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This Special Notice from the Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 announces a sole-source procurement for Merge Healthcare to provide software and hardware support for Merge Cardio and Merge Hemo systems at the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System. The solicitation (36C25925Q0765) is seeking comprehensive support services including software upgrades, maintenance releases, installation, training, periodic maintenance inspections, and help desk support for clinical and technical issues.

The opportunity is classified under NAICS code 541519 with a $34 million size standard, and requires interested businesses to submit written evidence of capability by 10:00 am MDT on August 27, 2025, to Contract Specialist Shanta Harrison. The government has determined this is a sole-source procurement under FAR 13.106-1(b), asserting that Merge Healthcare is the only authorized provider capable of meeting the agency's unique and highly specialized software and hardware maintenance requirements. No competitive quotes will be solicited, and telephone requests are not accepted.

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Special Notice Special Notice

SUBJECT*
Merge Software Service and Support EXPEDITED RESPONSE REQUESTED

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE*
80111
SOLICITATION NUMBER*
36C25925Q0765
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
08-27-2025 4:00pm MOUNTAIN TIME, DENVER, USA
ARCHIVE
60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
RECOVERY ACT FUNDS
N
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE*
J065
NAICS CODE*
541519
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS
Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Office

NCO 19

6162 South Willow Drive, Suite 300 Greenwood Village CO 80111

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Shanta Harrison Shanta.Harrison@va.gov

(303) 712-5719

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL
https://www.va.gov/
URL DESCRIPTION
US Department of Veterans Affairs Homepage
AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS
Shanta.Harrison@va.gov
EMAIL DESCRIPTION
Network Contracting Office Oklahoma Branch

DESCRIPTION

Notice of Intent to Sole Source The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19 intends to solicit and negotiate with MERGE HEALTHCARE for the acquisition of Merge Cardio and Merge Hemo Software & Hardware Support for the Oklahoma City VA Health Care System. Determination of this sole source procurement is in accordance with FAR 13.106-1(b), Only one source can provide the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. It is the Government’s belief that the proposed candidate is the only provider authorized to perform the maintenance for the Merge Cardio and Merge Hemo Software & Hardware, and is the only manufacturer that can meet the agency’s needs.

REQUIREMENTS

The contractor will provide the following support services for Merge Cardio and Hemo software and hardware:

-Upgrade releases that enhance and improve the features for any installed or already purchased functionality of the covered software -Maintenance releases that provide bug fixes, patches and other error corrections to covered software -Installation and training associated with Upgrades and Maintenance Releases -Software periodic maintenance inspections that evaluate the software environment and identifies any hardware that is not current with requirements -Help desk support that provides telephone support for both clinical applications as well as technical (service) issues

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any business that believes it can provide the Merge Cardio and Merge Hemo Software & Hardware Support may give written notice to the Contract Specialist, Shanta Harrison via email at shanta.harrison@va.gov no later than 10:00 am MDT on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Responses will be considered by the Government; however, a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses of this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The applicable NAICS Code is 541519 and the size standard is $34 Million. No telephone requests will be accepted.

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