Q402--Nursing Home Services

The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center Community Nursing Home Program, intends to negotiate a sole source contract with The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Riverwalk Village, to provide all personnel and services needed to provide residential nursing home care. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 623110. The Government intends to have The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Riverwalk Village Indiana Masonic Home, Inc. continue to provide nursing home services to the veterans in residence at this facility in accordance with FAR 52.237-3 Continuity of Services. Therefore, the Government intends to proceed with a sole source procurement for the required services. This procurement is being conducted in accordance with FAR 6.302 - only one responsible source and no other vendor will satisfy agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. However, any firm that believes it can meet these requirements may give written notification to the Contracting Officer within three (3) calendar days from the date of publication of this synopsis. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail, to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Information can be sent via email to the Contracting Officer, Mary Lu Gilbert, Cincinnati VAMC, at marylu.gilbert@va.gov. Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the Cincinnati VA Medical Center will proceed with the sole source negotiation with The Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion County, Riverwalk Village, Indiana.