P02 Intent to Sole Source Notice.pdf

This is an intent to sole source award notice for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR

Subpart 5.2, Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions. This announcement constitutes the only notice of intent to sole source and synopsis of proposed action.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, VHA, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 21 intends to solicit and negotiate/award a sole-source contract to EWA Direction, Inc., a certified Service- Disabled Veteran

Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The resulting contract will be for a base year and one-year option, firm fixed price with an option of extending the service for an additional six-month period.

The statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition is 41 U.S.C. § 3304(a)(5) as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 6.302- 5(a)(2)(i) entitled, “Authorized or required by statute.” The applicable statute is 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). The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811310, with a small business size standard of $12.5M, and the FSC/PSC is J030.

THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. A SOLICITATION WILL

NOT BE POSTED. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement by 4:00 PM PST August 29, 2024, via email to pablo.cunanan@va.gov. No telephone calls will be accepted or entertained. All responses must be received by the closing date specified herein, and only those will be considered by the Government. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that the responding company can provide the same services by the required date.

However, a determination by the Government to not compete is solely within the discretion of the

Government.