DF01--629-22-2-036-0149-Telesitter Support Service (VA-22-00031648)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 16, 1555 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70112, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price Contract to Colossal Contracting, LLC for the purpose of initiating a new service agreement/contract for the Colossal Wachter Telesitter system currently in use at the Southeast Louisiana Veterans Health Care System, 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. Manufacturer Manufacturer Part Number Description Colossal ECHTR-NOVA-SPPRT-NOLA Watcher Support and Maintenance for NOLA solution-25 MCA 30L Carts The proposed service agreement/contract would cover all necessary software, application usage maintenance, updates, system enhancement, database management and backup and recovery, for the following time period: Base year of twelve (12) months followed by three (3) option years each extending twelve (12) months in length. The Scope of Work includes the following items: Unscheduled maintenance Services: Unlimited support service 24/7/36 Remote Support: Telephone support, 24/7/365 for remote troubleshooting and guidance OEM Materials, parts & tool kits required for maintenance Quarterly OEM Software patches and upgrades Authorized certified personnel to perform maintenance Travel due to maintenance Mandatory safety corrections Uptime guarantee: 99.9% of servers and software outages A firm fixed price contract will be issued. This contract action is for services which the Government intends to solicit from only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b), Soliciting from a Single Source. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541511 with a standard size of $30 million. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS. Responsible sources may identify their interest by submitting capability information by Friday, January 14, 2022 at 16:00 P.M., CST in order to establish the ability of the source to meet this requirement. 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. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not be responsible for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this notification. All inquiries and submittals must be sent via email to James Rasco, Contract Specialist, at [email protected]. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.