36C24923Q0528-SOLESOURCENOTICE-CENSIS TECHNOLOGIES.docx

SUBJECT*

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE- 486-23-4-3000-0086 - Continued Censis Technologies Support Services

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 9

Tennessee and Kentucky VA Medical Centers

TN & KY

POSTAL CODE

COUNTRY

CONTACT INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office 9 1639 Medical Center Parkway

Murfreesboro TN 37129

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Sascha Hertslet sascha.hertslet@va.gov 615-225-6664

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

DESCRIPTION

Presolicitation Notice

This notice of proposed contract action is in accordance with (IAW) FAR 5.203(a).

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 09, hereby provides notice of its intent to award a sole source, firm-fixed price contract for the products/services listed below to a large business, Censis Technologies, Inc. (Censis), headquarters out of Franklin, Tennessee (TN). The contract is expected to be awarded under the authority of FAR 13.501(a), Sole Source Acquisitions. A Sole Source Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition has been prepared and will be posted later. The anticipated award date is no later than 8/31/2023 to ensure no break in continuous service from Censis.

This solution is intended to help VISN 9 sterile processing departments continue to maximize the use of the Censis Technologies Censitrac Instrument Tracking System, which is currently deployed at all VISN 9 medical centers.

Market research found no other vendor other than the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) – Censis Technologies, Inc. (Censis) could meet this requirement at the level of technical quality required. The following products/services will be procured:

Products/Services Required: The quantity unit of measure are per site/location for all items.

Total: $430,912.00 No options considered due to the short notice given by the program office to contracting.

Period of Performance: 9/1/2023 through 8/31/2024.

NAICS code: 513210, Software Publisher(SBA Size Standard:$47.0 million) PSC: 7A21, IT & Telecom, Business Application Software (Perpetual License Software) THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTES. However, interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement and may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation (as appropriate) that the agency shall consider within the given closing/due date of this notice.

A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Department of Veterans Affairs will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this notice of intent. Only written responses will be considered. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this notice of intent, the Government shall determine if a solicitation will be issued. Any prospective contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award and must submit a current authorized distributor letter from the manufacturer.

Interested parties are encouraged to furnish information by email only with “RESPONSE TO SOLE SOURCE NOTICE 36C24923Q0528” in the subject line. All documents submitted will not be returned. All interested parties shall submit clear and convincing documentation demonstrating their capabilities to satisfy the requirements listed above to Sascha Hertslet, contracting officer, by email at sascha.hertslet@va.gov NO LATER THAN the given closing date and time on this notice. The capability documentation should include general information and technical background describing in detail the prospective contractor's capabilities like an authorized distributor/reseller letter from their source of supply if not a manufacturer that will demonstrate the ability to support this requirement.

See attached document: Censis Instrumentrac Service Plus and ScopeTrac Advanced SOW_20230605.