P02 36C10X23Q0068 Notice of Intent to Sole Source - 1.27.2023.pdf

Special Notice

*= Required Field Special Notice

SUBJECT* Notice of Intent to Solicit from a Single Source Implementation Coordinators Veterans Health Exchange Professional Services

GENERAL INFORMATION

CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 21703

SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C10X23Q0068

ARCHIVE 15 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE

RECOVERY ACT FUNDS N

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* R499

NAICS CODE* 541519

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick

Department of Veterans Affairs

5202 Presidents Court, Suite 103 Frederick MD 21703

POINT OF CONTACT*

Brian N. Ballard, Contract Specialist Brian.Ballard@va.gov Wanda Y. Edwards, Contracting Officer Wanda.Edwards@va.gov

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AGENCY’S URL https://www.va.gov/opal/sac/index.asp URL DESCRIPTION Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick, MD

AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS

EMAIL DESCRIPTION

DESCRIPTION

Synopsis The U.S Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), Office of Procurement, Acquisitions, & Logistics (OPAL), Strategic Acquisition Center-Frederick (SAC-F), in accordance with Public Law 109- 461: “Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006” specifically, the “Veterans First Contracting Program” outlined in 38 USC § 8127(c), intends to solicit and award a single source bridge award to The Green Technology Group, LLC, (TGTG) a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), 10619 Canterberry RD, Fairfax Station, Virginia 22039-1921, for support services for the continued deployment and implementation of the nationwide rollout of the VHIE Program Exchange and DIRECT Messaging Projects at each health data exchange community, on behalf of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Health Informatics (HI) Interoperability Office (IO).

Background This bridge award is to transition to a new contract being competitively procured by the SAC.

Purpose and Objective The Contractor shall provide support services for the continued deployment and implementation of the nationwide rollout of the VHIE Program Exchange and DIRECT Messaging Projects at each health data exchange community. This support shall include community outreach, project coordination, analysis of shared data, analysis of project status, and reporting of Exchange and Direct issues at each of the 18 Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs) and 160+ subordinate VAMCs nationwide. The purpose is to demonstrate the feasibility and the value of exchanging health information between VA clinicians and community partner providers who care for the same Veterans. This includes services that lead and coordinate the deployment in a specified region of the country as the main point of contact (POC) when interfacing with stakeholders supporting VA and community partner providers interested in implementing Veteran health data exchange in the specified VHIE Program Community

Anticipated Period of Performance The anticipated period of performance for the awarded contract is:

Base Period: February 3, 2023, through June 2, 2023 Option Period 1: June 3, 2023 – July 2, 2023 Option Period 2: July 3, 2023 – August 2, 2023

Single Source Circumstances The proposed source for this acquisition is a certified SDVOSB, is technically qualified to meet all requirements, and have performed successfully over the past 3 years as the incumbent. In accordance with VAAR 819.7007(b), the determination to make a sole source award to an SDVOSB is a business decision wholly within the discretion of the contracting officer; therefore, the requirement to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as practicable is not applicable to this procurement. In addition, VAAR 819.7007(c) further authorizes the contracting officer to make the award without first determining that only one SDVOSB source can meet the requirement.

Additional Information The North American Industry classification (NAICS) Code is 541519 - Other Computer Related Services with a size standard of $34 Million. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR A COMPETITIVE QUOTE. Any response to this notice must be submitted in writing to the Government POC listed above and show clear and convincing evidence that another source can meet the Government’s requirements and that competition of the requirement would be advantageous to the

DESCRIPTION

Government. Respondents must also include their Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size. Respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) 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 received will normally be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to proceed on a non-competitive basis or to conduct a competitive procurement. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Responses must be received within five calendar days after the initial publication of this posting and must reference synopsis number 36C10X23Q0068 and shall be submitted electronically to all POC’s noted within this announcement.

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