilizes high-resolution, clinician-developed programming, via a stand-alone VR headset/controllers and caregiver tablet, as an adjunct alternative therapy to aid in pain management, to decrease stress/anxiety, help alleviate boredom, provide an avenue for patient education, and improve quality of Veteran experience.

Purpose and Objective:

The contractor shall provide VR Hardware and Software.

Anticipated Period of Performance:

February 15, 2020 - February 14, 2021

Single Source Circumstances:

The Department of Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Innovators Network (iNET) currently utilizes the Wellovate VR Hardware and Software. In the interest of veterans’ continuity of care across multiple VA Medical Centers, VHA is considering a sole-source procurement. Wellovate’s data and software is proprietary in nature and for continuity of data and service in the department. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the government to award this contract to Wellovate.

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The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services is most appropriate for this requirement. The size standard is $30 million. The Product Service Code (PSC) is 7050 Equipment Software, Supplies and Support Equipment. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A COMPETITIVE QUOTE. Any response to this notice must be submitted in writing to the Government and show clear and convincing evidence that another source is capable of meeting the Government’s requirements and that competition of the requirement would be advantageous to the Government. Respondents must also include their Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. Respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Responses must be received within five days after the initial publication of this posting and must reference synopsis number 36C10X20Q0022 and shall be submitted electronically to all POC’s noted within this announcement.