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FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice

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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Sources Sought Notice Rev. March 2010 R HIG SST Point of Care, Drug Database, & Diagnostic Tool Subscription

(VA-18-00019976)

44131 36E77618Q9134 03-09-2018 N 519130 Department of Veterans Affairs Program Contracting Activity Central 6150 Oak Tree Blvd, Suite 300 Independence OH 44131 Richard.Webb3@va.gov http://www.va.gov/ Department of Veterans Affairs Homepage Sources Sought Notice: 36E77618Q9134 HIG SST Point of Care (POC), Drug Database (DDB), & Diagnostic Tool (DT) Subscription

Introduction:

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.215-3, “Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes” This Sources Sought/Request for Information (SS/RFI) is for information and planning purposes only at this time and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Although the terms "proposal" and/or "Offeror" may be used in this SS/RFI, any response will be treated as information only.

Requirements:

See attached Draft Statement of Work (SOW) (ATTACHMENT A).

The Government anticipates soliciting a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), single award, contract with a base period of performance of 12 months and four (4) twelve (12) months option periods.

Submittal Information:

Contractors having ability to perform the stated requirements should submit a single spaced, 12 point font minimum, response to the information identified in the Sources Sought Notice. Please also submit a cover page which includes, at a minimum, the company’s name, address, Dunn & Bradstreet (DUNS) number, General Service Administration (GSA) contract number (if applicable), point-of-contact name, phone number, and e-mail address.

Companies shall provide clear and unambiguous evidence to substantiate their capability to fulfill the requirements outlined in this Sources Sought Notice.

Please provide Company business size and status - (i.e., Large Business, Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, etc.) Any affiliate information (parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, and VA Mentor Protégé Program membership status), as well as the number of years in business should also be provided.

It is requested that the above information be provided no later than Friday, March 9, 2018, 10:00AM EST. Responses should be emailed to Richard Webb at Richard.webb3@va.gov. All Email Correspondence for this project must reference the Sources Sought Number, Project Identifier and Project Title in the subject line of the email. Example: Sources Sought Notice: 36E77618Q9134 HIG SST Point of Care (POC), Drug Database (DDB), & Diagnostic Tool (DT) Subscription. No phone calls will be accepted.

RESULTS INFORMATION: Sources Sought responses will not be returned; neither will Respondents be notified of the Government's evaluation of the information received. The Government may incorporate into the final version of the SOW any information or comment resulting from this request that is determined to be useful. 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 under this Sources Sought.

DISCLAIMER:

This Sources Sought Notice 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. 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 Notice.

Primary Point of Contact:

Richard Webb, Contract Specialist E-Mail: Richard.webb3@va.gov

Alternate Contact:

Andrea Fink, Contract Officer E-Mail: Andrea.Fink@va.gov

See attached document: 2018 SOW - HIG SST Point of Care (POC), Drug Database (DDB), & Diagnostic Tool (DT) Subscription.

See attached document: Attachment A- SOW_HIG SST_POC DDB and DT Subscription.