G002--Spiritual Care Services Catholic Priest

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

Project Title: Spiritual Care Services

for VA Long Beach Healthcare System

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 22, Network Contracting Office 22 hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source firm-fixed-price contract for Spiritual Care Services with Father (Priest) William Connor to provide a Catholic Priest to provide Spiritual Care Services for the VA Long Beach Healthcare System. The period of performance for this effort shall be for one base year and the Government having the option to exercise four one-year option periods.

Participating Healthcare Facility:

VA Long Beach Healthcare System

5901 E. 7th Street

Long Beach, CA 90822

This sole source contracting action is pursuing a waiver from acquiring

these services on a competitive basis pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1)(i) for

the aforementioned requirement based on the application of FAR 6.302-

3(a)(2)(ii). This hereby constitutes a synopsis of the action proposed in this

announcement.

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 or objective.

Responses are due on Monday, January 18, 2021 at 11:00 AM PST to the attention

of Imelda Martinez, Contracting Officer at Imelda.martinez@va.gov.