DOCUMENT
D -- Library Subscription to Health Devices On-Line - Attachment
- Notice Date
- 11/28/2011
- Notice Type
- Attachment
- NAICS
- 519130
— Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Activity 8 (NCA 8);8875 Hidden River Pkwy Suite 525;Tampa FL 33637
- ZIP Code
- 33637
- Solicitation Number
- VA24812Q0336
- Archive Date
- 12/3/2011
- Point of Contact
- Tiffany Garfield at tiffany.garfield@va.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Contract Specialist
(tiffany.garfield@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. This is a notice of intent to award a sole source under statutory 10 USC 2304(c)(1), set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The Department of Veterans' Affairs, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital (JAHVH), 13000 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612 requires a web based library subscription that offers the VA with in-depth equipment evaluations and expert guidance on medical technology issues. This website answers critical questions, such as: is a particular technology safe or cost-effective; how does it compare with the alternatives; and what problems have been reported? Included in this subscription will be consultation by personnel who will provide expert advice on high impact medical technology topics, from wireless networking and interoperability to smart infusion pumps. This website must be accessible to all employees in the VA. Personnel will be able to find a technology-specific resource center, valuable information hubs with comprehensive, up-to-date resources organized by technology; monthly health devices journal content, searchable on-line; health devices alerts, featuring the latest recalls, hazards, alerts, and reported device problems; and financial calculators and Microsoft power point presentations. JAHVH intends to make an award to the Emergency Care Research Institute (ECRI), 5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462-1298. NAICS 519130 with a size standard of 500 employees. No solicitation document is available. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all information regarding capability received within ten (10) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. ECRI is the sole manufacturer of this software and will provide VA with a single site license for the requirements listed above. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement above or submit proposals via email only to Tiffany Garfield at tiffany.garfield@va.gov not later than 12:00 p.m. EST on December 2, 2011.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/TaVAMC673/TaVAMC673/VA24812Q0336/listing.html)
- Document(s)
- Attachment
- File Name: VA248-12-Q-0336 VA248-12-Q-0336_1.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=276908&FileName=VA248-12-Q-0336-000.doc)
- Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=276908&FileName=VA248-12-Q-0336-000.doc
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- File Name: VA248-12-Q-0336 VA248-12-Q-0336_1.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=276908&FileName=VA248-12-Q-0336-000.doc)
- Record
- SN02629469-W 20111130/111128234135-4d23a2f49540218cb0ecbe36dbabb798 (fbodaily.com)
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