PHARMACEUTICAL ACEDEMIC DETAIL TRAINING SERVICES BASE YEAR plus four (4) Option Years

This SOURCE SOUGHT NOTICE is for market research purposes only to determine the availability of potential businesses with capabilities to provide the service described below. Potential offerors are invited to provide feedback via e-mail to Scott Eberle at scott.eberle@va.gov. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition.

Requirement: The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 20 office, Vancouver, WA is seeking potential sources capable of providing Pharmaceutical Academic Detail Training Services for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Center Academic Detailing Basic Skills Training Workshop. Services under this contract will require the contractor to use the principles of social marketing during the period of training in order to facilitate participants in gaining a thorough understanding of both the academic detailing process and the necessary strategies to succeed in improving medication prescribing quality. The contractor shall be able to train Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinician staff to support an academic detailing program as well as provide consultative services to identify options for the mechanics of program implementation.



Potential contractors shall provide, at a minimum, the following information to Scott Eberle at scott.eberle@va.gov:

1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact name, phone number, and e-mail address.

2) Business type and company's DUNS number.

3) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued.

4) Company's DUNS number, type of small business and Business Size.

5) Brief capability statement with enough information to determine if the company can meet the requirement. The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather short statement regarding the company's ability to provide the service above. Submission of capabilities statement will assist our office in tailoring the requirement to be consistent with industry standards.

The capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining to Set-Aside for the Small Business Community or to conduct as an Unrestricted Procurement. Other than small businesses may respond to this notice in the event the market does not indicate SB interest, however, preference will be given IAW FAR Part 8 and VAAR Part 808. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of available contractors.

This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pays for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. All interested contractors should notify this office in writing or via email by 12:00 PM Pacific Day Time on 27 May 2013. Submit response and information to: Scott Eberle, Network Contracting Office(NCO) 20, 1495 Wilmington Drive, Suite 360, Dupont, WA 98327 or Scott.eberle@va.gov.