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* = Required Field Contract Opportunity Special Notice SJ /Press Ganey NDNQI Membership 32827 36C24821Q0706 N 541990 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) Orlando VA Healthcare System 13800 Veterans Way Orlando FL 32827 Contract Specialist Fernando Defillo Fernando.defillo@va.gov The Orlando VA Healthcare System intends to solicit and award an acquisition for Press Ganey NDNQI Membership for the following location: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES.

This is a notice of intent to solicit and award a sole source contract under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulations 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Orlando VA Healthcare System, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 8, 13800 Veterans Way, Orlando, Florida, 32827, intends to award a firm-fixed price sole source contract for Press Ganey NDNQI Membership, 404 Columbia PL, South Bend, IN, 46601-2315, US.

This procurement is for a Sole Source Justification in accordance with FAR 13.501(a), where acquisition conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6, but still require a justification using the format of FAR 6.303-2. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541990 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is $15.5M. This procurement is also being conducted in accordance with procedures in FAR subpart 13.5 under the authority for other than full and open competition FAR 13.106-1(b) soliciting from a single source. If vendors believe they have the technical capability to meet this need, submit a complete technical package, which provides clear and convincing evidence that they can meet the Government’s requirement. Vendors who are not registered in System For Award Management (SAM) database prior to award will not be considered. Vendors may register with SAM via the web to https://www.sam.gov. Responses must be received by 04/23/2021, by 16:30 PM., Eastern Standard Time. Responses should be submitted electronically to Fernando Defillo, Fernando.defillo@va.gov. This notice of intent to sole source is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirements may submit a quotation with manufacturer cut sheets, which may be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. Responses received will be evaluated; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement bases upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of government. Responses to this notice are due on or before 04/23/2021, by 16:30 PM., EST to this procurement office to Contracting Specialist Fernando Defillo, Fernando.defillo@va.gov.