R--WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ASAO 8 East West Palm Beach Branch Intends to sole source contract to a service disabled veteran owned small business to support Tampa, Bay Pines, NF/SG VA Healthcare Facilities for warehouse management system, receiving, and picking services. This is a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery/quantity service contract for a base year and four, one year options, service contract under Federal Acquisition Regulations Subparts, 12 and 13, to a service disabled veteran owned small business; Tidewater Management, LLC, 4606 SW 186th Way, Miramar, FL, 33029-6218, under proposal (RFP) VA-248-10-RP-0339. The government intends to negotiate with one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-5(a)(2)(i), full and open competition need not be provided for when a statute expressly authorizes. This notice will be distributed solely through the Government Services Administrations Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website www.fedbizopps.gov. Tidewater Management has extensive past performance in management of supplies; knowledge of General Inventory Package used by VHA Logistics and is working with American Medical Depot, the prime vendor for medical/surgical supplies for the Government. Tidewater has the only location in Tampa, Florida that can meet the requirements of the medical facilities. Telephone requests will not be considered. The North American Industrial System number is 493190 Other Warehousing and Storage, and the size standard is $25.5 million. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.