VPS Self-Service Kiosk

Due to integration of the kiosks with proprietary Vetlink software, Department of Veterans Affairs acquisition strategy has been verified to be sole source to Vecna Technologies. A sole source solicitation will be issued via General Services Administration to Vecna Technologies. Please continue to monitor Federal Business Opportunities for future opportunities with Department of Veterans Affairs..

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US Department of Veterans Affairs
Request for Information/Sources Sought
36C10B19Q0097
Veterans Point of Service Self-Service Kiosks
THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/Sources Sought in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) 15.201(e) to conduct market research for information and planning purposes only. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes it does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue a RFP in the future. This request for information does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the Government is not, at this time, seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Responders are advised that the Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested vendor s expense. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. It is the responsibility of the responders to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this requirement
Requirements:
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Procurement, Acquisition, and Logistics (OPAL), Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) is soliciting for information related to the attached Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). Interested parties are invited to review the attached PWS and to make comments or suggestions. The goal of this RFI is to provide a procurement framework that may be used for a subsequent acquisition. Nothing in this document should be considered binding or in any way obligate VA to perform. VA welcomes comments on any part of this document.
For project planning and information gathering, the Draft PWS is attached which defines the scope of requirements. Information obtained from this RFI will be used within the VA and will not be disclosed outside of the agency.
Please submit the following:
Your organization s capability to provide the entire range of requirements. Specifically, please provide a brief summary of your technical approach to meet the requirements specified in the Draft PWS.
Request Company information to include:
Company Name
CAGE/DUNS Number under which the company is registered in SAM/VetBiz.gov
Company Address
Point of contact name
Telephone number
Email address
Socioeconomic data
For Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)/Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB) concerns, indicate whether you could meet VAAR 852.219-10 (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION) VA Notice of Total SDVOSB set aside and 13 CFR §125.6, which states, the contractor will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the Government to it to firms that are not SDVOSBs as defined by VAAR 852.219-10 (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION).
Company Business Size and Status for NAICS 541512
Names and types of current federal contracts and/or contract vehicles (GSA, GWAC, or any other Schedule if you are included in one or more. Please include Contract Number, expiration date, etc.)
RFI SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
VA requests a clear, concise, and complete response to this RFI. As part of the submission, VA is under no obligation to provide feedback to the RFI respondent, or to contact the RFI respondent for clarification of any information submitted as part of the response.
Please submit your RFI response in accordance with the following: 1) No more than 10- pages. 2) Mark your response as Proprietary Information if the information is considered business sensitive. 3) NO MARKETING MATERIALS ARE ALLOWED AS PART OF THIS RFI.  The Government will not review any other information or attachments included, that are in excess of the 10-page limit.  The Government will not review generic marketing materials that do not address the information contained herein or the attached documents.
All interested parties shall respond no later than 12:00 PM EST on December 10, 2018 via e-mail. If you have any questions on the RFI, please submit via e-mail as well. Please note 36C10B19Q0097 VPS Kiosks in the subject line of your response.
The TAC point of contact for this RFI is Contract Specialist, Keiahna Brewer, Email address: Keiahna.Brewer@va.gov, and Contracting Officer, Sharon Fernandes, Email address: Sharon.Fernandes@va.gov..