R425--AcuStaf Labor Management Solution - Milwaukee VAMC 3/1/24 - 2/28/29

Under Statutory Authority 41 U.S.C. 1901 the VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source contract with AcuStaf Development Corp for installation and support for the 3001 Labor Management Software at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center. The contractor will provide initial setup and installation, along with ongoing support. AcuStaf Development Corp is the only source capable of providing the services required due to the unique and highly specialized requirements of this procurement.

This acquisition is conducted under the authority of FAR 8.405-6(a)(1)(b), Only one source is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of quality required because the supplies or services are unique or highly specialized. This will be a firm fixed price contract (base year plus four option years) under NAICS 541519.

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements it must furnish information about its products and services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and service to the Contracting Officer by 4:00PM (CST) 2/9/2024. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirements. Specific requirements of this labor management software include:

Utilize an HL7 interface with VA VistA software that brings in real-time Admit, Discharged, and Transfer information.

Demographic tracking tools; maintains employee contact/emergency contact information. Maintains employee-preferred method of communication.

Utilizes an HR interface that brings in several points of data validation for VANOD including series, position, grade, step, licensure information, EOD, degrees, other schooling, BOC, ALBCC, Occupation Series Code and more.

Utilizes the census interface to correlate with budgeting and reporting to databases like VANOD, DSS, NDNQI and more.

Automated staffing package with the ability to provide: Demographic Tracking tools: maintains employee contact/ emergency contact information. Maintains employee-preferred method of communication. Vendor shall provide any software updates and installation as they become available.

Ability to staff and maintain repositories of anecdotal notes for proficiency input, specialty certification tracking, licensure tracking, education (all degrees earned) tracking, skill-based competencies tracking, ACLS/BLS/131.5 tracking, and continuing education tracking. Mandatory tracking, mandatory health information. Tools for staff to self-report professional portfolio.

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 Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source negotiation with the Veritas Medical Solutions LLC.

Capability statements shall be submitted by email only as a MS Word or Adobe PDF attachment to Dustin Biermann at Dustin.Biermann@va.gov. TELEPHONIC INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.