36C26126R0040.docx

Sources Sought Notice Sources Sought Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

Network Contracting Office 21 (NCO 21) VA Pacific Islands Health Care System 711 Kapiolani Blvd Suite 200 Honolulu HI 96813

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contract Specialist Christopher Aguon christopher.aguon@va.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE

VA Pacific Islands Health Care System

POSTAL CODE

COUNTRY

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

***** Begin Word Document - ' OPPORTUNITIES-DESCRIPTION' ***** Sources Sought: THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS ISSUED SOLELY FOR INFORMATION AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION. THE SUBMISSION OF PRICING, CAPABILITIES FOR PLANNING PURPOSES, AND OTHER MARKET INFORMATION IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGED AND ALLOWED UNDER THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 15.201(e).

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCMENT. This is a sources sought synopsis for market research purposes ONLY. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of potential qualified vendors. Responses to this synopsis will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. A Request for Proposal (RFP) is anticipated to be released in April 2026.

After review of the responses to this source sought synopsis, a solicitation announcement may be published in the FedBizOpps or GSA eBuy websites or Sam.gov. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are not considered adequate responses to the solicitation announcement. All interested offerors will have to respond to the solicitation announcement in addition to responding to this source sought announcement. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network 21 Contracts Office, is seeking sources to provide:

Background: See attached draft SOW for additional information. No attachments will be provided as they will be provided in the RFP that will be released in April 2026.

Potential Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for an award (See https://www.sam.gov/SAM/pages/public/index.jsf ). Potential Offerors must also have a current Online Representations and Certification Application on file with SAM. Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses shall have their ownership and control verified by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and be listed in the Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov) Information Requested: The Government requests that interested parties review the attached SOW and to provide the following capability information identified below to the Contracting Specialist, Christopher Aguon, at christopher.aguon@va.gov by 10:00 AM HST on April 10, 2026. Please place “SOURCES SOUGHT: Modernize Outlying BAS” in the subject line of your email.

NOTE: Interested parties are encouraged to provide complete and accurate response to all items, in the Response Form Attached.

The Government requests that interested party submissions in response to this source sought notice be no more than 10 single-sided, type-written pages using Times New Roman 12-point font or larger. Published literature may be any number of pages.

NOTES: Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation whatsoever on the part of the Government to procure these services, or to issue a solicitation, nor to notify respondents of the results of this notice. No solicitation documents exist at this time. The Department of Veterans Affairs is neither seeking proposals nor accepting unsolicited proposals, and responses to this notice cannot be accepted as offers. Any information the contractor considers proprietary should be clearly marked as such. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this sources sought notice.

See attached document: Sources Sought Response Form 36C26126R0040.

See attached document: DRAFT SOW Modernization of BAS.

Sources Sought Notice