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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 N Wander Management System 23667 36C24618Q0661 04-20-2018 N 334290 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 Jerry L Mann Jerry.Mann@va.gov 1-757-728-7193 Richmond VAMC 1201 Broad Rock Blvd.

Richmond, VA 23249 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice does NOT constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. We are seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government will not pay for any information solicited.

The VHA Network Contracting Office 6 (NCO 6) is conducting a market survey to find qualified vendors who can provide a “Wander Management System” for the Richmond VAMC. The Wander Management System must meet the following salient characteristics;

Minimum Specifications for Richmond Patient Elopement Project The Patient Elopement must provide security for the following:

· 40 entrances/exits

· 5 must be delayed egress

· Keypad override

· 200 patients concurrently

· 4 different wards

· Audible Elopement Alarms at Nurses station and entrances/exits

Additionally, the Patient Elopement system must provide

· Low Battery Notification on Wristbands

· Patient Registration in Software system to identify which patient set alarm at Nurse Station

· Software is TRM approved

· Software can function on Windows 7 and Windows 10

· Software can function on Windows Server 2012

· The Federal Government will not provide any tools, parts, materials and equipment. This is a turn key project with the vendor providing all necessary tools, parts, materials and equipment.

All responses shall be submitted no later than Friday 20 April 2018 @0800.

All interested parties should respond, in writing via email to Jerry.Mann@va.gov. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. In response, please include the following:

· Company/individual name

· Address

· Point of contact with phone number

· Information describing your interest

· Indicate FSS/GSA contract number or Open Market, if applicable

· Tax ID number

· DUNS number

· Capabilities Statement

· Company Socio-Economic SIZE (example…large, small, SDVOSB, VOSB, WOSB etc.)

· Proof of verification as a SDVOSB/VOSB (if applicable)

The Government anticipates this to be either a total Small Business, Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) set-aside but all interested socioeconomic entities are encouraged to reply. If your firm/company is a SDVOSB or VOSB, the firm/company must be VERIFIED in the VIP database (see internet site: http://vip.vetbiz.gov) as prescribed under the Veterans First Contracting Program as implemented in VAAR subpart 819.70. The Veteran Administration is mandated by Public Law 109-461 (38 USC § 8127 & 8128) to give first priority to SDVOSB and VOSB concerns if there should be sufficient firms available to compete under a set aside. If insufficient veteran owned small business responses are received to establish the basis for setting this action aside for other than large business participation, then the action will be advertised as a small business set aside or full and open competition. In this case, all interested parties responding shall be eligible to bid.

The NAICS 334290- Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing is applicable to this acquisition; with a size standard of 750 Employees.

Interested firms are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.1201(a) Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at the System for Award Management (SAM) as a part of required registration in conjunction with FAR 4.1102(a) that states, Prospective contractors shall be registered in the (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. Therefore, due to time constraints, vendors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award.