D318--Wavemark License and Equipment Sustainment Services
Special Notice Posted
A later notice was posted: the Limited / Sole Source Justification from .
- Solicitation number
- 36C24620Q1037
- Agency
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Veterans Integrated Service Network 6
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 511210 Software Publishers
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration Veterans Integrated Service Network 6 published a Special Notice of intent to award a sole source contract. The Notice regards a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $328,105 to Cardinal Health for one-year of hardware maintenance, software maintenance, database administration support services, and other sustainment services for WaveMark catheter lab inventory management systems at VA medical centers.
The Notice seeks to justify awarding a sole source contract to Cardinal Health to maintain and support WaveMark systems. It describes market research that found Cardinal Health holds patents on aspects of the WaveMark system and does not subcontract the associated services. Responses to the Notice must demonstrate how competition would clearly benefit the government without prohibitive costs or delays and while supporting VA mission objectives. Questions about the Notice must be directed to the contracting specialist by September 30th to be considered in determining whether to pursue competition. No other eligibility criteria or opportunities are described in the Notice.
Notice text
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
Project Title: WaveMark License and Equipment Sustainment Services
Announcement No.: 36C24620Q1037
The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source Firm-Fiexed-Price open market order for the license and sustainment of the WaveMark system and its components that are in service at Asheville, Richmond, and Salem VAMC s. The service required by VISN 6 are for hardware maintenance, software maintenance, interface maintenance, database administrator support services, and support services for all WaveMark Cath Lab inventory management systems located in the network. The system is used to track the use of Cath lab supplies such as catheters and stents, associating those supplies with patients for product outcomes tracking purposes, for inventory management, for tracking recalls and expiration dates, ect. The total estimated value is $328,105.00 for a 1 year period of performance.
Market research has been conducted and it has been found that Cardinal Health holds patents on many aspects of their RFID Solution and the components of the WaveMark system. Additionally, Cardinal Health does not subcontract this service to any other company.
Responses to this notice must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government, would not be cost or time prohibitive, and would not hinder the mission objective of the Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 6.
The determination not to compete this proposed contract action is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.
This is not a request for quote or proposals.
Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to Contracting Specialist, Isaac Hernandez at Isaac.Hernandez@va.gov (no phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will be accepted and will not received a response). Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Question Submission 36C24620Q1037.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| 36C24620Q1037.docx | DOCX document |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| D318--Wavemark License and Equipment Sustainment Services | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| This notice | Special Notice |
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