SOURCES SOUGHT
70 -- 36C249-21-AP-2406 - Remote Automated Laboratory System (RALS)
- Notice Date
- 8/2/2021 3:58:14 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541512
— Computer Systems Design Services
- Contracting Office
- 249-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 9 (36C249) MURFREESBORO TN 37129 USA
- ZIP Code
- 37129
- Solicitation Number
- 36C24921Q0478
- Response Due
- 8/6/2021 2:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 10/05/2021
- Point of Contact
- Darrin J Nicholson, Contracting Specialist, Phone: 615-225-6641
- E-Mail Address
-
Darrin.Nicholson@va.gov
(Darrin.Nicholson@va.gov)
- Awardee
- null
- Description
- This Sources Sought Notice (SSN) is being issued on behalf of the Veterans Integrated Services Network 9 (VISN), as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and capabilities to provide the Remote Automated Laboratory System (RALS) Application Software for VISN 9 medical facilities, consisting of RALS POINT-OF-CARE CONNECTIVITY for the Abbott ID NOW; Abbott i-STAT; Avoximeter 1000E; BinaxNOW COVID AG; Manual Test Entry; Other Test Entry; Quidel Sofia; Rapid Strep; Roche Accuchek Inform II; Roche CoaguChek; Roche LIAT; Siemens Clinitek Status, Urine Pregnancy Modules and use of e-QUIZ for the VISN 9 analyzers used for Point-of-Care testing. The results of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. This Sources Sought will utilize North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 541512 Computer Systems Design Services with a size standard of $30M, using PSC 7H20 - IT and Telecom Platform Products: Database, Mainframe, Middleware (Hw, Perpetual License Software). THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for bids, proposals, or quotes; submission of any information in response to this request for information is purely voluntary; and the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 9 (NCO 9) is contemplating a non-competitive acquisition strategy leading to a single award to Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics, Inc. of Charlottesville, VA. However, this Sources Sought notice seeks potential sources for the Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics software application, which will be provided to medical facilities throughout VISN 9. If your organization has the potential capacity to provide the Abbott Rapid Diagnostics Informatics software application, please provide the following information: Organization name, address, point of contact, email address, web site address, and telephone number. Business size: small, small disadvantaged, woman-owned, Hub Zone, serviced-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), veteran owned small business (VOSB), large business, etc. Under which NAICS code does your company usually provide the requirements described in the Statement of Work (SOW) - Please provide rationale for your answer if different from NAICS 541512. Tailored capability statements addressing the particulars of this effort, with appropriate documentation supporting claims of organizational capability. Response to this SSN shall not exceed 10 pages and should include all the previously mentioned information. In addition, all submissions should be provided electronically in a Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). The government will evaluate market information to ascertain potential market capacity to: Provide supplies/services consistent in scope and scale with those described in this notice and otherwise anticipated. Secure and apply the full range of corporate financial, human capital, and technical resources required to successfully perform similar requirements. Implement a successful plan that includes compliance with program schedules; cost containment; meeting and tracking performance. Provide supplies/services under a firm-fixed-price contract. NOTE: Respondent claiming SDVOSB and VOSB status shall be registered and Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE) verified in VetBiz Registry https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/ Based on the responses to this SSN/market research, this requirement may be set-aside for SDVOSBs, VOSBs, small businesses, or procured through full and open competition. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to provide products and perform services are invited to submit a response to this SSN by 4:00 pm Central, Aug 6, 2021. All responses under this SSN must be emailed to Darrin.nicholson@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. SAM: Interested parties shall be register in the System for Award Management (SAM) as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.204-7. SAM information can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response to this SSN. The government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the government to determine the organization s qualifications to meet the requirement. Respondents are advised that the government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in BetaSAM. However, responses to this notice shall not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s). See attached SOW for details.
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- Record
- SN06082089-F 20210804/210802230124 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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