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GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Tania Urenda tania.urenda@va.gov 303-712-5730

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

VISN 19 - various locations (see below)

POSTAL CODE

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION / SOURCES SOUGHT INQUIRY

The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is seeking information and sources that can provide Instrument Manager High Availability/Disaster Recovery connection licenses along with Instrument Manager maintenance and support for the VISN 19 clinical laboratory locations listed below:

1. Salt Lake City VA Health Care System

2. Cheyenne VA Medical Center

3. Fort Harrison VA Medical Center

4. Grand Junction VA Health Care System

5. Sheridan VA Medical Center

6. Eastern Oklahoma Health Care System

7. Oklahoma City VA Medical Center

Data Innovations’ Instrument Manager will be utilized in migrating the VISN’s Auto Verification process from Class III to Class I software in order to meet the goal of the Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization to eventually replace the legacy electronic health record (VistA) with the new electronic health record, Cerner. Contractor shall provide Data Innovations Instrument Manager connections, maintenance, and support for normal daily operation of laboratory interfaces to various contractor analyzers and that is also compatible with the implementation and integration of Cerner, Electronic Health Record, the VA Health Information System Technology Architecture (VistA) at a firm-fixed price.

The seven VAMC Pathology & Laboratory Service locations listed above require Data Innovations Instrument Manager with the following abilities and/or accessories:

· Laboratory Intelligence tool

· Moving Averages tool

· EP Evaluator Quality Assurance software

· Instrument Manager Maintenance and Support for Production and Test environments

· Manual Results Entry programming

· Training for Instrument Manager and rules writing

· High Availability connections

· Disaster Relief connections

· Licenses for all connections

· Professional troubleshooting and technical support 24 hours, 7 days per week, 365 days per year

The NAICS code is 541519 – Other Computer Related Services and Small Business Size Standards is 1000 employees.

The information submitted shall contain the company’s business size status. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation! This is not a request for proposal (RFP). This is for Market Research Purposes Only. No questions will be answered. The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contracting Officer. If your organization can provide these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Tania Urenda, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19 via e-mail at Tania.Urenda@va.gov and NCO19lab@va.gov with a statement describing your capabilities and the chart below completed. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address and state the company’s business size status. The deadline for this information is 10 AM Mountain Time, August 26, 2024.

In response to this announcement, please provide the information below:

Company Name:

Address:

UEI (Unique Entity ID) Number:

Contact Name:

Phone No.:

Email:

Business Size Information - Select all that applies:

· Small Business

· Emerging Small Business

· Small Disadvantaged Business

· Certified under Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act

· HUBZone

· Woman Owned

· Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small

· Veteran Owned Small Business

· Large Business

FSS/GSA Contract Number:

Effective Date/ Expiration Date:

Available pricing structure of proposed solution (select all that are applicable below):

(CPRR) Cost Per Reportable Result

Cost Per Test(CPT)

Reagent Rental Agreement

Equipment Rental with Reagent Purchase

Fixed Monthly Charge

Other: (Please explain)

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Market Rearch Questions:

Buy American Act (FAR 52.225) – What percentage of the proposed product (including leases) is a:

1. Domestic end product? _____________ (%)

2. Foreign end product? _______________ (%)

Questions for Small Businesses ONLY:

1. Limitations on Subcontracting (FAR 52.219-14) – What percentage of the work would be subcontracted to another company? ________ If > 0, what is company’s business size: __________

2. If subcontracting, what added value do you offer (FAR 52.215-23): _______________________________

3. Nonmanufacturer Rule (FAR 52.219-33):

a. Does your company manufacturer these proposed items? [ ] yes [ ] no

b. Does your company exceed 500 employees? [ ] yes [ ] no If yes, list # of employees: _________

c. Does your company primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sells the type of item being supplied? [ ] yes [ ] no

d. Does your company take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice? [ ] yes [ ] no

e. Does your company supply the end item of a small business manufacturer, processor or producer made in the United States, or obtains a waiver of such requirement pursuant to paragraph (b)(5) CFR 121.406. [ ] yes [ ] no If yes, what is the manufacturer’s name? ________________

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