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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 R PowerSteering Annual Subscription Licenses (VA-18-00134667) 63123 36C77618Q9231 08-29-2018 N 511210 Department of Veteran Affairs

PCAC-ST. LOUIS

11152 South Towne Square Saint Louis MO 63123 John Schiffhauer John.Schiffhauer@va.gov Multiple locations in the United States United States John.Schiffhauer@va.gov John.Schiffhauer@va.gov

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The government intends to issue a sole source award to Inmix Technologies, LLC for access to the proprietary Upland Software licenses being used on the Powersteering operating system, developed with Consolidated Patient Account Centers currently used for improvements in key business metrics such as cycle time, return on investment, individual productivity, efficiency, and employee satisfaction. The software provides a secure project management platform accessible through the World Wide Web to be used to standardize and manage at all 7 CPAC locations and for each CPAC Lean and Six sigma improvement projects in a standardized manner. This is a follow-on to an existing contract award where continuity is critical to service and performance sustainment. This will be a firm fixed price contract for a base year with three additional one-year options.

DISCLAIMER

This Sources Sought is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this Sources Sought that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought.

This Sources Sought is to identify if there are any other authorized contractors/sources capable of providing licensed software to the Department of Veterans Affairs

The government intends to issue a sole source award to Inmix Technologies, LLC LLC for access to the proprietary Upland Software licenses being used on the Powersteering operating system, developed with Consolidated Patient Account Centers currently used for improvements in key business metrics such as cycle time, return on investment, individual productivity, efficiency, and employee satisfaction. The software provides a secure project management platform accessible through the World Wide Web to be used to standardize and manage at all 7 CPAC locations and for each CPAC Lean and Six sigma improvement projects in a standardized manner. This is a follow-on to an existing contract award where continuity is critical to service and performance sustainment. This will be a firm fixed price contract for a base year with three additional one-year options.

Offeror’s Submittal of Interest:

Interested and capable firms are requested to provide the following data/information to the attention of the Contracting Officer identified herein.

g) Type of business, This Request for Information is open to both Large and Small Businesses to respond too. e.g. Small Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, SBA Certified 8(a) Firm, SBA Certified HUBZone Firm, Women Owned Small Business, SBA Certified Small Disadvantaged Business, Small Business, or Other than Small Business, relative to NAICS code 511210

h) Federal Supply Schedule number (if applicable):

i) Statement of Capability that demonstrates the offeror's capability and past performance in providing and meeting the type of service requirement; to include the data and information stated herein, as well as a letter on Upland letterhead stating that your company has authorization to sell the requested services to the Veterans Affairs via GSA.

e-Mail submissions will be acceptable at John.Schiffhauer@va.gov. Submissions should be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST) on August 29, 2018.

NO FAX/ FACSIMILE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Notice to Potential Offerors: All Offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website, located on at www.sam.gov.

It is desirable that Offerors complete their business Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA).

Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses or Veteran Owned Small Businesses who respond to a solicitation must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Veterans Enterprise VetBiz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov.

Disclaimer: The purpose of this Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources both Large Businesses and Small Businesses, and their business size classification, and is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse respondent parties for any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Synopsis Announcement.

NOTE: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources sought Announcement. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation.

At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the Solicitation. After a review of the responses received, a Pre-Solicitation Notice and Solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website or GSA E-buy.

It is the potential Offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps and E-buy for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Announcement. However, responses to this Sources Sought Announcement will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.

Comments/Concerns: Please provide the Contracting Officer, under company/firm’s letterhead, any comments and/or concerns you may have regarding this Sources Sought Announcement.

John Schiffhauer Contract Specialist Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contract Activity Central (PCAC) - St. Louis, MO 314-894-6656 x 65111 John.Schiffhauer@va.gov