Description: Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) intends to issue a five year sole source contract to Bulletin News Network. The DVA has a requirement for real time tailored news summaries, gleaned from print, internet and media sources of information about the DVA and/or of interest to the DVA. The contractor will also be responsible for simultaneous release of information to various print and electronic media of DVA information authorized for publication by the DVA Office of Public Affairs. Bulletin News Network is the only known source available that can provide tailored news summaries in a timely manner using copyrighted material contained in and provided by proprietary news-aggregation systems software and monitoring systems. The use of this software and approach permits both customized and timely delivery to the DVA of copyrighted news briefings. The service integrates daily television and print coverage to produce a customized executive briefing. The contractor is the only known source that provides expert human editors to analyze thousands of stories every night from newspapers, magazines, trade press, and national and local television; summarize information that is important to the client; highlight reporting that is unique and valuable; eliminate that which is irrelevant or redundant; and deliver a single, concise briefing as early as 7:00 a.m. The Government intends to acquire the service as a commercial item, using the simplified acquisition procedures set forth in acquisition procedures set forth in FAR Part 13.5 - Test Program For Certain Commercial Items. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on September 18, 2007. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. Responses must be received by close of business (4:30 PM local time) on September 18, 2007 Point of Contact: Shaundra Duggans, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 461-6808 / (202) 997-0800, Fax (202) 273-7448. Email your questions to Shaundra Duggans at
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