ALEX Patient Communication Simulator

This is a notice of intent of The Dayton (DAY) Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), 4100 West Third Street, Dayton, Ohio 45428 to negotiate sole source with Simulaids, Inc., for supplying the DAY VAMC, Dayton, Ohio, Medical Service, with:

Item Information:

1 ALEX Plus Medium Skin Tone includes: Core features, Wi-Fi Tablet, Cloud connected control, advanced speech features, speech requests (1000 questions/day), IrisCamTRecording (1000 Hours), simulation log archive (1 YEAR), Enterprise API for Logs, Physio Events, and Live Video. 5-year warranty with Pre-Shipping Sh. wt. 64 lbs. 2 EA

2 ALEX (PCS) Accessory Female Kit Medium Skin Tone 2 EA

3 ALEX (PCS) Accessory IV Arm Medium Skin Tone 2 EA

This equipment is for use at DAY VAMC. The overarching purpose of these simulation supplies and training aids is to support and enhance the educational experiences of staff in their continuing education to maximize their ability to care for Veterans.

The Government believes that only one manufacturer can satisfy the agency requirements and intends to negotiate with one source under the authority of FAR 13.106(b) access to proprietary information.

Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement by Thursday January 9, 2020, at 4:00PM EST. Such capabilities information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation is available at this time. All inquiries must be submitted by email to Angie Carpenter, at angie.carpenter@va.gov.