THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This is a Sources Sought Notice only and is issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 10 Market Research, to conduct market research. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a solicitation or guarantee to issue a solicitation in the future. This Sources Sought Notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. Not responding to this Sources Sought Notice does not preclude participation in any future solicitation, if issued. This announcement is based on the best information available at this time and is subject to future modification. All known information at this time is presented herein. This notice will assist in the acquisition strategy for future services only. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services Size Standard $34 Million Product Service Code is DA10 IT and Telecom Business Application/ Application Development Software As A Service Purpose and Objectives This Sources Sought Notice is issued by VISN 10, Network Contracting Office (NCO) 10 located in Indianapolis, IN for the purpose of collecting information about Alaris Software Management Services for the Veteran Health Indiana (VHI), Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center (VAMC). The VA is seeking a contractor(s) to provide for this requirement for a base year with zero (0) option years. Place of Performance: Services could be required for the VHI VAMC throughout the state of Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, and Kentucky as needed for the Veterans enrolled in the VHI healthcare system. Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center 1481 W. 10th Street Indianapolis, IN 46202 Responses: Please submit your response in accordance with the following instructions: Responses shall be no more than 15 pages in length. Responses are due by 10/29/2024 at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. Responses shall be submitted via email. Email Responses Only will be accepted. No Phone calls. Subject line of the Email shall include this 36C25025Q0053 Firm Name Indianapolis Alaris Software Management Services. If your response contains proprietary information you will place Proprietary Information in front of the Sources Sought Notice Number. No marketing materials are allowed as part of this Sources Sought Notice. The Government will not review any other information or attachments included in your submission that is not listed herein or exceeds the 15-page limitation. Commercial price list to include your pricing structure Contractors Federal Supply Schedule Contract that carries the desired services If you do not have a Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contract, you shall state open market Provide your GSA/FSS/SAC Contract Number Provide the SIN for each price point for services If any of the items are not on your GSA/FSS contract you will mark which items are open market. Contractor Point of Contact to include: Name Title Phone Email Company Information to include: Name Address SAM UID Number Tax ID Number Business Size Names of any sub-contractors and business size to include SAM UEI number for each company that you would consider if awarded a contract. Provide information as to what responsibilities of each company will be responsible for. If you do not plan to sub-contract, please state will not utilize sub-contractors. Business Size/Type: Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a), Hub Zone Small Business, Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Small Business, or Large Business. All prospective Contractors are reminded that in accordance with FAR 4.11 they shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database and shall complete annual Representations and Certifications in SAM prior to any offer. SAM is located at http://www.sam.gov and consolidated the capabilities of CCR/FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS. There is no cost to use SAM. FOR SDVOSB/VOSB ONLY: Please note that if responding as an SDVOSB or VOSB, your company must be registered and verified in the VA s Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) database, which is available at: Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov). Please include a copy of your VetCert certification with your response. FOR ED/WOSB: Please note that as of 10/15/2020 firms can no longer self-certify. You will need to provide a copy of your confirmation from the Small Business Administration s certification. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Draft Statement of Work is attached and is subject to change through the acquisition planning process based solely on the needs of the Government. This is all the known information about this requirement currently. Questions pertaining to set-asides, number of awards, and technical aspects cannot and will not be answered. This is not a solicitation, but information gathering to assist with acquisition planning and strategy only.
