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Presolicitation Notice Presolicitation Notice

GENERAL INFORMATION

SET-ASIDE

Minneapolis VA Medical Center

One Veterans Drive

Minneapolis MN

Minneapolis VA Medical Center

One Veterans Drive

Minneapolis MN

Omaha VA Medical Center

4101 Woolworth Avenue

Omaha NE

CONTACT INFORMATION

NETWORK 23 CONTRACTING OFFICE

316 Robert Street N. STE. 506 St. 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 multi-site five-year IDIQ with ordering periods contract with only one source, American College of Surgeons, to provide the Commission on Cancer’s Cancer Program Annual Accreditation at the Minneapolis and Omaha VA Medical Centers.

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 authorized to provide the Commission on Cancer’s Cancer Program Annual Accreditation. 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 Thursday, October 9, 2025.

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

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 23 Contracting Office, 316 Robert St N, Ste 506, St. Paul, MN 55101

Requesting Activities: Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 23, Minneapolis VA Medical Center, HAS/HIMS/Cancer Program, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417

Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 23, Omaha VA Medical Center, HAS/HIMS/Cancer Program, 4101 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105

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

This procurement is for a Firm-Fixed Price multi-site five-year IDIQ with ordering periods contract with the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC) for the annual accreditation fee for both the Minneapolis (MPLS) and Omaha (NWI) VA Medical Centers. Both MPLS and NWI cancer programs are required to have this accreditation.

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

The ACS CoC is the only accreditation body that can fulfill the requirements of this contract. Accreditation must be obtained by institutions directly through the ACS CoC and is not available through other entities because they are the only accreditation service meeting all national requirements. Sole source letters were obtained for both MPLS and NWI from the vendor stating this information.

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

SBA Small Business Search database was searched using NAICS Code 813920 resulting in 553 SDVOSB and 636 VOSB vendors. The market research for Contract # 36C26325P0644 was conducted on 04/01/2025. Sole source letters were obtained for both MPLS and NWI from the vendor stating that accreditation must be obtained by institutions directly through ACS CoC, and that it is not available through other entities because they are the only accreditation service meeting all national requirements. A conversation with the vendor indicated that they do not have any government contracts through which we can place orders for MPLS and NWI to obtain these annual fees. Neither the VA Rule of Two nor the SBA rule of two could be met.

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