U--Advisory and assistance services to modify the existing End of Life Nursing Education Consortium curriculum and disseminating expertise.

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction intends to award a firm fix price contract on a sole source basis to the City of Hope Medical Center and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 1500 E Durate Road, Durate, California 91010 a non profit organization under the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a);10 USC 253(c)(1). The Department of Veterans Affairs Health Administration intends to acquire advisory and assistance services to modify an existing End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) curriculum and disseminating expertise for nurses that is specific to the care of Veterans at the end of life. The government believes that the existence of limited rights in data to an existing and accredited program would result in substantial duplication of costs which is not expected to be recovered by competition and would result in unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirements. Other persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement. However, such capability information will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this and /or future procurements of this nature on a competitive basis. All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to the government. A determination by the government not to open the requirement to competition is solely within the discretion of the government in accordance with the authority and procedures prescribed in FAR 6.302-1 and FAR 6.304. All inquiries must be submitted by email to Jonathan Jewel, Contract Specialist [email protected] by no later then COB Monday November 2, 2009 (Eastern Standard Time).