Notice of Intent to Sole Source 36C24922Q0512 Final.pdf

Presolicitation Notice

*=Required Field Presolicitation Notice

SUBJECT* 36C249-22-AP-3618 - Behavioral Health Tracer

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 37129

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C24922Q0512

RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE 07-22-2022 4:00 PM CENTRAL TIME, CHICAGO, USA

ARCHIVE 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

SET-ASIDE N/A

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 7A21

NAICS CODE* 334614

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Department of Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System 1310 24th Avenue South

Nashville Tennessee

POSTAL CODE 37212-2637

COUNTRY United States

CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 9 (90C)

NCO 9

1639 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 400 Murfreesboro TN 37129

POINT OF CONTACT* Contracting Officer Brian Buffett brian.buffett@va.gov 615-225-5802

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL https://www.va.gov/tennessee-valley-health-care/ URL DESCRIPTION VA Tennessee Valley health care

Subject: SPECIAL NOTICE 36C24922Q0512

Description: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 9, intends to issue a Firm Fixed Priced contract under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106-1(b) Soliciting from a single source. Award is anticipated to occur on or about August 1st, 2022, to Joint Commission Resources, Inc. The period of performance will be for thirty calendar days after issuance of the notice to proceed.

This requirement includes the purchase of behavioral health and mock survey tool platform for the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System. The behavioral health and mock survey tool platform will be utilized by trained staff to create customized reports by assessing data from multiple sources, including Accreditation Manager Plus, self-collected tracer data, Requirements for Improvement (RFIs) and data from Joint Commission surveys, and findings from the Tracers with the AMP mock survey add-on module. Additionally, the behavioral health and mock survey tool can also proactively manage risk by setting alerts to notify them if a quality area, such as an element of performance, goes below a certain threshold. Lastly, the behavioral health and mock survey tool allows for ongoing evaluation of key areas and areas of weakness as a method to monitor the effectiveness of education and interventions implemented. Contractor will be responsible for the delivery of the behavioral health and mock survey tool platform to the Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center in a timely manner.

NCO 9 intends to non-competitively award this requirement to Joint Commission Resources, Inc. since the brand of behavioral health and mock survey tool platform is most capable of ensuring that evaluation and survey activities can continue without interruption. The behavioral health and mock survey tool platform previously obtained from Joint Commission Resources, Incorporated has provided the facility with the capacity to sufficiently identify risk and prioritize areas for improvement before a costly crisis occurs. As a result, any contractor other than Joint Commission Resources, Inc. that would provide behavioral health and mock survey tool platform to the facility would unintentionally cause a delay in evaluation and survey activities. Unnecessary delays cannot be endured.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 334614 with the size standard of 1,250. The applicable Product Service Code is 7A21. This notice of intent is not a request for proposals or quotes. However, all responsible Veteran-Owned Small Businesses and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses may submit an offer and technical capabilities/narrative that proves by clear and convincing evidence that similar behavioral health and mock survey tool platforms are available that will provide comparable evaluation and survey capabilities for each facility. If said OFFER and technical capabilities/narrative is received within four calendar days of publication of this notice, the narrative will be considered by NCO 9. All responses must be submitted to the Government point of contact at the email address shown below. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will generally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Contracting Office Address: Government Point of Contact:

Department of Veterans Affairs Brian Buffett, Contracting Officer Network Contracting Office 9 brian.buffett@va.gov 1639 Medical Center Parkway, 400 Murfreesboro, TN 37129 Telephone: (615)-225-5802