SOLICITATION NOTICE
65 -- PreSolicitation for Equipment Upgrade
- Notice Date
- 2/25/2009
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 561410
— Document Preparation Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Western New York Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs Western New York Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs;Western New York Healthcare System;3495 Bailey Ave.;Buffalo NY 14215
- ZIP Code
- 14215
- Solicitation Number
- VA-528-09-RP-0112
- Response Due
- 3/16/2009
- Archive Date
- 5/15/2009
- Point of Contact
- Mary T BetkerContracting Officer<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Department of Veterans Affairs, VISN 2 in New York State, (WNY (Buffalo/Batavia), Canandaigua, Syracuse, Bath, Albany and Outpatient Clinics) intends to negotiate a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, with Dictaphone corporation/Nuance Communications, Inc. to upgrade the existing dictation equipment (Enterprise Express Voice, Text, Speech and EWS) to version 7.5. The NAICS code 561410 Business Size 7 M. This notice of intent is not a REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS however, alternatives to VA owning equipment may also be provided to the Contracting Officer in lieu of this sole source procurement upgrade. Interested parties may identify their experience in providing this equipment and/or software and/or Transcription Services to include all connectivity while maintaining security and privacy in accordance with VAAR 852.273-75 Security Requirements for Unclassified Information Technology Resources (Interim - October 2008) to the contracting officer via fax (716-862-8893) or e-mail at mary.betker@va.gov. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement or to upgrade the existing equipment and maintain ownership. A determination by the government not to compete this proposed contract based on response to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. All responses must be received not later than 4:00PM CST on 03/16/2009. (Attached clause VAAR 852.273-75) VAAR 852.273-75 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES (Interim - October 2008)(a) The contractor and their personnel shall be subject to the same Federal laws, regulations, standards and VA policies as VA personnel, regarding information and information system security. These include, but are not limited to Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA), Appendix III of OMB Circular A-130, and guidance and standards, available from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This also includes the use of common security configurations available from NIST's Web site at: http://checklists.nist.gov (b) To ensure that appropriate security controls are in place, Contractors must follow the procedures set forth in "VA Information and Information System Security/Privacy Requirements for IT Contracts" located at the following Web site: http://www.iprm.oit.va.gov (End of Clause)
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Albany VA Medical Center;113 Holland Ave;Albany, NY<br />
- Zip Code: 12208<br />
- Zip Code: 12208<br />
- Record
- SN01756545-W 20090227/090225215346-a5e56d01376a72262c0a98f0de839af4 (fbodaily.com)
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