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Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

VAMC White River Junction

215 North Main Street White River Junction VT 05009

POINT OF CONTACT*

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Phillip.crockett@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

1 VA Center, Augusta ME

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

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DESCRIPTION

Description: 36C24123Q0249 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-05.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 518210 – Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services, with a large business size standard of $35 million.

The FSC/PSC is DB01 – IT and Telecom – High Performance Computing Support Services.

The Togus VA Medical Center, 1 VA Center, Augusta, ME 04330-6795 is seeking to purchase Cloud (Web)-based scheduling solution for management of Nursing workforce.

All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following:

STATEMENT OF WORK

Cloud (Web)-based scheduling solution for management of workforce

General Information: Contractor shall provide 350 each Cloud (Web)-based scheduling solution for management of workforce and customer support.

Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed-Price.

Equipment to be Procured: Cloud (Web)-based scheduling solution

Nursing Services VA Maine, Togus 24/7 Unit Scheduling Solution Salient Needs

· Web/Cloud-Based

· Accommodates overnight shift scheduling (24/7; 365)

· Decreases manager/scheduler workload

· Allows creation of templates

· Flexible to fit the scheduling process of individual departments

· Block scheduling

· Participatory Scheduling

· Changes to shift/schedule can be tracked

· Wide range of reports available for managers to analyze staffing hours, overtime, absence trends, etc.

· “Blast massage” available for last minute shift coverage needs.

· Cell phones, work desktop, and home computer app/accessibility available

· Staff and managers have 24/7 real-time access to schedule and any changes made

· Manager-manager, staff-staff, and manager-staff messaging available

· Only user name and work email needed to create and use account per Information security. Staff can later elect to put in personal phone numbers and/or other information if deemed appropriate by OIS/OIT security rules

· Complies with Union rules/master agreement

· Printable copies of legible schedules for staff who opt out of app or program usage

· Accommodates seniority rules

· Offers multi location/department scheduling options easily sorted view options (by department, by shift, by position, or multiples of the same)

· Printable schedules compatible with timekeeper’s needs

· Timekeepers will be given access and have access to real-time, updated schedules

· Accessible at different levels and with different permissions based on responsibilities and reason to access (Manager, Schedulers, user (view only), etc.)

· 24/7 Tech support

· Initial set up and launch support Place of Delivery

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