B--Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety Membership

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Richard L. Roudebush, VA Medical Center, 1481 W. 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN.-Intent to Sole source procurement under authority of FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source, with Indiana Health Information Exchange, Inc., 846 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46202 to provide membership into the program for one year. Membership provides the VA with round table discussions, recurring educational opportunities, best practice sharing, resource sharing, staff support and collaborative meetings and projects, research (high risk drugs, infection prevention, diabetes, etc.) and other healthcare technology regarding patient safety and patient safety issues. The proposed action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. The Government believes that only one responsible source can provide the services that will satisfy the agency requirements. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. No solicitation document is available and telephone request will not be accepted. However, any qualified vendor that determines it can meet the government's requirements may give written notification through e-mail to Contract Specialist, [email protected], by August 29, 2014, 3:00PM EST. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with requirements at no cost or obligation to the government, however the information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. If no responses are received, the VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN will proceed to sole source this requirement to Indiana Health Information Exchange, Inc.