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SUBJECT*

Notice of Intent to Sole Source - AudioDigest Enterprise Platinum Membership/Subscription for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Minneapolis VA Health Care System

One Veterans Drive

Minneapolis MN

CONTACT INFORMATION

NETWORK CONTRACTING OFFICE 23

316 ROBERT STREET N, SUITE 506

SAINT PAUL MN 55101

POINT OF CONTACT*

Contracting Officer Alisha Milander Alisha.Milander@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL

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DESCRIPTION

This Notice of Intent is provided to advise that the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a sole source, Firm Fixed Price contract with only one source, LDI BCM LLC, to provide the AudioDigest Enterprise Platinum Membership/Subscription to the Minneapolis VA Health Care System.

This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a Sole Source award under the authority of FAR 13.106-1.

This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. However, in accordance with FAR 5.207 (c) (16) (ii), all responsible sources that feel they can meet the Government’s requirements detailed above may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: the System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity ID (UEI), and the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), along with documentation that the vendor is an authorized distributor/reseller. All offerors must have an active registration in SAM at www.sam.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The information will be retained as Market Research.

All responses must be received by 12:00 PM Central Time on Wednesday, November 12, 2025.

Responses shall be submitted electronically to Alisha Milander via email at Alisha.Milander@va.gov. Fax responses and Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Justification for Single Source Awards IAW FAR 13.106-1 For Over Micro-Purchase Threshold but Not Exceeding the SAT ($350K)

1. Contracting Activity: Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 23, 316 Robert St N, Ste 506, St. Paul, MN 55101 Requesting Activity: Minneapolis VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

2. Brief Description of Supplies/ Services required and the intended use/Estimated Amount:

This Base + 4 option years contract is for the AudioDigest Enterprise Platinum Membership/ Subscription to provide the Minneapolis VA Medical Center with unlimited access to every lecture in the entire AudioDigest library, which encompasses more than 4,000 lectures across 14 medical specialties that are presented by leading experts from world-renowned healthcare institutions. This access includes weekly updates of new content providing the most up to date and latest discoveries, emerging technologies, and groundbreaking solutions to complex medical conditions. The AudioDigest Enterprise Platinum Membership/ Subscription will include unlimited Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit opportunities for the Minneapolis VA Medical Center personnel to keep current on all CME requirements.

3. Unique characteristics that limit availability to only one source, with the reason no other supplies or services can be used:

Department of Veterans Affairs Handbook 5015/1, Employee Learning and Professional Development, states the importance of continuing education for employees in accomplishing the VA’s strategic goals and missions. Employees must participate in professional development and obtain CME credits through the Medical Library, which provides access to AudioDigest. AudioDigest is used for all medical staff to obtain their CMEs. This is an industry standard, and no other product provides the credentialed continuing education to all medical staff, nursing, and allied health professions as AudioDigest. Any deviation from the industry standard may jeopardize patients if any providers cannot obtain their required CMEs that allow them to continue providing patient care. Although there are multiple SD/VOSBs performing work under the NAICS Code, the market research conducted indicated that there are not two or more SD/VOSBs capable of providing this AudioDigest Enterprise Platinum Membership/ Subscription. LDI BCM LLC is the exclusive provider of AudioDigest. The vendor was contacted directly and they stated that they do not have any national contracts under which the AudioDigest Enterprise Platinum Membership/Subscription is available, and there are no authorized distributors outside of LDI BCM LLC.

4. Description of market research conducted and results or statement why it was not conducted:

SBA Small Business Search was searched using NAICS Code 611430 and returned 12 VOSB and 12 SDVOSB results. Market research indicates that AudioDigest is an industry standard for medical staff to obtain their required CMEs, and no other product provides the credentialed continuing education to all medical staff, nursing, and allied health professions as AudioDigest. Any deviation from the industry standard may jeopardize patients if any providers cannot obtain their required CMEs that allow them to continue providing patient care. LDI BCM LLC is the exclusive provider of AudioDigest. The vendor was contacted directly and they stated that they do not have any national contracts under which the AudioDigest Enterprise Platinum Membership/ Subscription is available, and there are no authorized distributors outside of LDI BCM LLC. Neither the VA Rule of Two nor the SBA rule of two can be met. A sole source purchase order to LDI BCM LLC will be awarded to meet the needs of this requirement.