Notice Type: Special Notice of Intent to Sole Source This is a SPECIAL NOTICE ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), VISN 8 Network Contracting Office, intends to award a sole source contract to Plan 4 Healthcare, LLC., 44927 George Washington Blvd, Suite 265, Ashburn VA 20147. This proposed contract action is to procure financial and budgetary software. The period of performance is for 6/15/2020 6/14/2021, under the authority Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.106-1(b)(1). A Software as a Service (SaaS) contract is required to focus resources on the 4Cast software, which has had the greatest impact on financial operations. As all four medical centers are currently mid-point in a budget cycle, it is not reasonable to discontinue 4Cast or change to another software product, as it would significantly disrupt the budget cycle, require rework of all budget projections, and decrease overall confidence in budget projections. . Response: Responses to this Special Notice should be able to demonstrate the firm's ability, capability, and responsibility to deliver the service listed above. The purpose of this Special Notice announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described above. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort. Responses should include the following information: Business name, address, business size and Socioeconomic Category (HUBZone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran, Small Business, Large Business, etc.), and point of contact to include e-mail address and telephone number. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.com) and Representations and Certifications must be completed prior to any future award. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to provide the full maintenance and repair service on equipment listed. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Important information: The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Special Notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. No sub-contracting opportunity is anticipated. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 518210 - Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services with a size standard of $32.5,000,000.00. Any offeror capable of providing this service shall notify the Contracting Officer by email within 7 calendar days from the date of the publication of this special notice. *Responses must include written documentation from Plan 4 Healthcare, LLC showing your company is an authorized service provider for 4Cast software. All information is to be submitted no later than 11:59 PM EST, June 8, 2020 to:
[email protected].