7B22--Equipment EHRM Upgrade Saginaw

Notice of Intent to Sole Source Requirement The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Healthcare System, VISN 11 Contracting Activity intends to negotiate a sole source contract under Simplified Acquisition Procedures and the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source for the following items listed below. The associated NAICS code for this medical equipment is 334111. The vendor, Carefusion Solutions, is a large business, located at 3750 Torrey View Court, San Diego, CA 92130. Description of equipment requirements: Aleda E. Lutz VAMC is moving from the legacy VistA EMR to an Enterprise Cerner EMR, which will require unsupported operating systems to be upgraded. The procurement is to upgrade existing Pyxis servers to Windows 2016 and to complete a host conversion of the system to interface with Cerner. Order will have one base year of support with four option years thereafter. A firm fixed price contract with no option years is anticipated and shall be awarded. It is the Government's belief that only the proposed candidate possesses the required capabilities to successfully meet this requirement. It is the Government's intention to solicit and negotiate with only this source. This is not a Request for Proposal; this is a Notice of Intent to Sole Source requirement.