SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Intent to Sole SourceEnterprise Elements
- Notice Date
- 8/16/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541511
— Custom Computer Programming Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Central Office;Acquisition Operations Service (049A3);810 Vermont Avenue, NW;Washington DC 20420
- ZIP Code
- 20420
- Solicitation Number
- VA-101-06-RQ-0226
- Response Due
- 8/26/2006
- Archive Date
- 10/25/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Department of Veterans Affairs - Intent to Sole Source ??The Department of Veterans Affairs intends to award a sole source contract to Enterprise Elements, Inc for the Elements Repository. The company, also a small business, is the sole manufacturer of the Elements Repository and has proprietary rights that are not distributed to any other vendor. Any client wishing to purchase products or services with backend modifications must purchase directly from Enterprise. This acquisition will be accomplished using commercial item procedures in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 and in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements." Brand Name Justification: The Department's Data Architecture Service (DAS) conducted an evaluation of commercial off the shelf (COTS) repository tools. The evaluation included the development of control operations (CONOPS), requirements, use cases, market survey of candidate products, preparation of a test plan, and hands-on testing of three products identified in the market survey. The results indicated that the Elements Repository outperformed the others in terms of meeting Data Architecture Repository (DAR) requirements. However, this product does not meet all VA DAR requirements and requires customizations. Customization services, especially backend modifications necessary to make the product run on Oracle 10g, cannot be provided by other vendors. This notice is not a request for offers. A determination not to compete this proposed procurement based on response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Firms who want to challenge the sole-source must submit an interest letter that demonstrates their firm's ability to provide an equivalent service. Interested parties must provide rationale, including pricing, as to why they should be considered. All interested firms must respond by August 28th 12:00 p.m. EST. Written inquiries or comments regarding this announcement may be emailed to shaundra.duggans@va.gov. Please reference Intent to Sole Source - Elements Repository.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 810 Vermont Ave, NW;Washington, DC
- Zip Code: 20420
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 20420
- Record
- SN01116623-W 20060818/060816220803 (fbodaily.com)
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