SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Weight Management contract for MOVE program
- Notice Date
- 1/15/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 611710
— Educational Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Great Lakes Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs Great Lakes Healthcare System, Department of Veterans Affairs;GLAC (69D);5000 W. National Ave;Milwaukee WI 53295-0005
- ZIP Code
- 53295-0005
- Solicitation Number
- VA-69D-09-RQ-0116
- Response Due
- 1/20/2009
- Archive Date
- 1/25/2009
- Point of Contact
- Georgiann SchneiderContract Specialist<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The VA Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) intends to negotiate a sole source buy with Take Off Pounds Sensibly TOPS Club Inc. to provide weight management services, at the Kenosha, McHenry, IL, and Evanston, IL chapters to achieve mission objectives of the Managing Overweight/Obesity for Veterans Everywhere (MOVE) program of the VA North Chicago Medical Center. To the best of our knowledge TOPS helps members make changes that promote good health and last a lifetime - not just for a few short weeks - in behaviors, attitudes, exercise and eating. TOPS does not sell food products and accepts no advertising from commercial companies. TOPS philosophy is to empower volunteers who share similar weight issues to assist each other with supportive materials and educational tools for a nominal yearly fee. This procurement is being conducted in accordance FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. The resulting contract will be firm fixed price and the NAICS Code is 611710. This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals. No solicitations documents are available and telephone requests will not be honored. However, if a firm believes it can meet the requirements aforementioned, then firms must furnish detailed information about its products and or services, as well as references from other customers who are using these products and or services. This information must be submitted to the Contracting Officer within (5) calendar days from the date of this synopsis publication. Supporting evidence must be furnished in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the above requirement. Information must be sent to the Contracting Officer, VAMC GLAC, 5000 W. National Ave Bldg. 5, Milwaukee WI 53295 or via fax to (414) 902-5440. Responses received will be evaluated however; a determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. If no responses are received, the GLAC will proceed with the sole source negotiation with Take Off Pounds Sensibly TOPS Club Inc.
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