H270--interactive patient system (IPS): base 6/1/21 - 5/31/22: 605-21-3-6076-0029

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE

Project Title: Interactive Patient System Management

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 22, hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source IDIQ, fixed-price contract for the maintenance and support of the Allen Technologies Interactive Patient System with an SDVOSB contractor, Alvarez LLC. Alvarez is the sole approved software manufacture to provide service on behalf of Allen Technologies. The period of performance for this effort will be for a base period of twelve months and four-one-year option period.

The intent of this procurement is to provide installation and maintenance of the interactive patient system in an end-to-end manner, meaning from the server room all the way to the end-user device/ patient s room. This requires that everything happens under one procurement, including work and installation of conduit where necessary.

This service will require 1. an onsite maintenance technician, 2. the monthly cost of cable, 3.the programing of the cable channels to provide patient education and information such as; training videos to include drug interaction, slip/trip/fall videos, medical materials and instructional videos, 4. VPN tunnel 5.VistA integration, and 6. maintenance and replacement of damaged equipment. The contractor is required to have an established Interconnection Security Agreement (ISA) and approved VPN tunnel with the VA, in order to provide services.

Participating Healthcare Facility:

VISN 22

VA Loma Linda Healthcare System

11201 Benton Street

Loma Linda, CA 92357

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) for the aforementioned requirement based on the application of FAR 6.302-1. 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.

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 quotes or proposals. This is not a solicitation.

Questions or comments to this Notice of Intent should be directed to the Contracting Officer; Tien Nguyen at tien.nguyen@va.gov. Responses via e-mail only (no phone calls/voice mail messages regarding questions will not be accepted and will not receive a response) by December 31, 2020, 10:00 am PST. Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Submission Interactive Patient System Management.

Future notices and announcements regarding this effort will be an amendment to this post.