36C10X24Q0042 - Intent to Sole Source.pdf

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DA10--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Federal contract opportunity
Solicitation number
36C10X24Q0042
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Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Acquisition Center Frederick

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This notice announces the Department of Veterans Affairs' intent to sole source a contract to Informa Business Intelligence, Inc. for subscription licenses to "Pink Sheets" and "Health News Daily." The Department determined these products are proprietary to Informa and no authorized resellers or equal alternatives exist. Interested parties may submit capability statements by the response deadline to be considered for potential competitive procurements in the future, but must evidence they can provide the subscriptions without markup and maintain quality. Statements should include price lists and details allowing evaluation of ability to meet requirements. The contact for questions is the contracting officer at the specified email address.

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Special Notice

*= Required Field Special Notice

SUBJECT* Notice of Intent to Sole Source

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 21703

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C10X24Q0042

ARCHIVE 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* DA10

NAICS CODE* 519290

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick

Department of Veterans Affairs

5202 Presidents Court, Suite 103 Frederick MD 21703

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Melissa Ramirez Melissa.Ramirez4@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL https://www.va.gov/opal/sac/index.asp URL DESCRIPTION To learn more about SAC and its mission, please click here

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

The Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Acquisition Center –Frederick intends to issue a firm-fixed price contract on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), to Informa Business Intelligence, Inc. (Informa), 605 3rd Ave. New York, NY 10158.

The requirement is for the subscription site license for “Pink Sheets” and “Health News Daily”.

The sole source determination is that “Pink Sheets” and “Health News Daily” is proprietary to Informa and no authorized resellers or equal products exist.

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 subscription without adding additional mark ups or compromising the quality of subscription, 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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