483-19-1-4405-0004 support of TMS system

The Department of Veterans Affairs/Veteran Health Administration VISN 6 intends to negotiate a Sole Source commercial item services contract. The VISN 6 requires services of a highly skilled and technical nature requiring in-debt knowledge of Department of Veterans Affairs/Veteran Health Administration VISN 6 Education and Training Programs to successfully support continued implementation of a fully functional Talent Management Systems (TMS). The requirement is to support the fulfillment of both existing and expanded responsibilities related to Core Competencies/Mandatory Training requirements and Talent Management system (TMS) assignments and functionality. The TMS requires that all Training items housed in this system not only 1) meet rigorous 508 compliance standards, but also that they are 2) appropriately coded and restructured using a highly complex software taxonomy that requires extensive technical knowledge, 3) the user groups are appropriately identified and coded and the 4) educational content is appropriately designed and is both current and relevant to the target audience. The vendor shall be a key to managing workforce orientation and development activities which both directly and indirectly impact employee performance and enable the VISN 6 work force to address our core mission of providing safe and effective quality patient care.
The proposed contract action is for services which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR Part 13.106-1(b). This is a notice of intent to award a sole source procurement action and is not a request for competitive proposals. However, interested parties may submit a capability statement that that demonstrates their firm's ability to provide the services described above. Interested parties must provide rationale as to why they should be considered and identify their interest and capability to this response no later than December 26, 2018, 4 p.m., EST. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Point of contact: Harold McQuillia @ Harold.mcquillia@va.gov..