B599--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Acquisition: Patient Treatment Satisfaction Data Collection and Analysis

Notice of Intent to Sole-Source an Acquisition

Pursuant to FAR subpart 13.5, in accordance with 41 U.S.C. § 1901, the Government anticipates entering into sole-source procurement negotiations with Press Ganey Associates Inc. ( Press Ganey ) to provide patient treatment satisfaction data collection and analysis for the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center, 5000 West National Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53295. Accurate qualitative and quantitative data analysis requires a database that contains sufficient information to provide meaningful comparative evaluations. Press Ganey s proprietary database contains vast amounts of information permitting the largest peer-group comparisons in the healthcare industry, including data collected from thirty-two individual (32) Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and three (3) Veterans Integrated Service Networks. Press Ganey s unmatched proprietary database provides the unique capability to make timely, optimal decisions for modification of treatment regimens and is thus critical to continuing improvement of patient care.

The above-cited authority and associated justification is made based on the determination that Government s requirements for this contract can only be satisfied by one source with unique capabilities. Any other business or person may identify their interest and capability in fulfilling this requirement by responding to this Notice by e-mail to Robert.Knight1@va.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time, Friday, February 21, 2020. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes/proposals; however, all communications received by the deadline will be considered by the Government. Information received as a result of this Notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to open this requirement to competition is solely within the discretion of the Government. No solicitation document is available at this time.