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Notice of Intent to Sole Source Title: ORYX Performance Measures 2019 Subscription FBO Notice: 36C77619Q0091

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2), “When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for”. The VA intends to solicit and negotiate with JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; 1 RENAISSANCE BLVD., OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL, 60181-4294 USA; for the purchase of an ORYX Performance Measurement System.

The NAICS code for this procurement is 813920 and the Small Business Administration Size Standard is $15 Million.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any responsible source who believes it is capable of meeting the requirement may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency, only if received by the closing date and time of this notice. A determination not to compete the proposed requirement based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government.

Responses to this notice are due on or before May 16th, 2019 at 12:00 PM EST by email to Lamonte.Jones@va.gov or Charles.Holmes@va.gov .

Point of contact for this notice is Lamonte Jones, Contract Specialist via the above referenced email address.

Contracting Office Address:

Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contract Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd Suite 300 Independence, OH 44131

Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in GSA eBUY, Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP), or FBO.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses received to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.