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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 09, 2017 FBO #5738
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R -- Veterans Health Administration Geriatrics and Extended Care Service “We Honor Veterans” & “Veteran Community Partnership” Support Services - Attachment

Notice Date

8/7/2017
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541990 — All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
 

Contracting Office

Strategic Acquisition Center - Frederick;Department of Veterans Affairs;321 Ballenger Center Drive, Suite 125;Frederick MD 21703
 

ZIP Code

21703
 

Solicitation Number

VA119A17N0386
 

Archive Date

10/6/2017
 

Point of Contact

Stephen Nickles, Contracting Officer
 

E-Mail Address

Ruiz,
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Sources Sought Notice VA119A-17-N-0386 This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION; not a pre-solicitation notice or solicitation for proposals/quotations. Pursuant to FAR Part 10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to: Determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists, Determine if commercial services suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and Determine the commercial practices of companies engaged in providing the needed service. Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research. This notice in no way obligates the Government to any further action. Background: This Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition seeks approval to proceed with a sole source purchase for services with The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). The services to be provided will support the growth and sustainment of the following strategically paired set of initiatives that link the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) with complementary programs available in the non-VA community: The We Honor Veterans (WHV) national campaign engages community agencies in the care of Veterans, especially those at end of life; and Veteran-Community Partnerships (VCP) capitalize on existing community-based motivation for supporting Veterans needs to bring together and empower groups of VA and non-VA personnel pursuing enhanced access to VA services by Veterans residing in the community. NHPCO is the incumbent contract holder that currently supports VA with the above referenced initiatives under VA contract number VA119A-15-C-0044. The existing contract, which was previously awarded under a sole source procurement, expires on September 29, 2017. In the previous award to NHPCO, market research supported the justification to make the sole source award to NHPCO. As in the previous procurement, market research indicates that NHPCO is the only vendor with the capability for continuing VA s initiatives following expiration of the existing contract. NHPCO is the only organization with the expertise, experience, and qualifications necessary to ensure continued growth and success of the WHV and VCP initiatives. A firm fixed price contract is anticipated to be awarded to NHPCO for program support services for three 12-month periods of performance, each period with its own set of deliverables designed to incrementally move each program toward independent functions WHV within NHPCO and VCP within VHA by the end of the third year. This RFI seeks responses from VOSB and/or SDVOSB vendors, as the Government intends to set-aside the requirement to VOSB/SDVOSBs or, alternatively, award via a sole-source award to the incumbent contractor. Requirement: See attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and draft Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC). Anticipated NAICS Code/Size Standard: The applicable NAICS Code is 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and the size standard is $15.0 million. Submission of Information: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the requirements found in the attached PWS are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/Sources Sought Notice including commercial market information and company information. Companies may respond to this Sources Sought Notice via e-mail to Stephen.Nickles@va.gov and Dante.Ruiz@va.gov no later than August 17, 2017 by 1:00 PM ET with the following information and/or documentation: 1. Name of Company, Address and DUNS Number; 2. Point of Contact and Phone Number; 3. Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code: VIP Registered SDVOSB or VOSB. 4. Detailed information regarding service contracts performed for the same or similar work detailed above and in the attached Performance Work Statement; 5. Commercial market information and practices applicable to this service; 6. A positive statement of your intent to submit a quote as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought Notice; 7. Summary of your transition plan to assume performance of this requirement from the incumbent contractor by September 30, 2017. Please include dates where appropriate so the Government can assess the risk posed by a new contractor would be properly mitigated by September 30th or shortly thereafter (within reason); and 8. Discuss your plan to mitigate risks associated with steep learning curves and any capability gaps for proposed key personnel, should your company assume performance from the incumbent contractor on September 30, 2017. SAM.gov: Interested parties should register in the System for Award Management website. The website can be obtained by accessing the internet at www.sam.gov. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to submit information in sufficient detail may result in considering a company as not a viable source and may influence competition and set-aside decisions. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this 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. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. However, responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation. ______________
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/AFMLOVASS/VASSMD/VA119A17N0386/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA119A-17-N-0386 VA119A-17-N-0386.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3715802&FileName=VA119A-17-N-0386-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3715802&FileName=VA119A-17-N-0386-000.docx

 

File Name: VA119A-17-N-0386 RFI - VA119A-17-N-0386 - PWS.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3715803&FileName=VA119A-17-N-0386-001.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3715803&FileName=VA119A-17-N-0386-001.docx

 

File Name: VA119A-17-N-0386 RFI - VA119A-17-N-0386 - Sole Source Justification.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3715804&FileName=VA119A-17-N-0386-002.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=3715804&FileName=VA119A-17-N-0386-002.docx

 

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Record

SN04615654-W 20170809/170807231610-fc84a6a45cff2c93105ac74e0b381a22 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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