VA Palo Alto Health Care System (640/90C), 3801 MIRANDA AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CA 94304-1290

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES POC Contact Point, MELBA CATO, (415)493-5000x4822, Contracting Officer, MELBA CATO, (415)493-5000x4822 It is the intent of VA Palo Alto Health Care System to negotiate directly with Stone Marraccini Patterson (SMP), One Market, Spear Street Tower, Suite 400, San Francisco, CA for planning service which involve updating VA Palo Alto's Facility Development Plan. SMP was the original contractor tasked with developing the Facility Development Plan currently in place. As such, they have files already in place with an extensive amount of knowledge and background information. By negotiating directly with SMP the duplication of work and funds will be eliminated. This is not a request for proposal and a solicitation will not be issued. (0088)

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