U005--AACN License Subscription- Intent to Sole Source

This Notice of Intent is provided to advise that the Government intends to solicit and negotiate a sole source, Firm Fixed Price Purchase Order with only one source, The American Association of Critical Care Nursing, to provide a 1 year license subscription and 30 Essentials of Critical Care (ECCO ICU and ECCO PCU), and ECG User Licenses, with a period of performance for 1 year where the nurses can access this training throughout the year for the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. This contact action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 8.405-6 (a) (1) (i) (B). This notice of intent to award a sole source contract is not a request for competitive proposals. However, in accordance with FAR 5.207 (c) (16) (ii), all responsible sources that feel they can meet the Government s requirements detailed above may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency. Responses to this notice shall contain sufficient information to establish the interested parties bona-fide capabilities for fulfilling the requirement and include: the Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), and the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), along with documentation that the vendor is an authorized distributor/reseller. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. 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. The information will be retained as Market Research. All responses must be received by 10:00 AM Central Time on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Responses shall be submitted electronically to Jayne Messer via email at [email protected]. Fax responses and Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.