License Fee for use of 4Cast program

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD SOLE SOURCE
Project Title: 4Cast Technical License
The Government hereby submits a notice of intent to award a sole source firm-fixed-price contract for the use of 4Cast Technical License.
Period of performance:
Base Year: October 1, 2018 September 30, 2019
Option Year 1: October 1, 2019 September 30, 2020
Option Year 2: October 1, 2020 September 30, 2021
Option Year 3: October 1, 2021 September 30, 2022
Option Year 4: October 1, 2022 September 30, 2023
Participating Healthcare Facilities:
VA Long Beach Healthcare System
5901 E. Seventh St
Long Beach, CA 90822
VA Loma Linda Healthcare System
11201 Benton Street
Loma Linda, CA 92357
VA San Diego Healthcare System
3350 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA 92161
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.
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 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 August 18, 2018. Please indicate in the subject of your email: Notice of Intent Submission VA 4Cast.
Future notices and announcements regarding this effort will be an amendment to this post..