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Special Notice Special Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

Department of Veterans Affairs

5202 Presidents Court, Suite 103 Frederick MD 21703

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Kenneth Letourneau kenneth.letourneau@va.gov 240-302-8880

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Acquisition Center – Frederick intends to issue a firm-fixed contract on a sole source basis, in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1), to the Center for Women Veterans (CWV), 810 Vermont Ave NW, Ste 441, Washington DC 20420 USA.

The requirement is for the QuickConnect App that is built for businesses, nonprofits, educational institutions, and other organizations to create and send outreach messages, alerts, notifications, and other forms of communication to large groups of people in real time. This App will be used with the large quantity of previously purchased proprietary QuickSeries pocket guides that the CWV still have remaining.

Specific characteristics of the proprietary QuickConnect App by QuickSeries Publishing that limit the availability to a sole source are that the QuickConnect App is the developed “carrier" designed to deliver the previously purchased QuickSeries pocket guide updates and notifications, which are copyrighted by QuickSeries Publishing and registered with the US Library of Congress. Only this suggested source can furnish the requirements, to the exclusion of other sources, because the QuickConnect App can only be used in combination with the copyrighted QuickSeries pocket guides.

A determination by the Government not to conduct a competitive procurement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

This is not a solicitation for competitive quotes. However, any interested party that can provide this support without adding additional mark ups or compromising the quality of services, may submit a statement of capabilities, which if timely received, will be considered.

Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. Evidence must be provided along with the capability statement; a price list and any other information furnished in writing and must contain material in sufficient detail to allow the Government to determine if the party can meet the requirement. This must be to the emailed to the point of contact no later than the closing date of this notice.

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