D--Modification: VetBiz Maintenance

NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Acquisition Operations, Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick (SAC-F) intends to non-competitively modify the existing contract with Valador, Inc., 560 Herndon Parkway, Suite 3000, Herndon, VA 20170-5239 under the authority of 41 U.S.C 3304(a)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The purpose of the modification is expand the maintenance support currently provided under the contract. This modification is predicated on a need that stems from delays in the development of new system Veterans Enterprise Management System (VEMS). The VIP/VCMS system services provided under the current contract were to be replaced by the VEMS system that was scheduled to be operational by June 2014. Due to delays in the development of the new system, the VIP/VCMS system is now required to operate longer than anticipated. In order for the legacy VIP/VCMS system to continue operations, requisite critical functionality deficiencies and security vulnerabilities must be repaired. Valador is the developer of the system and is the only contractor with the knowledge and capabilities to repair the system without causing disruption to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization mission. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541330. The size standard is $15 million. A justification for other than full and open competition has been prepared in support of this modification. The notice is not a request for competitive proposals and does not constitute a solicitation for bid or proposals. No solicitation package is available and telephone requests will not be accepted. Any information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement for any future needs of this sort. Please submit information the Contract Specialist at [email protected] and Contracting Officer at Teresa.Lamb@gov by 4:00 pm EST, September 30, 2014.