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Network Contracting Office 22 4811 Airport Plaza Drive Suite 600 Long Beach CA 90815

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Contract Specialist Jessica Brooks Jessica.Brooks3@va.gov 480-466-7940

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INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

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Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22 Attn: Jessica Brooks Department of Veteran Affairs 4811 Airport Plaza Drive Suite. 600 Long Beach, California 90815

(562) 766-2349 Intent to Sole Source: The Government intends to make a sole award firm-fixed-price contract in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 6.302-2 Only One Source in conjunction with FAR 13.5 Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The requirement is for Homeless Management Information System training and licensing. This service is needed at the Jennifer Moreno VA Medical center located in San Diego, CA. The intended source is Regional Task Force on the Homeless, Incorporated, 4699 Murphy Canyon Rd, San Diego, California 92123. In accordance with FAR Part 6, contracts awarded using this authority shall be supported by a written justification and approval described in FAR 6.303 and 6.304; as applicable, the justification will be posted within fourteen (14) days after contract award. The Government will consider all capability statements received by this synopsis's closing date. The Government's determination not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the Government's discretion. Information received will be considered strictly to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) code that this work falls under is 518210 – Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services, with a size standard of $40.0 million.

THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. All capable sources must provide past performance experience in similar research services and be a licensed provider (whichever applies to the requirement). All vendors must be registered in Beta.SAM by the close of this notice, and if your firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned or Veteran-Owned Small Business, you must be CERTIFIED in VetCert (see internet site: Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov.)). Proof of licenses must be submitted with supporting evidence. All the above information should be included in the vendors' capability in response to this notice.

All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to Jessica.Brooks3@va.gov no later than 12:00 PM Pacific Time (PT), 09/08/2023. Please ensure that notice #36C26223Q1585 is cited on all submitted documents to ensure that it is appropriately processed.

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